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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
Edwin Guzman	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$5,127
Caren Rosales	2019	Boston Public Library	Programs Librarian	$0	$5,127
Paul E Brady	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,126
Geovanni Chevere	2013	Boston Public Schools	Officer-Bps Police	$0	$5,126
Oscar J Alicea	2025	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C	$69,522	$5,125
Karen A Crowley	2018	Traffic Division	Head Admin Clerk	$0	$5,124
Jeffrey F Hannigan	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,123
Paul F Flynn	2025	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$94,328	$5,123
Donroy G Grant	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,123
Paul Nally	2011	Inspectional Services Dept	Code Enforce Inspector(Isd)	$0	$5,123
Jacob Mancebo	2017	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Maint Person##	$0	$5,123
George E Boggs	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$0	$5,122
Joseph Ulderico Passi	2018	Parks Department	Laborer (Park)	$0	$5,122
Catherine Phillips	2024	Facilities Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$72,345	$5,122
Patrick S Langan	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,120
Steve Dion Gardner	2021	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$41,252	$5,120
Brian A. Lawler	2016	BPS School Safety Service	Officer-Bps Police	$0	$5,120
Betty Dorval	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$39,740	$5,120
William Thomas Kelley	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,119
Aidan Patrick Devlin	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$93,133	$5,119
Peter J Savalis	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$114,007	$5,119
Aaron Hollins	2021	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$76,295	$5,119
Eric Wong B.E.	2012	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl	$0	$5,118
Patrick G McDonagh	2013	Inspectional Services Dept	Code Enforce Offc	$0	$5,118
Sherry Dellascio	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$121,629	$5,118
Mark O'Leary X	2013	Public Works Department	Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)##	$0	$5,118
Roderick G. Moore	2012	Boston Public Schools	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,118
John Paul McHugh	2023	Boston Fire Department	Lineperson	$116,339	$5,118
John Paul McHugh	2022	Boston Fire Department	Lineperson	$116,339	$5,118
Nicole W LaPointe	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,117
Patrick L Champagnie	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$5,116
Kaylee Hutchinson	2021	Boston Police Department	Prin Research Analyst	$71,383	$5,116
Kevin Anthony Failla	2015	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$5,115
Martin Taylor Lee	2012	Public Works Department	Sr Civil Engineer	$0	$5,115
Frantzy Allen	2024	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$42,493	$5,115
Helen Griffith	2011	Boston Public Schools	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,115
Nytisha D Brown	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,114
Amanda Armstrong	2021	Boston Police Department	Criminalist III	$111,079	$5,114
Kyle Ortiz	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,114
Mark Andrew Potter	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,114
Richard Noel	2019	BPS Facility Management	Jr Custodian	$0	$5,114
Eduardo Mercado	2019	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$5,113
Nora Marie Piemonte	2019	Election Division	Asst Reg Voters	$0	$5,112
Lamercy Murat	2018	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,112
Richard B Magee	2011	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$5,112
Charles A. Vest	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,112
Hector Rodriguez	2025	Public Works Department	Laborer-Streets	$17,275	$5,112
John Anthony Monacelli	2023	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Engineer	$100,605	$5,112
John Anthony Monacelli	2022	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Engineer	$100,605	$5,112
Christopher Jacobs	2024	Boston Public Library	Teen Central Team Leader	$108,531	$5,112