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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
John W Carrington	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$8,127
Paul F. Nemes	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,127
Gail I DeCoste	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,127
Van Littleton	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$0	$8,127
Paul Patrick Jablonski	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,127
P.Stephen Healy	2012	Parks Department	Exec Sec (Parks & Recreation)	$0	$8,127
Kevin J Toomey	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,126
Patrick F. Cadogan	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,125
Joseph W Kenneally	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,125
Suzanne DeCoste	2019	Office of Streets	Admin Anl	$0	$8,124
Peter K. King Jr.	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,123
Joseph A Ruka	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,123
Adalberto S Rodriquez	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,123
Thaddeus J Ortiz	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$210,038	$8,123
Andrea C. DaCosta	2021	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$65,093	$8,122
Richard G. Baldowski	2019	Boston Fire Department	Assoc Inspec Engineer (Fire)	$0	$8,122
Maria F Carvalho	2012	Boston Public Schools	Sen Tech - Environmental	$0	$8,122
Tyler Daniel Jones	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$169,369	$8,121
Charles R. Blicker	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,120
Rachel R. Lemery	2013	Boston Police Department	Criminalist IV	$0	$8,119
Robert U Wall	2016	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$8,118
Pierce Fitzgerald Norton	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$102,808	$8,117
Naderge Derozier	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$43,440	$8,117
Philip C. Castor	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,117
Ronald J. Ferreira	2021	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$76,706	$8,117
Juan Machado	2021	BPS School Safety Service	Sergeant-Bps Police	$78,628	$8,116
Hugh A. McGonagle	2017	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$8,116
Patrick J McLaughlin	2017	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$8,115
Edder Dos Santos Cunha	2023	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$65,619	$8,115
Tyrone Fleming	2023	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$52,090	$8,114
Tyrone Fleming	2022	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$52,090	$8,114
Giuseppe A. Guarino Jr.	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$8,114
Jeffrey S. Matthews	2012	Cemetery Division	Grave Digger	$0	$8,113
Robert Cuddyer	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,113
Ryan Conlon	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$8,112
James M Carnell	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,112
Pablo Aponte	2024	Safety Services	Sergeant-Bps Police	$79,765	$8,112
Jennifer M Ryan	2019	Boston Fire Department	Case Manager (Fire Dept.)	$0	$8,111
Dale Deaven Kennedy	2018	Boston Police Department	Cadet (Police)	$0	$8,111
Eric Travers	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,111
Christopher G Lonano	2019	Public Works Department	Maint Mech (Carpenter)##	$0	$8,110
Robert W Stevens	2012	Transportation Department	Sr Traffic Investigator	$0	$8,110
Tyrone D Lewis	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,110
Lynn Ellen McAdams	2019	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust D	$0	$8,109
Michael F Fanning	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$181,030	$8,109
William Moccia	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,109
Wayne Steed	2011	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$8,109
Dennis M. Carr	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,108
Charles W Sullivan	2017	Parks Department	Gardener	$0	$8,108
Justin Harris	2018	Traffic Division	Gen Maint Mech	$0	$8,108