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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
Thomas James McClure	2014	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$5,138
Stanley S Jean	2021	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$14,998	$5,138
James W. Kennedy	2017	Boston Police Department	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$5,137
Verella Moore	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$63,686	$5,137
Steve Dion Gardner	2024	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$49,754	$5,137
Dana J Bell	2021	Parks Department	Maint Mech Helper##	$49,856	$5,137
Gregory D Watford	2016	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,136
Timothy Peter Callahan	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$123,866	$5,136
Yves Joseph	2019	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,136
Robert Brooks-Jones	2018	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$5,136
Gregory A Mosman	2016	Parks Department	Supn Of Tree Maintenance	$0	$5,136
Richard J Scott	2011	Inspectional Services Dept	Plumbing Inspector##	$0	$5,136
Arthur Lonergan V	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,135
James M Smyth	2012	Transportation Department	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$5,135
Neil McGonagle	2015	Boston Retirement System	Admin Asst	$0	$5,135
William J Hughes	2016	Public Facilities Department	Sr Project Mangr (PFD)	$0	$5,135
Celia Marie Barton	2019	Treasury-Collecting Division	First Asst Coll-Trs (Trs/Col)	$0	$5,135
Kimmarie S. Keane	2017	Boston Police Department	Social Worker (BPD)	$0	$5,134
Karl T Strother	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$106,671	$5,133
Shivon Marie Arroyo	2023	Neighborhood Services	311 Call Takers	$58,781	$5,133
Thomas John Nee	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,133
Deirdre M Pinkham	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,133
Maria E. Torres	2019	Curley K-8	Asst Cafeteria Manager	$0	$5,133
Cher Enfant Lacossade	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$39,553	$5,132
Maty Claire Cropley	2023	Boston Public Library	Teen Outreach Librarian	$87,943	$5,132
Carolina Medina	2024	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$66,935	$5,132
Stanley L. Seto	2015	Property Management	Clerk of Works(PMD Const &Rpr)	$0	$5,132
Kerry A Sullivan	2015	Boston Police Department	Employee Development Coor	$0	$5,132
Dawn Camille Francis	2019	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$5,132
John Vibert Jr.	2012	Public Works Department	Sr Highway Maint CrftsprsPwd##	$0	$5,132
Oliver S Morales	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$94,856	$5,131
Lauren Firnstein	2018	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$5,131
Celmy Mendoza Majano	2019	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,131
Kevin L Smith	2019	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$5,131
Colin Daniel McCarthy	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$92,785	$5,130
Peter C Orlando	2016	BPS Facility Management	Jr Custodian	$0	$5,130
James Benguche	2023	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$59,095	$5,130
James Benguche	2022	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$59,095	$5,130
Theophilus Drigo	2012	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II	$0	$5,130
Roberto B. LaColla	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,129
Tracy Wyse	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$132,133	$5,129
Philip P Costa	2011	Public Works Department	Prin Civil Eng (Fss)##	$0	$5,129
Luis Torres	2024	Facilities Management	Jr Custodian	$63,796	$5,129
Stephen Bonner	2016	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$5,129
Tashawna A Boston	2017	BPS Dever Elementary	Paraprofessional	$0	$5,129
Stephen McNulty	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,129
Bruce Kwong	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,128
Q'Ra Guichard	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$122,993	$5,128
Carlos Antonio Sandoval	2023	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$36,710	$5,127
Carlos Antonio Sandoval	2022	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$36,710	$5,127