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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
Gilles Joseph	2023	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$108,905	$9,521
Anthony R Ellison	2016	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$9,521
David Milien Jr.	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$73,716	$9,521
Frank Wong	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,520
Bradley H Annis	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$9,520
John Hollerbach	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$142,319	$9,520
James K Cheatham	2018	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$0	$9,519
William M. Gaylord	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$9,519
Marie Telusnord- Sejour	2024	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$46,017	$9,519
Joseph F. Brooks	2013	Boston Fire Department	Radio Supv (Bfd)	$0	$9,518
John F. Alves	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$183,620	$9,517
John F. Alves	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$183,620	$9,517
Jonathan H Quigg	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,517
Jessica Coppney	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,517
Douglas Toledo	2016	Boston Police Department	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$9,517
Timothy M. Kervin	2023	Boston Police Department	Lieut-Hackney Carriage Inves.	$344,097	$9,516
Nancy LeBlanc	2024	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$69,232	$9,516
Sewgopaul Jodhan	2018	Parks Department	Gardener	$0	$9,516
Shawn Teeple	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$9,516
Phillip Cherrie	2018	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Maint Person##	$0	$9,516
Ryan H Frederick	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,516
Amanda Cummings	2017	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$9,516
Nicole England	2019	Boston Police Department	Community Services Offc	$0	$9,515
Mark J. Morrill	2011	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$9,514
Mark Donaldson V	2020	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$9,513
Tianna Musto	2025	Boston Police Department	Social Worker (BPD)	$92,159	$9,513
Mercedes A Parker	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,513
Jeremy M Mahoney	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,513
Kevin M. James	2021	BPS School Safety Service	Officer-Bps Police	$68,728	$9,513
Patrice Bennett	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,512
John P Carey	2013	Boston Public Schools	Sen Cust C	$0	$9,512
John F LeBlanc	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$149,051	$9,512
Jamie J Walsh	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$228,207	$9,511
Karen E Kelleher	2024	Boston Police Department	Fusion Center Coordinator	$112,204	$9,511
Roberto B. LaColla	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$185,916	$9,510
Matthew J Conley	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,510
Kerri A. Wells	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,510
Maria F Carvalho	2017	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Tech - Environmental	$0	$9,510
Richard John Dalton	2014	BPS Facility Management	Jr Custodian	$0	$9,509
Phillip Cherrie	2021	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Signal Repairprs I	$66,697	$9,509
Felix Figueroa	2023	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$58,654	$9,509
Matthew E Haslett	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$124,510	$9,507
Matthew E Haslett	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$124,510	$9,507
Abdelmoula A. Lahlali	2018	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Pool Manager	$0	$9,507
Gail I DeCoste	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,506
Charles R. Blicker	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,506
Robert A Ward	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,506
Oswaldo Gomez	2015	Boston Police Department	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$9,506
Daniel E Smith	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$112,523	$9,505
Daniel E Smith	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$112,523	$9,505