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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
Katelyn M. O'Toole	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$132,261	$9,378
Katelyn M. O'Toole	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$132,261	$9,378
Alejandro Jose Fortunato-Ramirez	2018	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$9,377
Michelle Gibson	2024	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$45,245	$9,376
Francisco Diaz	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,376
James E Frost	2023	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$85,383	$9,376
James E Frost	2022	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$85,383	$9,376
Andrew G Wilcox	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,376
James M Doe	2015	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$9,375
William Richtberg	2014	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$9,375
Kevin S Mcgee	2023	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$54,410	$9,375
Daniel J. McCarthy	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,375
John P. Horak	2019	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$9,375
Daniel Paul Shilalie	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$138,534	$9,374
Michael Butler V	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$0	$9,374
Richard W Trull	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,374
Frank A. Ciampa	2014	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$9,373
Robert Wong	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,373
Richard Michael MacDonald	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,373
Maureen O'Neill Moccia	2019	Traffic Division	Asst Supv-Parking Enforcement	$0	$9,372
Lorenzo D Hooker III	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$93,218	$9,372
John N Calisi	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,371
Timothy Patrick Connolly	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$133,523	$9,371
Timothy Patrick Connolly	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$133,523	$9,371
Daniel Elliott Ciccolo	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,371
Taraneisha Anderson	2023	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$78,737	$9,370
Martin J. Joyce	2014	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$9,370
James M MacKinnon	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,369
Kevin S Foley	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$141,307	$9,369
Justin R O'Brien	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,369
Shawn E. Farrar	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$9,369
Michael S McDonagh	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,369
Joseph A Capobianco	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,369
Michael Grannum	2013	Boston Public Schools	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$9,368
Scott Thomas Patterson	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$107,853	$9,368
Thomas Joseph Flaherty	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$66,054	$9,368
Michael Joseph Losi	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,368
William F Condon	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,368
Carl G. Marshall	2020	BPS School Safety Service	Officer-Bps Police	$0	$9,367
Aaron Hollins	2011	Boston Public Schools	Sen Cust C	$0	$9,367
Joseph Mario Townes	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$9,367
Dianna Collins	2025	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$99,438	$9,366
Michael R Devlin	2014	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Exec Asst (CC)	$0	$9,366
Thomas Hagerty	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$129,768	$9,365
Lawrence E Darden	2019	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$9,365
Maria Osorno	2013	Boston Police Department	Claims Investigator	$0	$9,365
Timothy S Dale	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$158,986	$9,365
Keny Abel	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$81,818	$9,365
Ryan Lenane	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,364
Gerald Verisotosky	2011	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$9,364