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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
Donald Curtis Colbath	2020	Inspectional Services Dept	Health Inspector##	$0	$8,143
Isabel C. Sweet	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$8,143
Andrew R Coppola	2011	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$8,143
Richard J Gannon	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$8,142
Temesgen Altaye	2023	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl	$125,401	$8,142
Temesgen Altaye	2022	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl	$125,401	$8,142
Maria A Lamberti	2012	Boston Police Department	Exec Sec (Int)	$0	$8,142
Michael W Westwater	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$132,491	$8,141
John A. Capo	2011	Public Works Department	Paver##	$0	$8,141
Christopher Lynch V	2016	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$8,141
Calvin Tyrell Young	2014	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$8,140
Joshua Ryan Steiss	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,140
Joseph G Ciampa	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,140
Sean Hynes	2019	Public Works Department	Service Writer	$0	$8,138
Kenneth A Marcella	2013	Boston Public Schools	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$8,137
Brendan Patrick Kelly	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$130,874	$8,137
Julia Lima	2021	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$47,782	$8,137
Dirk D. Shorter	2019	Public Works Department	Paver##	$0	$8,137
Patrick J Kelly	2024	Public Works Department	Public Works Hokey	$45,877	$8,137
Agripino Florentino Abreu	2024	Boston Police Department	Jr Building Custodian	$53,158	$8,137
Michael P. Skinner	2023	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$63,292	$8,137
Darryl Weathers	2020	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor II	$0	$8,137
Nathalie Henriquez	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$43,463	$8,137
Charles W Rideout	2020	Parks Department	Supn-Park Maint	$0	$8,137
Sauma F. Murat	2021	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$70,078	$8,137
James Ryan Kenney	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,136
Kevin William Yetman Jr	2025	Planning & Engineering	Sen Sup School Bldgs Alt&Rep	$58,606	$8,136
Mark C. Flaherty	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,135
Kevin G. McCarthy	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,133
David Anthony Cordones	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$61,839	$8,133
Nicholas J McLaughlin	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,133
Charles J. Conners	2025	Parks Department	Exec Asst (CC)	$108,147	$8,133
William R Hubbard	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,133
Patrick Lindor	2017	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$8,132
Samil T Silta	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$8,132
Derek L Trusty	2025	Election Division	Asst Registrar of Voters I	$61,512	$8,131
Charles M Johnson	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$8,131
Nam Van Nguyen	2020	Boston Public Library	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$8,131
Robenson Sincere	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$43,554	$8,131
James Giardina V	2014	Boston Police Department	PoliceSergeant/SupvCourtCases	$0	$8,131
Jill Hilliard	2024	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$77,452	$8,130
Michael Powers	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,130
Jevon Wyche-Wall	2025	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Investigator	$57,885	$8,130
Michael J Shackford	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$8,129
Khalemme Horton	2024	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$68,249	$8,129
Jennifer Misiaszek	2021	Parks Department	Prin Admin Asst (P&R)	$98,700	$8,129
Brett R. Hardy	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$8,129
Patrick J. Durham	2011	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$0	$8,128
Gabriel Centeio	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,128
Patrick Daniel Long	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$136,722	$8,128