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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
Ramdassie Bheecham	2023	City Clerk	Asst City Clerk	$135,776	$5,226
Ramdassie Bheecham	2022	City Clerk	Asst City Clerk	$135,776	$5,226
May Z Chen	2016	BPS Facility Management	Jr Custodian	$0	$5,226
Doris Kim Chin	2013	Boston Public Library	Spec Library Asst III	$0	$5,225
John J. Ryle	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Hackney Invest 3$8	$0	$5,225
Kerri Thibeau	2015	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$0	$5,224
Suze Dubique	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$38,786	$5,224
Eric Schreiber	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,224
Darwin Hernandez	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,224
Diana M Kardashian	2021	Boston Police Department	Criminalist III	$104,912	$5,224
Stephen Lampron	2025	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Program Supervisor	$95,542	$5,224
Ruth Sergile	2024	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$38,413	$5,224
Tyrone J Odom	2014	Public Works Department	Sanitation Insp##	$0	$5,223
Julio Chow	2024	Traffic Division	Prin Admin Asst (Planning T&P)	$117,209	$5,223
Jennifer D. Durden	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$5,223
Anthony L Dantona	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,222
Maura A Byrne	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,221
Erick Giovanni Cabrera Garcia	2016	Boston Police Department	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$5,221
Michael E Doyle	2016	Public Works Department	Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)##	$0	$5,221
Kevin F Lockhead	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,220
Richard C Francis	2023	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief Admin	$224,462	$5,220
Wayne T. Cummings	2020	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$5,220
Jermain Wall	2013	Parks Department	Laborer (Park)	$0	$5,220
Joseph Patrick Kelly	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,220
Dirson Manuel Tejeda	2019	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Maint Person##	$0	$5,220
Tamika Chris Ravenell	2023	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$74,150	$5,220
Tamika Chris Ravenell	2022	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$74,150	$5,220
Vianco Aikens	2023	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$21,519	$5,220
Tyler Lewis Bowman	2021	Parks Department	Park Ranger II	$46,202	$5,219
Matthew Francis Flaherty	2025	Boston Fire Department	Lineperson	$170,915	$5,219
Patrick C Flaherty	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,219
Atiya Younger	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,219
Sean T. Downey	2012	Boston Public Schools	Sen Cust C	$0	$5,218
Timothy Michael Caulfield	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$102,448	$5,218
Felix Morales	2016	BPS Facility Management	Jr Custodian	$0	$5,218
Patrick Russell	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,217
Karen A Green	2011	Inspectional Services Dept	Health Inspector##	$0	$5,217
Daniel Andres Gomez	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,217
Robert L Horton	2013	Parks Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$0	$5,217
Angel L Cancel	2013	Boston Public Schools	Jr Custodian	$0	$5,215
Craig J Powers	2024	Planning & Engineering	Sen Sup School Bldgs Alt&Rep	$96,795	$5,215
Scott Joseph August	2014	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,214
Patrick Olaf Abrahamson	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,214
Steve M Evans	2018	BPS Facility Management	Jr Custodian	$0	$5,213
Elijah F Jackson	2023	UP "Unlocking Potential" Acad	Paraprofessional	$47,031	$5,213
Elijah F Jackson	2022	UP "Unlocking Potential" Acad	Paraprofessional	$47,031	$5,213
Roberta J Mullan	2012	Boston Police Department	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$5,213
Richard G. Baldowski	2011	Boston Fire Department	Assoc Inspec Engineer (Fire)	$0	$5,213
Joseph Failla	2011	Boston Public Schools	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$5,213
Jack Tong	2014	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II	$0	$5,212