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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
Joseph E Brown	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,212
Loren Hogan	2023	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$73,238	$5,212
Loren Hogan	2022	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$73,238	$5,212
Leocadio Reynoso	2016	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Lifeguard II	$0	$5,212
Harold J Gilbert	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,212
Andrea C Morris	2019	Public Works Department	Street Permit Examiner	$0	$5,211
Arthur Brown	2012	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$5,211
Andrew West	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,211
William F Condon	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,211
Joseph J DeAngelo	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$104,785	$5,211
Edward Henry Dzialo	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,211
Brian J Oliver	2023	Inspectional Services Dept	Dep Sealer (Wts & Msrs)##	$91,189	$5,210
Brian J Oliver	2022	Inspectional Services Dept	Dep Sealer (Wts & Msrs)##	$91,189	$5,210
Tyson D. Tran	2017	Neighborhood Services	Staff Asst II	$0	$5,210
Samuel Casey Hodge	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$68,008	$5,210
Joseph P Langan	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$0	$5,210
Roy Raphael Challenger	2021	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$65,016	$5,209
Michael F. Brennan	2024	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Athletic Director	$62,633	$5,209
Anthony T Harris	2012	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$5,209
Gregory E. McElroy	2017	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$5,208
Joseph Viola	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,208
Duane Williams	2025	Facilities Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$71,599	$5,208
Robert Deveneau	2015	Parks Department	Admin Asst	$0	$5,207
Karl G. Winslow	2014	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$5,207
Donald M Lee	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$5,207
Edward Henry Dzialo	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,207
Cynthia J. Martinez	2023	Inspectional Services Dept	Housing Inspector	$76,131	$5,206
Cynthia J. Martinez	2022	Inspectional Services Dept	Housing Inspector	$76,131	$5,206
John Studley	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$5,206
Paul F O'Brien	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,206
Sean T. Downey	2018	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,205
Dana Bradley	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,205
William R Hubbard	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,205
David Ivaska V	2012	Parks Department	Motor Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$0	$5,205
Ronald A White	2023	Boston Fire Department	Radio Operator (Bfd)	$159,854	$5,205
Rakeya R Edwards	2016	Election Division	Asst Reg Voters	$0	$5,205
Tommy Rivera	2025	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C	$61,678	$5,204
Ricardo Caruso-Difeo	2020	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$5,204
Kevin J Toby	2025	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C	$82,558	$5,204
Kelsey Ashe	2024	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$96,137	$5,204
Samuel Dew	2023	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$59,325	$5,204
Samuel Dew	2022	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$59,325	$5,204
David F. Bridges	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$201,070	$5,203
Tom T Le	2019	Boston Police Department	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$5,203
Brian J. Michaud	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,203
Andrew G Cherry	2018	Public Works Department	Code Enforce Offc	$0	$5,203
Joey J Chan	2024	Boston Fire Department	Prin Admin Asst	$102,948	$5,202
Devon G Morgan	2013	Transportation Department	Jr Traffic Engr	$0	$5,202
Reynaldo B Salcedo	2015	Boston Police Department	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$5,201
Carolyn J. Thomas	2021	BPS Human Resource Team	Payroll Customer Service Rep	$81,141	$5,201