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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
Robert M. Mulhern	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,207
Lamar D. Capehart	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$7,207
Marcia G Edgehill	2017	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$7,207
Charkezia Teion Hyatt	2023	UP Academy Dorchester	Paraprofessional	$56,481	$7,206
Charkezia Teion Hyatt	2022	UP Academy Dorchester	Paraprofessional	$56,481	$7,206
Zeferino C Dafonseca	2017	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$7,205
Robert E Broadway	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$139,696	$7,205
Conrad A Dalton	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$140,680	$7,205
Conrad A Dalton	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$140,680	$7,205
Tahir Hussain	2024	Boston Police Department	EmergCommSpec-911Trainer	$83,856	$7,204
Jeffrey F Hannigan	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,204
Brian P Mullen	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$7,204
Roodeline Exantus Joseph	2025	Facilities Management	Jr Custodian	$55,244	$7,203
John Carl Exantus	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$103,306	$7,203
Jermaine Gilmore	2023	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$57,445	$7,203
Jermaine Gilmore	2022	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$57,445	$7,203
Michael Christopher Keddy	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,203
Andrea C. DaCosta	2017	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$7,203
Brandon Norton Finn	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$7,203
Stephen P O'Connell	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,202
Jackal Lin	2017	Election Division	Sr Asst Registrar Of Voters	$0	$7,202
Carlos Xavier Rosario	2017	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$7,202
Dirk D. Shorter	2011	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$7,202
Robert Murad	2011	Inspectional Services Dept	Health Inspector##	$0	$7,202
Michelle E Castillo-Reid	2024	Auditing Department	Division Director	$127,411	$7,201
Gregory E. Hanley	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$7,201
Miranda Lee Mahoney	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,201
Virlyn C Strobhart	2021	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$61,907	$7,201
Barbara M Robertson	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$0	$7,201
Missole Lorre	2025	Haynes EEC	Surround Care Paraprofessional	$69,510	$7,200
Patricia Marie Kenney-Bernard	2018	Traffic Division	Asst Supv-Parking Enforcement	$0	$7,199
Timothy R Donovan	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,199
Richard J Savicke	2017	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$7,199
Lawrence A Calderone	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$0	$7,199
Jill Ryan	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,199
Destiny Santana	2024	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$48,421	$7,198
Stanley L. Seto	2013	Property Management	Clerk of Works(PMD Const &Rpr)	$0	$7,198
Paul Francis Souza	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$7,198
Salvatore A Calabrese	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,197
Arthur M McCarthy	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,197
Shawn Michael Jordan	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$129,063	$7,197
Paul E Brady	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,196
Jeffrey Michael Lavey	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$7,196
Kimberly R Herndon	2023	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$102,828	$7,196
Stephen J Byrne	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$7,196
Scott Joseph August	2015	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$7,196
William Warren Hayhurst III	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$7,196
Kimmarie S. Keane	2018	Boston Police Department	Social Worker (BPD)	$0	$7,196
David Paul Larffarello	2014	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$7,195
Meghan Mary Barry	2020	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$7,195