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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
James L Leydon	2023	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Signal Repairprs I	$65,319	$971
Lisa Martins	2016	Elderly Commission	Dispatcher	$0	$971
Marcus Hess Lewis	2023	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Youth Worker	$49,596	$971
Lisa J Paige	2019	Inspectional Services Dept	Head Clerk	$0	$971
Kristina A. Briggs	2011	Boston Public Library	Spec Library Asst I (Branch)	$0	$970
Maria D ramos	2021	Boston Public Library	Jr Building Custodian	$17,030	$970
Paul A Gordon	2015	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$0	$970
Emanuel Alves De Pina	2023	Boston Police Department	Cadet (Police)	$20,211	$970
Cynthia J. Sanchez	2014	Inspectional Services Dept	Housing Inspector	$0	$970
Angela Patrice Bonds	2013	Boston Public Library	Children's Librarian I	$0	$970
Robert Macrelli	2015	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Lifeguard I	$0	$970
Kelly A. Pyne	2017	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$0	$970
Edward G O'Brien	2025	Boston Police Department	Support Desk Specialist	$79,561	$969
Troy Moore	2023	Cemetery Division	Grave Digger	$8,670	$969
Margaret Ann Levine	2012	Boston Public Library	Children's Librarian I	$0	$969
Jack Lee	2019	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$0	$969
Catherine M Small	2013	Transportation Department	Parking Meter Supervisor	$0	$969
Daniel Jennings Martin	2023	Chief Operating Officer	Project Manager (C)	$76,455	$969
Daniel Jennings Martin	2022	Chief Operating Officer	Project Manager (C)	$76,455	$969
Albert C Rue Jr.	2020	Mattahunt Elementary School	Paraprofessional	$0	$969
Julian Guaili Rossello-Cornier	2023	BPS Dever Elementary	Teacher	$52,102	$969
Julian Guaili Rossello-Cornier	2022	BPS Dever Elementary	Teacher	$52,102	$969
Delia McInerney	2023	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Youth Worker	$45,328	$969
Neil McCarthy	2016	Boston Fire Department	Inside Wireperson	$0	$969
Gerard P. Leahy	2018	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$968
Isabella Luci Silveira De Toni	2025	Dever Elementary	Paraprofessional	$69,225	$968
Davaughn Howard-Cousins	2023	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$57,438	$968
Hector Luis Galarza	2020	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Youth Worker	$0	$968
Jill S Nauyokas	2011	Transportation Department	Parking Meter Supervisor	$0	$968
Gary Marino	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$968
Elaine A Satchell	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$58,721	$968
Katie Hong Dao Vu	2014	Boston Public Library	Sr Library Asst (Branch)	$0	$968
Albert C Rue Jr.	2017	Mattapan Early Elementary	Surround Care Paraprofessional	$0	$968
Nereida Villanueva	2016	Boston Public Library	Spec Library Asst I (Branch)	$0	$968
Hilario Romero Cabral	2023	Boston Police Department	Jr Building Custodian	$44,518	$967
Barbara Zaneta Watner	2024	Auditing Department	Sr Admin Anl	$50,716	$967
Fred Kenny Cruz	2015	Public Works Department	Public Works Laborer	$0	$967
Roberta C Craven	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$967
Edward Spencer V	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$967
Stephen N Partello	2021	BPS School Safety Service	Officer-Bps Police	$8,116	$967
Birma Brea	2018	Boston Police Department	School Traffic Supv	$0	$967
James M Devlin	2018	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$967
Andres L Payne	2017	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Lifeguard I	$0	$967
Thomas Blake	2011	Boston Public Library	Manager of Digital Services	$0	$967
Ernest Moses	2016	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$0	$966
Carmen G. Aviles	2016	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$0	$966
Latoya Weaver	2018	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Office Assistant	$0	$966
Eric Dorian Thompson	2020	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$966
Delia McInerney	2023	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Youth Worker	$26,452	$966
Delia McInerney	2022	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Youth Worker	$26,452	$966