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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
Ivan A. Martinez	2023	Facilities Management	Jr Custodian	$117,990	$5,580
James Monaghan	2012	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Rep Frpr (CFM)##	$0	$5,580
Mark E. Madden Jr.	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,580
Christopher P Adams	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,580
Elizabeth Louise Banville	2017	UP Academy Holland	Paraprofessional	$0	$5,580
Heriberto Soto	2011	Boston Public Schools	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,580
Anne M Houton	2013	Boston Public Schools	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,580
Sharrone Marcano	2019	BPS Dever Elementary	Paraprofessional	$0	$5,579
Walson Descolines	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$37,346	$5,579
Peter O'Sullivan	2021	Property Management	Dir of Asset Management	$131,545	$5,578
Daniel C Keane	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$5,578
Christopher Dennis Myers	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,578
Deanna Soricelli	2017	UP Academy Holland	Paraprofessional	$0	$5,577
Kevin C Lynch	2017	UP Academy Holland	Paraprofessional	$0	$5,577
Joseph Paul	2024	Parks Department	Laborer Seasonal (Parks)	$14,730	$5,576
Molly E Rattigan	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,576
Francis W Flynn	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$5,576
Robert Pardo	2016	Parks Department	HvyMtrEquipReprprs(HMER/Parks)	$0	$5,576
Frederick D Rice	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$5,575
Paul Joseph Decoste	2024	Cemetery Division	Admin Asst	$79,703	$5,575
Joseph R Sullivan	2018	Public Works Department	Prin Electrical Engineer	$0	$5,574
Heidi J Rivera	2020	Henderson Elementary	Cafeteria Manager14	$0	$5,574
Mario E. Oviedo	2011	Boston Public Schools	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,574
Ramadani Abdul-Aziz	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,573
Patrick Ryan McCarron	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,573
Tyrone A Camper	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$5,573
Mitchell A. Edwards	2011	Parks Department	Laborer (Park)	$0	$5,573
Paul Duffy	2025	Public Works Department	Building Maint Person##	$49,231	$5,573
Carlos Daniel Ponce Ulloa	2023	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$56,191	$5,572
Carlos Daniel Ponce Ulloa	2022	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$56,191	$5,572
Christopher K Aversa	2024	Facilities Management	Jr Custodian	$98,076	$5,571
Glynis R Lin	2012	Dept of Voter Mobilization	Asst Reg Voters	$0	$5,571
Lawrence J Brennan	2013	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$5,570
Thomas Crowley	2017	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$5,569
Laura L Dickerson	2019	Boston Police Department	Director of Projects & Initiat	$0	$5,569
Sean M Sullivan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$130,440	$5,569
Christopher Folkes	2012	Parks Department	Laborer (Park)	$0	$5,569
Brian A McKinley	2023	Traffic Division	Jr Traffic Engr	$88,002	$5,569
Brian A McKinley	2022	Traffic Division	Jr Traffic Engr	$88,002	$5,569
Sade Williams	2016	UP Academy Holland	Paraprofessional	$0	$5,569
Chanell Desiree Fletcher	2016	UP Academy Holland	Paraprofessional	$0	$5,569
Hector Concepcion	2013	Boston Public Schools	Jr Custodian	$0	$5,568
Brian T Wilson	2021	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$49,026	$5,568
Edward M Dyer	2025	Safety Services	Sergeant-Bps Police	$71,324	$5,568
Damien Margardo	2021	Parks Department	Exec Asst (CC)	$97,871	$5,568
Harry W Daniels	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$5,567
Shane Joseph Radcliff	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,567
Timothy Richard Tennant Jr.	2019	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$5,567
Alexis R Manolakis	2015	Boston Police Department	Criminalist II	$0	$5,566
Nicole England	2018	Boston Police Department	Community Services Offc	$0	$5,566