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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
Thomas Mougamian	2018	Public Works Department	Jr Civil Eng	$0	$8,298
Anne M Leonard	2014	Boston Police Department	Tape Librarian(Oper/Bpd)	$0	$8,298
Richard M. Caban	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,298
Jeremy G. Washburn	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,297
Jennifer D. Durden	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$8,297
Patricia A. Quigg	2012	Transportation Department	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$0	$8,297
Michael J Ricci	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,296
Colleen M Coughlin	2016	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Sr Programmer	$0	$8,296
Madeline DoCanto-Ramos	2020	Boston Police Department	ChCommEquipOper I (SCTT)	$0	$8,296
Sean William Walsh	2025	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C	$112,055	$8,295
Paul Nolan	2012	Boston Police Department	Data Proc Equip Tech (BPD)	$0	$8,295
Steven J Fairneny	2021	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$197,860	$8,295
Earl G Jacob	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,294
Paul J Locke	2018	Boston Police Department	Maint Mech - HVAC Technician	$0	$8,294
Joaquin Anibal Valera	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,294
David C Burt	2011	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl (ASD/DPU)	$0	$8,293
Marc Steven Bunszell	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,293
Michael F. Doran	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,293
Daniel J. Burns	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,292
Matthew Robert Nelson	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,292
Tamara M Espinola-Hodge	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$8,292
Edwin Carrasquillo Sr.	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,292
Stephen J Beatty	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,291
Leo James Ronan II	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,291
Miriam E Kindell-Raye	2012	Boston Public Schools	Pr Admin Clerk 29	$0	$8,291
Sardi Cela	2023	Inspectional Services Dept	Health Inspector##	$96,577	$8,291
Sardi Cela	2022	Inspectional Services Dept	Health Inspector##	$96,577	$8,291
John F Devine	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,290
Meghan Walsh	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,290
John A. Rijo	2017	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$8,290
Michael J Jones	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,289
Kathleen J. King	2023	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$75,558	$8,289
Kathleen J. King	2022	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$75,558	$8,289
Alex Antonio Juarez	2025	Facilities Management	Jr Custodian	$65,241	$8,289
Sarah Joyce	2023	Neighborhood Services	Staff Asst I	$63,835	$8,288
Sarah Joyce	2022	Neighborhood Services	Staff Asst I	$63,835	$8,288
Salvatore Santostefano	2021	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$70,256	$8,288
John Johnson	2013	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$8,287
Philomena Chea	2023	Boston Police Department	Cadet (Police)	$34,473	$8,287
Philomena Chea	2022	Boston Police Department	Cadet (Police)	$34,473	$8,287
Michael L Young	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$130,262	$8,287
Mathew N Blakeslee	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,287
Rosie Hanlon	2023	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Admin Coordinator (Com Sch)	$126,941	$8,287
Rosie Hanlon	2022	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Admin Coordinator (Com Sch)	$126,941	$8,287
Sarah Tavares	2025	Inspectional Services Dept	Assoc Inspec Engineer(Isd)	$117,126	$8,286
Wilson Aleman	2017	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Engineer	$0	$8,286
Maureen O'Neill Moccia	2023	Traffic Division	Asst Supv-Parking Enforcement	$93,076	$8,285
Maureen O'Neill Moccia	2022	Traffic Division	Asst Supv-Parking Enforcement	$93,076	$8,285
Christopher D Croke	2020	Boston Police Department	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$0	$8,285
Daniel Craig Donovan	2014	Public Works Department	Code Enforce Offc	$0	$8,285