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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
Derik James Van Dyke	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,284
Kevin F. Harrison	2013	Property Management	Sr Computer Operator	$0	$8,284
Laura Junior	2012	Boston Public Schools	Asst Sch Build Cont Supv 28	$0	$8,284
Edwin Rosario	2025	Safety Services	Sergeant-Bps Police	$79,465	$8,284
Brett R. Hardy	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$8,284
Jessica Williams	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,283
Luis Manuel Tejeda	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,283
Michael Cleggett	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$76,557	$8,282
Joyce C Fitzgerald	2018	Boston Police Department	Exec Sec (B.P.D.)	$0	$8,282
Daniel H. Foley	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,282
Bryan Lawrence Murphy	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,281
Joao Periera Carvalho	2021	Public Works Department	Code Enforce Offc	$56,014	$8,281
Jarrell Greene	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,279
Christopher John O'Connor	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,279
Justin Sheridan	2014	Public Works Department	Sr Traffic Signal Repairprs II	$0	$8,279
Derek L Russo	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,278
Stephen M O'Neil	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,278
Philip J Cetrino	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$8,277
Norma Colome-Castillo	2023	UP Academy Holland	Paraprofessional	$67,498	$8,277
Michael Joseph Materia	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$8,277
Steve Coachman	2017	Property Management	Sr Bldg Custodian (New Ch)	$0	$8,277
Brian A McKinley	2023	Traffic Division	Jr Traffic Engr	$88,645	$8,276
William Joseph Werra	2014	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$8,275
Rebecca Boissaye	2020	Boston Police Department	Criminalist IV	$0	$8,275
Juan G. Gomez	2023	Facilities Management	Jr Custodian	$69,444	$8,275
Pliney Jenkins	2013	Parks Department	Laborer (Park)	$0	$8,274
Michael Stearns	2017	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$0	$8,274
David W. Saddler	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$8,273
Keith M. Nicholas	2024	Facilities Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$71,703	$8,273
Daniel Holmes	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$67,445	$8,272
George A Paige	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$8,272
Larry S McLaughlin	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,272
Richard Osberg	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,271
Ramiro Pina Fernandes	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$215,686	$8,271
James E Sullivan	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$173,684	$8,271
Robertkly Joseph	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,271
Luis Vazquez	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$8,270
Juan Herasme	2020	Boston Police Department	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$8,270
Jackal Lin	2014	Election Division	Election Operations Asst	$0	$8,269
Kevin Coakley	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,269
Joseph Viola	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,268
Eric L. MacPherson	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,267
Jose M Diaz	2018	BPS Facility Management	Jr Custodian	$0	$8,267
Daniel T Conboy	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$8,267
James W Caruso	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,267
Elliot Zvi Chefitz	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,267
Michael A Mattera	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,266
Tony Nguyen	2025	Boston Public Library	Technical Support Associate	$66,267	$8,266
Marc McBrien	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,265
William P. Vraibel	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,265