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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
Daran W Herbin	2011	Parks Department	Motor Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$0	$8,444
Michael J Venteroso	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,444
Peter Demayo	2012	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$8,444
Joanne McKay	2016	Election Division	Asst Reg Voters	$0	$8,444
Mark Flynn	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$8,444
Samuel Joseph Esposito	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,443
Michael Andrew Pegg	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,442
Rosangela M Pina-Tavares	2019	Boston Police Department	Exec Sec (B.P.D.)	$0	$8,442
Michael T Geary	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,441
Arvilla M. Colley	2013	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$8,441
Brian J. Pumphret	2017	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Tech - Energy	$0	$8,440
Frank A. Pomodoro	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$8,440
Joseph Michael Young	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$8,440
Kevin J Yalmokas	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,440
Rose-May Hudson	2013	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$8,439
Darlene Tevnan	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$8,439
Michael F Fanning	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,439
Thomas P. Bernier	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,438
Robert Tabb	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,438
Demetrius Calhoun	2023	Parks Department	Laborer (Park)	$38,763	$8,438
Demetrius Calhoun	2022	Parks Department	Laborer (Park)	$38,763	$8,438
Ildo D Goncalves	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,438
Margaret A Waggett	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,436
Richard Anthony Wakem	2024	Boston Police Department	Cadet (Police)	$40,041	$8,436
Angela Person-Marshall	2025	Boston Fire Department	Admin Asst	$87,403	$8,435
Johnathan Robert Martin	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,435
Teresa M O'Neil	2017	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$0	$8,435
Robert W. DeRosa	2013	Public Works Department	Supn-Sanitation	$0	$8,435
Daniel P Donahue	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,434
Douglas Toledo	2013	Boston Police Department	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$8,434
Robert M Bernard	2018	Traffic Division	WkgFrprsTraSignalRpprTest##	$0	$8,434
Cornelious Cornish	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$84,983	$8,434
Angel Nazario	2021	Inspectional Services Dept	Dep Sealer (Wts & Msrs)##	$86,792	$8,434
Michael F Leary	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$197,350	$8,433
Michael F Leary	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$197,350	$8,433
Adam M. DiPerri	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,433
Christopher C. Walker	2023	Boston Police Department	Prin Storekeeper	$69,717	$8,433
Donald Curtis Colbath	2016	Inspectional Services Dept	Health Inspector##	$0	$8,433
Joshua William Stuart-Shor	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$8,432
William G. Carey	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$8,431
Hodari Keels	2018	Parks Department	Park Ranger II	$0	$8,431
Peter J. Garabedian	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,430
Charles A Ruff	2020	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$8,430
Joseph M Adduci	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$8,430
Brian T Coppney	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,429
Joseph Patrick Hurley	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,429
James Prince	2025	Boston Fire Department	ICTtoFireComm Admin	$149,052	$8,429
Michael A. DelMonaco	2014	Parks Department	HvyMtrEquipReprprs(HMER/Parks)	$0	$8,429
Gerard F Paull	2012	Boston Public Schools	Sen Tech - Energy	$0	$8,429
Theresa Poindexter	2012	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$8,429