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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
Angel A Brea	2023	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$82,150	$5,240
Joseph E Garcia	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$118,232	$5,240
Robert M Fields	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,240
Anthony D Willis	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,240
Lisa A Gillis	2025	Office of Human Resources BPS	Payroll Customer Service Rep	$99,859	$5,239
William J Walsh	2013	Boston Police Department	PoliceSergeant/SupvCourtCases	$0	$5,239
Jorge H Diaz	2019	BPS Facility Management	Jr Custodian	$0	$5,239
Nicholas Speller	2014	UP Academy Holland	Director (Basas 10B) (non-ac)	$0	$5,238
Andrew Medina	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,238
Darell Boyd Sr.	2017	Inspectional Services Dept	Building Inspector##	$0	$5,237
Sean S Sullivan	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,237
Marc Andre Chen	2020	ASD Office of Budget Mangmnt	Management Analyst (Obpe)	$0	$5,237
Richard M Rivera	2025	Parks Department	Motor Equipment Operator-Prks	$48,466	$5,237
John Sullivan	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,236
Stanley Yee	2023	BPS Facility Management	Jr Custodian	$54,800	$5,236
Stanley Yee	2022	BPS Facility Management	Jr Custodian	$54,800	$5,236
Brett R. Hardy	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,236
Kelly M Maffeo	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,236
Robert L. Biggs	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,236
Rafael Castillo	2016	Public Works Department	Sr Engineering Aid	$0	$5,235
Deidre T. DeGraffenreid	2023	BPS Clap Elementary	Family Liaison BTU	$83,890	$5,235
Deidre T. DeGraffenreid	2022	BPS Clap Elementary	Family Liaison BTU	$83,890	$5,235
Stephanie Christina Kalambokis	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$75,110	$5,235
Nathan Hinchliffe	2024	Parks Department	Division Director	$148,890	$5,235
Celia Marie Barton	2023	Treasury-Collecting Division	First Asst Coll-Trs (Trs/Col)	$163,228	$5,235
Joseph E Brown	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,234
Evans Earl Williams Jr.	2018	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$5,234
Joseph Patrick Hurley	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,234
Peter J Kilduff	2014	Boston Police Department	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$5,234
Candida Johnson	2021	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$62,040	$5,233
Deidre T. DeGraffenreid	2016	BPS Dever Elementary	Paraprofessional	$0	$5,233
Paul J Taylor	2015	Ofc of Strts, Trnsp & Sani	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl	$0	$5,233
Davie S Miller	2021	UP Academy Dorchester	Cafeteria Manager16	$47,183	$5,233
Mark D Murphy	2019	BPS School Safety Service	Sergeant-Bps Police	$0	$5,232
William O'Shea	2019	Public Facilities Department	Clerk of Works II (PFD)	$0	$5,232
Alberto Baez	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$138,035	$5,232
Aaron Hollins	2012	Boston Public Schools	Sen Cust C	$0	$5,232
Veronica L Hodges	2019	Auditing Department	Prin Admin Analyst	$0	$5,231
Justin P. DeOssie	2019	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$5,231
Zachary Wassmouth	2012	Public Works Department	Prin Civil Engineer	$0	$5,231
Gulianna Rose Kehayias	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$71,790	$5,230
Edward Joseph Nolan	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,230
Lesley Thompson	2023	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$59,727	$5,230
Lesley Thompson	2022	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$59,727	$5,230
Jason O. Palmer	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,230
Marcus Wright	2025	Boston Fire Department	Cadet (Fire)	$38,284	$5,229
Naomie Casimir Pierre	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$40,556	$5,229
Michelle Lynch	2023	Food & Nutrition Services	Cafeteria Manager 12	$61,061	$5,228
Kerri Thibeau	2021	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$102,884	$5,227
Lois M Hanf	2012	Boston Police Department	Head Clerk & Secretary	$0	$5,227