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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
Jafa Mignott	2018	Parks Department	Laborer (Park)	$0	$5,291
Robert L. Biggs	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,291
Dester D Flores	2015	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,291
Timothy D. DiPace	2013	Boston Public Library	Adults Librarian II	$0	$5,290
Paul Marenco	2015	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Pool Manager	$0	$5,290
Dakota Cheyenne Cortez	2025	UP Academy Dorchester	Paraprofessional	$66,588	$5,290
John L Nguyen	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,290
Diondre Kimani Smith	2016	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$5,290
Mark A Clanton	2013	Boston Public Schools	Sen Cust C	$0	$5,290
John E Doherty	2012	Inspectional Services Dept	Health Inspector##	$0	$5,289
Patrick Collins	2013	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Prin Data Proc Systems Analyst	$0	$5,289
Daniel W. O'Connor	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,289
Anthony Burwell	2023	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$51,421	$5,289
Anthony Burwell	2022	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$51,421	$5,289
Shackeema Verneta Card	2023	UP Academy Dorchester	Teacher	$45,599	$5,287
Brian D McKenna	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$143,214	$5,287
Michael John Marotta Jr.	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$173,188	$5,287
Michael Frederick Davis Jr.	2019	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,287
Erica Knudson	2017	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,287
Jenna M Hawkins	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,287
Kathryne Hall	2016	Boston Police Department	Criminalist II	$0	$5,287
John E Pels	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$189,021	$5,286
Lisa M Palmer-Glover	2016	Inspectional Services Dept	Admin Asst	$0	$5,286
Michael Calabro V	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,285
Carl L. McKenzie	2014	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Engineer	$0	$5,285
Katie Jane Choe	2019	Public Works Department	Chief Engineer(Pwd Highway Di)	$0	$5,285
Henry Beato	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,285
James Vincent Erti	2019	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$5,285
Gregory E. Hanley	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,285
Henry Baston	2011	Boston Fire Department	FF (Constituent Liaison Off)	$0	$5,284
Patrick Daniel Walsh	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$146,126	$5,284
Jesse Matthew Gover	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,284
Leo J. Ronan	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$5,283
William Bright	2015	Boston Public Library	Sr Clerk	$0	$5,283
Marvin A Robateau	2023	Facilities Management	Jr Custodian	$70,799	$5,283
Ronald A Reynolds	2011	Public Works Department	First Asst Drawtender##	$0	$5,283
Robert Francis	2023	BPS Facility Management	Jr Custodian	$74,703	$5,283
Robert Francis	2022	BPS Facility Management	Jr Custodian	$74,703	$5,283
Kevin F Golden	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,283
Lawrence Regan	2020	Inspectional Services Dept	Health Inspector##	$0	$5,282
Tom T Le	2023	Boston Police Department	Jr Building Custodian	$53,099	$5,282
Tom T Le	2022	Boston Police Department	Jr Building Custodian	$53,099	$5,282
Paul J Murphy	2011	Transportation Department	Jr Traffic Engr	$0	$5,282
Elisabeth A Scott	2013	Parks Department	Gardener	$0	$5,282
Regina Hanson	2013	Inspectional Services Dept	Asst Dir Housing Inspection	$0	$5,281
Christopher Anthony Griffiths	2016	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$5,281
James M Chin	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$5,280
William J Hughes	2014	Property Management	Sr Project Mangr (PMDConst&Rp)	$0	$5,280
Russell A Stuart	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$0	$5,280
Donald L Ware	2016	Parks Department	Maint Mech (Painter)##	$0	$5,279