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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
Robert D. Gillespie III	2012	Boston Public Schools	Sen Cust C	$0	$5,025
Victor M Goncalves	2017	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$5,025
Kimberly R Herndon	2019	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$5,025
Guerby Tercina	2025	Boston Public Library	Spec Library Asst V (BPL)	$94,637	$5,025
Anthony A Kennedy	2017	Boston Public Library	Network Manager	$0	$5,025
Chin Yi Young	2014	Boston Public Library	Reader & Info Librarian II	$0	$5,025
Stephen N Partello	2011	Boston Public Schools	Officer-Bps Police	$0	$5,025
Valeta M Miller	2017	BPS Human Resource Team	Prin Account Clerk 29	$0	$5,025
John T. Morrissey	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,024
Joyce L Solomon	2016	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Sr Programmer	$0	$5,024
John A Barrows	2011	Boston Public Schools	Jr Custodian	$0	$5,024
Keith Rowe	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$174,768	$5,024
Keith Rowe	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$174,768	$5,024
Rene Roumo	2018	Boston Fire Department	FF Paid Detail Officer	$0	$5,024
Brandon Lewis	2025	Parks Department	Maint Mech Frprs (Carpenter)##	$74,256	$5,023
Mateen Abdul Jabbar	2021	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$31,102	$5,023
Porche Viarruel	2017	UP Academy Holland	Paraprofessional	$0	$5,023
Charles A Colburn	2017	Inspectional Services Dept	Supv of Building Inspection	$0	$5,023
Alexander Colon	2020	BPS School Safety Service	Officer-Bps Police	$0	$5,023
Eddy E. Holmes	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$137,047	$5,022
Brenda Harmon	2012	Boston Police Department	Management Analyst (Bpd)(Asse)	$0	$5,022
Andrelita Blanc	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$38,269	$5,021
Stephen E. Stephanou	2016	ASD Office of Budget Mangmnt	Management Analyst (Obpe)	$0	$5,021
Olutayo J Idowu	2024	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Asst Manager-Data Processing	$86,839	$5,021
Michael Burke	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$84,862	$5,021
James M. Killeen	2023	Parks Department	Prin Admin Asst (P&R)	$104,851	$5,020
James M. Killeen	2022	Parks Department	Prin Admin Asst (P&R)	$104,851	$5,020
Edson Pires Mendes	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$78,029	$5,019
Troy E Hartgrove	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$187,514	$5,019
Martin J. Joyce	2015	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$5,019
Michael F O'Rourke	2025	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$104,163	$5,019
Jose D. Pineda	2017	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,019
Adalberto P Gibau	2019	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$5,019
Patrick S Lawlor	2021	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$74,669	$5,019
Julie Veronica Thomson	2025	Baldwin Early Learning Academy	Head Staff Assistant 28	$86,949	$5,018
Vinh H. Vu	2021	Boston Police Department	MtrEquipRpprClassIIBPDFleetBFD	$62,966	$5,018
Colleen M Coughlin	2013	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Sr Programmer	$0	$5,018
Sheldon K. Jackson	2014	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification)	$0	$5,017
Charles H. Rigg	2012	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Prin Dp Sys Anal-Dp	$0	$5,017
Gloria C Pineda	2017	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,017
Stephen Michael Hickey	2011	Boston Public Schools	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,017
Raul A Campillo	2019	Office of Streets	Admin Secretary	$0	$5,016
Kevin Deagle	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$5,016
Fernand Arvens Celestin	2021	Boston Fire Department	FF(SOCBestTeam)-AdvTechnician	$108,633	$5,016
Theresa Rita Meade	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$0	$5,016
Michael E Buckley	2013	Property Management	Clerk of Works(PMD Const &Rpr)	$0	$5,016
Luis A Rivera	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,016
Robert Lee Mentos	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,015
Troy T Major	2025	Facilities Management	Jr Custodian	$67,064	$5,015
Edward Joseph Nolan	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,014