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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
Shaun M Folan	2012	Parks Department	Laborer (Park)	$0	$8,313
John M Ridge	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,313
Helen F Stephens	2012	Transportation Department	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$0	$8,313
Cheryl A Othmer	2016	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$0	$8,313
Mary E Lee	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,313
Janet Lynch	2015	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$0	$8,312
Robert F. D'Agostino	2017	Boston Fire Department	Sr Fire Alarm Oper (Train Ofc)	$0	$8,312
Tahisha L Skeen	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,312
Charkezia Teion Hyatt	2023	UP Academy Dorchester	Paraprofessional	$68,883	$8,311
Hector B Mejia	2014	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$0	$8,311
Jaclyn Marie O'Neil	2023	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$55,644	$8,311
Robert H Connolly	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,311
Jennifer C. Costa	2019	Election Division	Sr Admin Asst	$0	$8,310
Jennifer Megan Driscoll	2024	Boston Police Department	IBIS Support Technician	$79,508	$8,310
Martin G Conneely	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,309
Joseph P Jablonski	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$169,935	$8,309
Christopher Saunders	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,308
Shawn C. Butler	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$196,661	$8,308
Dennis P.Jr. Harrison	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,308
Thomas F Sullivan	2021	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$62,315	$8,308
Damek ron Barros	2020	Public Works Department	Sanitation Insp##	$0	$8,308
Jeffrey Andrew Narbonne	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,307
Meghan Mary Barry	2021	Boston Police Department	Head Clerk & Secretary	$62,002	$8,307
Frankie Ramirez	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$220,737	$8,306
Matthew D Farley	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,306
Chien That Ton	2016	Boston Public Library	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$8,305
Joseph Nelligan	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,304
Jon J. Dunn	2015	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$8,303
David J Messina	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$8,303
Caitlin A O'Rourke	2018	Boston Police Department	Offset Compositor	$0	$8,302
Kevin B. Williams	2017	Boston Public Library	Sr Bldg Custodian	$0	$8,301
Ryan M Connolly	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,301
Eric C Evans	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$8,301
Diane Curran	2018	Traffic Division	Admin Anl	$0	$8,301
Wilson Aleman	2015	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Engineer	$0	$8,301
Lisabeth Johnson	2023	BPS School Safety Service	Officer-Bps Police	$71,084	$8,301
Lisabeth Johnson	2022	BPS School Safety Service	Officer-Bps Police	$71,084	$8,301
Haley Margaret Van Orman	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$119,526	$8,301
Matthew Delorey	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,300
Joseph E Cheevers	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$228,763	$8,300
Jamila Gales	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,300
Paul A. Dolan	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$8,300
James N. Lydon Jr.	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,299
Robert Vazquez V	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,299
Patrick A Markland	2019	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$8,299
Gerard M Flaherty	2024	Public Works Department	First Asst Drawtender##	$72,265	$8,299
James M Edwards	2024	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$28,750	$8,299
Maria L Perry	2018	Boston Police Department	Social Worker (BPD)	$0	$8,299
Stephen C. Stegemann	2016	BPS Facility Management	Sen Custodian	$0	$8,298
Joanne Sullivan	2014	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$8,298