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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
Daniel J. Burns	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,801
Qi Li Tan	2017	BPS Transportation	Head Account Clk 31	$0	$9,801
Luis Manuel Baez	2024	Boston Police Department	Jr Building Custodian	$35,083	$9,800
Stephen J Forcillo	2012	Parks Department	Supn-Park Maint	$0	$9,800
Daniel Richard Martell Jr.	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$9,799
Nikita Payne	2021	BPS Dever Elementary	Surround Care Paraprofessional	$74,712	$9,798
Thomas J Smith	2024	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$64,412	$9,798
Tom T Le	2025	Boston Police Department	Jr Building Custodian	$64,079	$9,797
Jacqueline A Sellon	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$9,797
Margarita Boudreau	2019	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$9,796
Robert W. DeRosa	2017	Public Works Department	Supn-Sanitation	$0	$9,794
David G Hyslip	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$9,794
Patrice Maddrey	2019	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$9,794
Sean Joseph Colby	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$180,337	$9,794
William J. Malcomb	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$9,794
Brian T Holmes	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,793
Esmeira Brea Gonzalez	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$104,449	$9,793
Steven K McLaughlin	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,792
Roblin Pierre	2024	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$48,198	$9,791
Darryl L Smith	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$9,790
Michael Adam Holt	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,790
Mitchell A. Edwards	2019	Parks Department	Head Storekeeper	$0	$9,789
Khyree Rasheed Thompson	2025	Parks Department	SEASONAL LABORER- PARKS	$32,849	$9,789
Thomas D Farrell	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$9,788
Timothy Andrew Brady	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,788
Ricardo Caruso-Difeo	2023	Public Works Department	Utility Inspector	$56,374	$9,786
Ian James McKenna Donnelly	2023	ASD Office of Budget Mangmnt	Assistant Director (OBM)	$93,418	$9,786
Ian James McKenna Donnelly	2022	ASD Office of Budget Mangmnt	Assistant Director (OBM)	$93,418	$9,786
Stephen O Bouyer	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$98,007	$9,785
John J. Beggan	2015	Traffic Division	Admin Asst	$0	$9,785
Kelly A. Winston	2018	Public Facilities Department	Procurement/AP Manager	$0	$9,784
Dennis Michael Collins Jr.	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,784
Derek L Russo	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$163,962	$9,784
Steven Michael DiTullio	2025	Planning & Engineering	Asst Supv-Sch Bld El In & Mnt	$69,770	$9,784
Brian Joseph Williams	2020	Parks Department	Motor Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$0	$9,783
Denis Sullivan	2011	Boston Fire Department	Sr Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$9,783
Melvin Boggs	2020	Traffic Division	Asst Supv-Parking Enforcement	$0	$9,782
James Fitzgibbons	2017	Property Management	Sr Bldg Custodian (New Ch)	$0	$9,782
Dennis I Morson	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,781
Manuel L Depina	2011	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Asst Manager-Data Processing	$0	$9,780
Victor M Andrade Goncalves	2025	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$97,646	$9,780
Joaquin Ortega	2021	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$67,370	$9,779
Sean P. Scannell	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$0	$9,779
Kevin J Yalmokas	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,777
Anna Louise Kazar	2013	Dept of Voter Mobilization	Prin Asst Registrar Of Voters	$0	$9,776
Robert C Cox	2020	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPD Night Division Inspec)	$0	$9,776
Thomas J Smith	2014	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$9,776
George A Copello	2012	Boston Fire Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repairperson BFD	$0	$9,775
David W. Saddler	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$9,775
Kevin J Foley	2017	Boston Police Department	Dir-Transportation (Bpd)/(Bfd)	$0	$9,775