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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
Lamar Wright	2023	Parks Department	Laborer (Park)	$43,180	$8,386
James W. Kennedy	2015	Boston Police Department	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$8,386
Dennis Charles Alessandro	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,385
Israel Espinal Lara	2019	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$8,384
George M Collier	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$8,383
David C Burt	2013	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl (ASD/DPU)	$0	$8,383
John Woods	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$161,617	$8,383
Joseph Stephen Magee Jr.	2021	Boston Fire Department	Mask Repair Specialist	$149,091	$8,383
Patrick H McGonagle	2019	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$8,383
Kerry Jane Byrne	2023	Boston Retirement System	Admin Asst	$73,724	$8,382
Kerry Jane Byrne	2022	Boston Retirement System	Admin Asst	$73,724	$8,382
Roderick G. Moore	2015	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$8,382
John Zammito	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$112,205	$8,381
Sheldon T Morgan	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$152,179	$8,380
Nia K Little	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$113,540	$8,380
Mei Ying Lo	2013	Boston Public Library	Prin Library Asst	$0	$8,379
Richard P Caulfield	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$0	$8,379
Gerald M. Cianciulli	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$8,379
Michael G Spence	2020	Boston Fire Department	FF (Training Instruc)	$0	$8,377
Kevin P McGoldrick	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$134,417	$8,377
Andres A. Vega	2011	Boston Fire Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$8,377
Hanna Succar	2015	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$8,377
Peter J Savalis	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,377
Keyara Nolen	2018	Boston Police Department	Cadet (Police)	$0	$8,377
Patrick Ryan Mahoney	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$135,331	$8,377
Stephen Stapleton	2013	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$8,377
Robert J Benson	2019	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$8,376
Kasondra Smith	2023	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$29,675	$8,376
Joseph h. McDonough	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,375
Marie Caridad J Desilus	2024	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$41,715	$8,375
Jean Robert Lalanne	2024	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$43,859	$8,374
Paul R Leblanc	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$8,373
George H. Wooding	2013	Parks Department	Motor Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$0	$8,373
Thomas L. Scott Jr.	2015	BPS Facility Management	Jr Custodian	$0	$8,372
Melvin Rickyson Evora	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$105,958	$8,372
Andrew R Coppola	2021	Boston Police Department	Store Control Supv(Bpd Fleet)	$107,256	$8,370
Ryan Michael Bickerton	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,370
Kathleen Kalil	2023	Boston Fire Department	Sr Admin Asst	$95,893	$8,370
Kathleen Kalil	2022	Boston Fire Department	Sr Admin Asst	$95,893	$8,370
James M Blackmore	2012	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$0	$8,370
Lionel W Hampton	2016	Public Works Department	Sr Highway Maint CrftsprsPwd##	$0	$8,369
Andrew M Caron	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,368
Lauren N. Patrick	2016	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Prin Data Proc Systems Analyst	$0	$8,368
Jose J Yurrita	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,368
David Dollosa	2011	Public Works Department	Paver##	$0	$8,367
William J. Sittig	2015	Parks Department	Exec Asst (CC)	$0	$8,367
John Beauchemin	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,366
Eric McGovern Farr	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,366
Jason R Grant	2012	Inspectional Services Dept	Code Enforce Inspector(Isd)	$0	$8,365
Darren J Fernandes	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,365