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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
Kenneth M Barrow	2018	BPS School Safety Service	Officer-Bps Police	$0	$5,507
Makerra Brookins	2023	Inspectional Services Dept	Health Inspector##	$88,486	$5,506
Susan Reaney	2018	Boston Police Department	Exec Sec (B.P.D.)	$0	$5,506
Maria Jose Monteiro	2023	Boston Public Library	Jr Building Custodian	$43,229	$5,506
Maria Jose Monteiro	2022	Boston Public Library	Jr Building Custodian	$43,229	$5,506
Virginia Lopez Alvarez	2023	Umana Middle	Teacher	$59,779	$5,506
Virginia Lopez Alvarez	2022	Umana Middle	Teacher	$59,779	$5,506
John H. O'Connell	2023	Facilities Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$66,663	$5,505
George Cornelious Nelson	2019	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,505
Rowena Wesley	2011	Boston Police Department	Head Clerk & Secretary	$0	$5,505
Chelsea L Powell	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$93,349	$5,505
Jean-Marie Marie Baucicot	2024	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$53,494	$5,505
Alfredo J. Vilar	2018	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Engineer	$0	$5,505
Terence O'Neil	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$0	$5,504
Nelson F. Ramos	2016	Boston Public Library	Laborer	$0	$5,504
Joseph Manning	2023	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$35,773	$5,504
Michael Patrick Keady	2025	Boston Fire Department	Sr Fire Alarm Operator	$175,852	$5,504
Matthew F. Becker	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,503
Jairo Gutierrez	2021	BPS School Safety Service	Officer-Bps Police	$61,053	$5,503
John G Ganger	2023	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Building Manager	$62,661	$5,503
Erik G. Stivaletta	2024	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Data Proc Equip Tech	$84,668	$5,502
Ronald W Davis	2012	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPD Special Hazards Insp)	$0	$5,502
Jeffrey Maurice Worthy	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,501
James Correnti	2017	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$5,501
Erik G. Stivaletta	2021	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Data Proc Equip Tech	$76,892	$5,501
Stephen Shields	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,501
John J Silva	2017	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$5,501
Keith A James	2023	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$95,915	$5,500
Jerome E Sampson	2021	Boston Fire Department	FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp)	$131,725	$5,500
Heydi L Simons	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$80,853	$5,500
Carlos Borgos	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,499
Anthony A Kennedy	2016	Boston Public Library	Technical Specialist	$0	$5,497
Daniel Robert Milbrandt	2024	Traffic Division	Trans Program Planner III	$69,375	$5,497
Gregory A Mosman	2020	Parks Department	Supn Of Tree Maintenance	$0	$5,496
Bernard D. McCrevan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$5,496
Diane Gill	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$0	$5,495
Linda A Stevens	2024	Boston Public Library	Spec Library Asst II	$68,361	$5,495
Robert E. Martin	2012	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$5,495
Paul P Keeley	2018	Boston Fire Department	Distric F Chief Liaison/Ret Bd	$0	$5,494
Deborah J Amaral	2020	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$0	$5,494
Helen Y Wong	2012	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Admin Coordinator (Com Sch)	$0	$5,494
Paul Coughlin	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,494
James W Caruso	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$132,099	$5,493
James W Caruso	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$132,099	$5,493
David Milien Jr. Jr	2014	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$5,493
Stephen J Bannister	2012	Public Works Department	Spec Hvy Meo	$0	$5,493
Michael R Nee	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,492
James J Coveney	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,492
Eric William Jacobs	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,492
Richard Anthony Regan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$179,716	$5,491