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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
Marco A. Torres	2024	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Admin Coordinator (Com Sch)	$116,120	$5,057
Lawrence R. Kenney	2013	Boston Public Schools	Sen Cust C	$0	$5,057
Joseph W Juliano	2013	Boston Public Schools	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$5,056
Ellen Coppola	2024	Boston Police Department	Asst Payroll Supv	$101,238	$5,056
Querita Petit-Homme	2021	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$56,138	$5,056
Edward S. Saniuk	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$5,055
Anthony F. Joyce	2024	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C	$77,063	$5,055
James N Grossman	2012	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$5,055
Paula Hamilton	2015	Boston Fire Department	Sr Admin Asst (Fire)	$0	$5,054
Erna Vilcourt	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$40,503	$5,054
Irving W. Edwards	2021	Parks Department	Laborer (Park)	$47,432	$5,053
Richard J Johnson	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$45,038	$5,053
Camile Gonzalez	2012	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$5,053
Irene L McHugh	2013	Boston Police Department	Sr Accountant	$0	$5,052
Jack Schaeffer Giordano	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,052
Michael Joseph King	2025	Parks Department	Motor Equipment Operator-Prks	$39,735	$5,051
May Z Chen	2014	BPS Facility Management	Jr Custodian	$0	$5,051
William F Butler	2012	Boston Public Schools	Sen Cust C	$0	$5,050
Paul Joseph McIrney	2025	Boston Fire Department	ICTtoFireComm Admin	$168,253	$5,050
Kerry Manning	2024	Boston Fire Department	Sr Admin Asst (Fire)	$102,329	$5,050
Andrew Cousino	2019	BPS School Safety Service	Officer-Bps Police	$0	$5,050
Robert W Norton	2018	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repairpr Class I	$0	$5,049
Michael LePage	2020	Election Division	Asst Reg Voters	$0	$5,049
William P. Vraibel	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,048
Anthony Green	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,048
James M Blackmore	2013	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$0	$5,047
Francis J St Peter	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$191,105	$5,047
Victor Rui Monteiro	2012	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repprs (CFM)##	$0	$5,046
Timothy Richard Tennant Jr.	2017	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$5,046
Joseph Hanley	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,046
John Merlino	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,046
Marie Dina Jean Baptiste	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor	$27,755	$5,046
Michael W Westwater	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,046
Michael L Peruzzi	2011	Boston Public Schools	Sen Cust C	$0	$5,045
Kirk W. Harrison	2012	Boston Public Schools	Sergeant-Bps Police	$0	$5,044
Odeline Clervil	2024	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$38,237	$5,043
John E Zaleskas	2011	Boston Public Schools	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$5,043
Sean Peadar Coyne	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,043
Thomas J. Murphy	2011	Public Works Department	First Asst Drawtender##	$0	$5,043
Victor Diaz	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$59,300	$5,042
Isaac Freeland	2018	UP Academy Holland	Coordinator (C)	$0	$5,042
Janet P. Lewis	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,042
John C Ho	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,041
Antonios S Eliopoulos	2018	Boston Police Department	Video Forensic Analyst	$0	$5,041
Julia Lima	2025	Facilities Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$61,331	$5,041
Erica Knudson	2014	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,041
Frederick P Fontaine	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$5,041
James A Coyne	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$5,041
Patrick Doherty	2015	Property Management	Clerk of Works(PMD Const &Rpr)	$0	$5,040
Christopher G Byrne	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$5,040