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Boston Overtime Pay

Overtime is one of the most searched pay categories in Boston payroll data. This page highlights the records and departments with the largest reported overtime totals while also reminding readers that overtime reflects payroll reporting categories, operational needs, and labor agreements rather than a single explanation.

Departments with the most overtime

Boston Police Department $1,147,692,406

Boston Fire Department $504,515,973

Public Works Department $74,356,196

Property Management $35,474,109

Parks Department $26,319,037

Traffic Division $25,758,010

Inspectional Services Dept $24,940,631

BPS Facility Management $19,904,786

Boston Public Library $10,562,887

Boston Public Schools $6,749,840

Facilities Management $6,524,969

Dpt of Innovation & Technology $5,753,978

Highest overtime payroll records

Employee	Year	Department	Title	Total Gross	Overtime
Timothy P Foley	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,035
Debra D Bynum	2014	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$11,034
George Albert Gilchrist	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$11,034
Daniel J. Burns	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,034
Eddy E. Holmes	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,033
Franklin Clyde Silva	2019	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$11,031
Mamenasha Tesfaye	2015	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Pool Manager	$0	$11,031
Philomena Chea	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$75,850	$11,031
Michael J Atkins	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,030
Christine Eileen Martin	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$11,030
Robert A Ward	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,029
Darryl W Owens	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$124,127	$11,029
Darryl W Owens	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$124,127	$11,029
Frank Johannes Lang	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$11,029
Jean-Paul Limontas	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$143,621	$11,028
Jean-Paul Limontas	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$143,621	$11,028
Charles G Kelly	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$11,028
Christine L O'Leary	2011	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl	$0	$11,028
Gregory D Hannigan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,028
Edmond McGrath	2018	Public Facilities Department	Clerk of Works II (PFD)	$0	$11,028
Ellen M Deary	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$0	$11,027
Rebecca Bradeen	2019	Boston Public Library	Sr Clerk	$0	$11,027
Joseph W Kenneally	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,026
Matthew Albanese	2015	Public Works Department	Admin Asst	$0	$11,023
Robert Dirienzo	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,023
Larentz Orlando Greene II	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,023
Brian J Mellace	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,023
Samuel J Berte	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Ballistician 4$10	$0	$11,022
Andrew J. Fay	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$129,325	$11,021
Wayne E. Abron	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,021
Matthew Mullen Crane	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,020
Elizabeth Lomuscio	2021	Boston Police Department	Criminalist I	$76,637	$11,020
Victor Mendez	2017	Boston Police Department	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$11,020
Christopher R Miller	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,019
Michael A Searcy	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$11,019
Jose D. Pineda	2019	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$11,018
Shawn J. McCarthy	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,018
Sean M. Milliken	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,017
Edward T Norton	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$11,016
William J O'Hara Jr	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,016
Robert Cordasco	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$171,628	$11,016
William Edward Hanlon	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$112,319	$11,015
William Edward Hanlon	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$112,319	$11,015
Pablo Mendez	2023	Public Works Department	Sanitation Insp##	$76,168	$11,015
Pablo Mendez	2022	Public Works Department	Sanitation Insp##	$76,168	$11,015
Aron Manus McCabe	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,015
Amy Hamilton	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,015
Dennis Allan Ross	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$142,694	$11,014
Kimmarie S. Keane	2025	Boston Police Department	Social Worker (BPD)	$97,186	$11,014
Jennifer Aubry	2014	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$11,014