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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
Coleman T Lydon	2025	Age Strong	Driver	$59,184	$1,581
Frederick J Boyle	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$86,208	$1,581
William B Jones	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$119,288	$1,581
Wesley McIntosh	2015	Parks Department	Maint Mech (Carpenter)##	$0	$1,581
Kimberly Valdez	2023	Boston Fire Department	Prin Clerk	$18,246	$1,581
Kevin M. James	2015	BPS School Safety Service	Officer-Bps Police	$0	$1,581
Djovanokovsky Thelus	2023	Transportation	Standby Cab Monitor HE	$7,025	$1,581
Joseph Camille	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$27,453	$1,580
Anthony Michael Alamia	2023	Emergency Management	Project Dir	$79,684	$1,580
Michael P Linskey	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$110,469	$1,580
Matthew Rico Gonzalez	2023	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Maint Person##	$34,202	$1,580
Shannon Lynch	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$55,430	$1,580
Arthur L Samuels	2013	Boston Public Schools	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$1,580
Ellen M. Iarrobino	2019	BPS South Boston High	Cafeteria Manager14	$0	$1,580
Kathleen Marie Davis	2024	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Admin Coordinator (Com Sch)	$100,870	$1,580
Garry R Davis	2023	Safety Services	Officer-Bps Police	$32,547	$1,580
Eric Stephen Vinitsky	2020	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief Admin	$0	$1,580
Bruce G Cardillo	2017	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$1,580
Kacie L Rogers	2024	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$70,863	$1,580
Erica T Polite	2017	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$0	$1,579
Patrick D. Murphy	2023	Boston Fire Department	District FireChiefAdmn-AdvTech	$217,542	$1,579
Patrick D. Murphy	2022	Boston Fire Department	District FireChiefAdmn-AdvTech	$217,542	$1,579
Brian M Oliveri	2021	Inspectional Services Dept	Envrnmntl Health Inspector I	$81,903	$1,579
Alan D. Legere	2023	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$90,172	$1,579
Vernelle Smalls-Cardona	2020	Boston Police Department	Exec Sec (B.P.D)	$0	$1,579
Omar Nunez	2017	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$1,579
Norberto Rosa	2013	Boston Public Schools	Officer-Bps Police	$0	$1,579
John I. Harden	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$1,579
Dylan McCarthy	2019	Boston Public Library	Sr Bldg Custodian	$0	$1,579
Margaret A. Kelly	2017	Boston Public Library	Branch Librarian II	$0	$1,578
Marie S Cleophat	2023	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$27,872	$1,578
Ching Wah Chan	2023	Boston Police Department	Legal Secretary	$65,010	$1,578
Ramon Luis Rodriguez	2021	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Staff Asst	$53,399	$1,578
Donna Marie Francis	2017	Public Works Department	Head Admin Clerk	$0	$1,577
Robert Sullivan	2011	Parks Department	Laborer (Park)	$0	$1,577
Luis F. Vega	2023	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$58,084	$1,577
Luis F. Vega	2022	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$58,084	$1,577
Chinele Velazquez	2012	Treasury-Treasury Division	Supv-Accounting	$0	$1,577
Andy Mendez	2024	Boston Fire Department	Cadet (Fire)	$33,854	$1,576
Arben Lilaj	2015	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$1,576
Lesley S Christos	2013	Inspectional Services Dept	Housing Inspector	$0	$1,576
Cleota Swift	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$33,449	$1,576
Kristin J Stockbridge	2011	Transportation Department	Parking Meter Supervisor	$0	$1,576
John Paul Madjerec	2024	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Building Manager	$55,550	$1,576
Brenda J. Laws	2015	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$0	$1,576
Don D'Souza	2011	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Prin Data Proc Systems Analyst	$0	$1,576
Jebeh F. Mitchell	2017	Boston Public Library	Sr Library Asst (Branch)	$0	$1,576
Allen P Nickerson	2013	Boston Public Schools	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$1,576
Anabela M Giambusso	2024	Veterans' Services	Sr Admin Asst	$108,738	$1,576
Philip C. Castor	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$1,576