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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
Carlos Nieves	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$0	$7,946
Ian M Milan	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$7,945
Patric Dos Anjos	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$110,645	$7,945
Marco Antonio Molina	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$7,945
Sharel A. Roberson	2018	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$7,945
Michael Shikoluk	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,945
Zachary Wassmouth	2014	Public Works Department	Prin Civil Engineer	$0	$7,944
Paul H Bone	2015	Traffic Division	Maint Mech (Painter) (T & P)##	$0	$7,943
Daniel Merrow	2024	Public Works Department	Prin Civil Engineer	$115,003	$7,943
James Peter Bratsis	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$91,200	$7,943
James Peter Bratsis	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$91,200	$7,943
Lisa Coveney	2015	Inspectional Services Dept	Community Liaison (ISD)	$0	$7,942
John Murphy III	2021	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$50,265	$7,941
Sean Rudenauer	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,941
Marc A. Hogan	2017	BPS Facility Management	Jr Custodian	$0	$7,941
Jason O. Palmer	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,940
Thomas Benson	2021	Inspectional Services Dept	Dep Sealer (Wts & Msrs)##	$87,339	$7,940
Raquel Maria Soto	2025	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$60,165	$7,940
Dennis Hester	2015	Boston Fire Department	FF (Auto Arson Unit)	$0	$7,938
Peter S. Papasso	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,938
Keyanna Smith	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,938
Michelle R Lau	2024	Boston Retirement System	Prin Admin Asst	$121,022	$7,938
Paul F. Nowacki	2014	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$7,938
Nia K Little	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$99,219	$7,938
Michael W. Duggan	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,938
Erik G. Stivaletta	2023	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Data Proc Equip Tech	$87,960	$7,937
Daniel Moreno	2025	Special Education	One to One Para	$83,713	$7,937
Melonie Hornsby-Boothe	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$0	$7,936
David Hardie	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,935
Frank Diano	2017	Elderly Commission	Fleet Main Manager	$0	$7,935
Brad James Watts	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$7,934
John Patrick Coffey	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$122,089	$7,934
David A Macioce	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,934
Jeanne L Carroll	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$190,523	$7,933
John J Silva	2024	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$84,493	$7,933
William G. Carey	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$7,932
Julio Chow	2018	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Engineer	$0	$7,932
Rommel Christopher	2019	Parks Department	Laborer (Park)	$0	$7,932
Krikor Garabedian	2020	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Signal Repairprs I	$0	$7,931
Veda Byrd	2020	Election Division	Asst Reg Voters	$0	$7,931
James R Martin	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$121,881	$7,930
James R Martin	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$121,881	$7,930
Marie McDonald	2024	Public Works Department	Sr Research Analyst	$95,558	$7,930
Michael Patrick Tuohy	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$7,928
Andrelene Pataud	2024	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$43,782	$7,927
Michael J Dever	2012	Parks Department	Gardener	$0	$7,927
Michael Browder	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$7,927
Derek Green	2017	Boston Police Department	Admin Asst (Police)	$0	$7,927
Yvonne Tennyson	2023	Facilities Management	Jr Custodian	$84,044	$7,926
Stephen J Mullin	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$7,926