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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
Timothy Boardman Deschenes	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$72,836	$5,742
Timothy Boardman Deschenes	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$72,836	$5,742
Richard W Trull	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$119,228	$5,741
Richard W Trull	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$119,228	$5,741
Dana J Bell	2023	Parks Department	Maint Mech Helper##	$55,877	$5,741
Dana J Bell	2022	Parks Department	Maint Mech Helper##	$55,877	$5,741
Michael Smith	2017	Traffic Division	Jr Traffic Engr	$0	$5,741
James P Naughton	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,741
Stephen John Soriano	2015	BPS Facility Management	Jr Custodian	$0	$5,740
Paul J. McLaughlin	2017	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$5,740
Mary Ann Veale	2025	Boston Public Library	Spec Library Asst I (Branch)	$73,153	$5,740
Brendan O. McIntyre	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,739
Carmen M Rivera	2014	Election Division	Admin Asst	$0	$5,739
Theresa Rita Meade	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$0	$5,739
Emmanuel Carlin Remy	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$41,016	$5,739
Lieu Nguyen	2025	Boston Police Department	Community Services Offc	$100,384	$5,738
Timothy Robert Elliot	2016	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$5,738
Thomas J Carroll	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,738
Francia Guerrero	2023	Boston Police Department	Jr Building Custodian	$56,028	$5,738
Bernadette D. Damas	2023	Food & Nutrition Svc	Cafeteria Manager14	$65,686	$5,738
Bernadette D. Damas	2022	Food & Nutrition Svc	Cafeteria Manager14	$65,686	$5,738
Ralph T. House	2021	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$42,341	$5,738
Beth Ward	2025	Boston Police Department	Collection Agent(Bpd)	$78,140	$5,737
Joseph A Capobianco	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$5,737
William J Hogan	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,737
Jose Eduardo Castro	2020	Boston Police Department	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$5,737
Kathleen J. King	2025	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C	$74,956	$5,737
Wlodzimierz Paluchowski	2012	Property Management	Third Class Sta Eng (New Ch)	$0	$5,736
Adam Charles MacMaster	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,736
John F Flanagan	2012	Boston Police Department	Data Proc Equip Tech (BPD)	$0	$5,736
Sheila C Lyons	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$178,326	$5,736
Derek Green	2020	Boston Police Department	Admin Asst (Police)	$0	$5,736
Corey E Lord	2013	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equ Repairpr Class III	$0	$5,735
Kathy A. Kearney	2013	Boston Police Department	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$5,735
Maryanne Jenner	2019	Inspectional Services Dept	Dog Offr(AnimalControlOffcr)##	$0	$5,735
James N. Lydon Jr.	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$113,891	$5,735
Michael Sullivan	2018	Public Works Department	Maint Mech (Millwright)##	$0	$5,735
Pedro Amilcar De Pina E Pina	2012	Boston Public Schools	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,734
Laura Palmer	2025	Boston Police Department	Sr Project Coordinator	$104,378	$5,734
Robert E. Dillon Jr.	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,734
Paul Nolan	2014	Boston Police Department	Data Proc Equip Tech (BPD)	$0	$5,733
Michael Timothy Lyons	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,733
Colleen Vanvoorhis	2012	Boston Police Department	Admin Secretary	$0	$5,733
Lamercy Murat	2023	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$72,969	$5,732
Lamercy Murat	2022	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$72,969	$5,732
Kevin M Donahue	2014	Ofc of Strts, Trnsp & Sani	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$5,732
Soheil T. Wright	2012	Transportation Department	Sr Traffic Maint Person##	$0	$5,732
Jennifer Connolly	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,732
Ryan Wynne	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$129,439	$5,731
Christopher R Fencer	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,731