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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
Gregory D Waldrip	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,094
John N Calisi	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$165,326	$8,094
Adam George Brown	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$136,994	$8,093
Dustin Horan	2017	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$0	$8,093
Adolfo Colon	2020	Public Works Department	Spec Hvy Meo	$0	$8,092
Peter J Burke	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$150,170	$8,091
Keenan Cotton	2017	UP Academy Holland	Community Field Coordinator	$0	$8,091
Ivan A. Martinez	2015	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$8,091
Angel L Cancel	2018	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$8,090
Daniel B Byrne	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,089
Wiliam Simon	2015	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$0	$8,089
Tan Pham V	2011	Public Works Department	Sr Civil Engineer	$0	$8,089
Donald M Lee	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$8,089
Anthony Fabiano	2015	Inspectional Services Dept	Dog Offr(AnimalControlOffcr)##	$0	$8,088
Frederick A. Scroggins	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$209,814	$8,088
Daniel B Byrne	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,088
Arvilla M. Colley	2014	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$8,087
Andrew Copp Burns	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,087
Justin Manuel Castellanos	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,087
Paul A. Dolan	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$8,087
Jonathan T Walker	2015	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$8,086
George J Hulbert	2011	Boston Public Schools	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$8,086
Malcolm E. Fearon	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,086
Michael F O'Rourke	2015	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$8,084
Robert M Ricci	2017	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Data Proc Sys Analyst	$0	$8,084
Patricia C Anderson	2018	Parks Department	Admin Secretary	$0	$8,084
Martin J. Kain	2015	Election Division	Admin Asst	$0	$8,084
Luke B Holbrook	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$8,083
Rance Cooley	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,083
Thomas E Kelly	2012	Cemetery Division	Spec Hvy Meo	$0	$8,083
Mark E. Ridlon	2017	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$8,083
Malcolm E. Fearon	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,083
Joseph J. Cappuccio	2012	Parks Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$0	$8,082
Elio Saravo	2011	Boston Public Schools	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$8,082
Mariana M Ramos	2021	BPS Madison Park High	Cafeteria Manager14	$56,314	$8,081
Vincent Schettino	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,081
Dester D Garcia-Flores	2025	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C	$85,354	$8,081
Justin William Dezotell	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,080
Erick Giovanni Cabrera Garcia	2021	Boston Police Department	Sr Bldg Custodian (BPD)##	$59,049	$8,079
Joseph Andrew Wosny	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,079
John C. Kennedy	2013	Boston Fire Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$8,079
Edward L Roach	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$8,079
Halsey Junior Bernard	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,078
Laura Junior	2014	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Asst Sch Build Cont Supv 28	$0	$8,078
Eric T. Schmidt	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,078
Christopher J Keaton	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$133,157	$8,078
Charles W Sullivan	2012	Parks Department	Gardener	$0	$8,078
Edward Contilli Jr.	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$8,078
Roberta J Mullan	2013	Boston Police Department	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$8,077
Joseph Donovan	2017	Traffic Division	Traffic Signal Inspector	$0	$8,076