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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
Sylvester Willis	2014	Parks Department	Laborer (Park)	$0	$788
Cheryl A. Piers	2014	Transportation-Parking Clerk	Claims Investigator(Opc)	$0	$788
Voldy Joly	2024	Transportation	Cab Monitor	$12,354	$788
Patricia Ann McNeil-Barry	2012	Treasury-Collecting Division	Prin Admin Asst (Trs/Col)	$0	$788
Quyen Hue Do	2021	Assessing Department	Office Manager(Asn)	$77,614	$787
Despina Minasidis	2019	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$0	$787
Lori Weddleton	2017	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$0	$787
Patrick Ryan McCarron	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$787
Odessa Ellis	2024	Special Education	One to One Para	$62,963	$787
Jeremy Andrew Harrison	2012	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Streetworkers	$0	$787
Jacquelyn T Mainey	2019	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Secretary 23	$0	$787
Annette Wittry	2018	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Athletic Assistant	$0	$787
Paul Nally	2023	Inspectional Services Dept	Code Enforce Inspector(Isd)	$93,491	$786
Cameron Clark	2023	Inspectional Services Dept	Head Clerk	$54,401	$786
Myra J Matthews	2020	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$0	$786
Matthew O'Brien Malone	2024	Boston Fire Department	Cadet (Fire)	$33,059	$786
John A Devito	2012	Boston Public Library	Technical Support Associate	$0	$786
Teresa A. Rourke	2012	Boston Public Library	Prin Library Asst	$0	$786
Bibiana Mabel Mota de Matias	2020	BPS Dever Elementary	Cafeteria Manager 10	$0	$786
Sheila Ann Parsons	2015	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$0	$786
George Patrician	2015	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Maint Worker/Custodian	$0	$786
Dennis A Woodbury	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$136,826	$786
Steven D Tylerbest	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$73,520	$786
Joseph E O'Connor	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$89,671	$786
Cristian Miguel Fernandez	2021	BPS Transportation	Hot Line Worker HE	$35,436	$786
Javier Andujar	2014	Parks Department	Laborer (Park)	$0	$785
Megan A Baker	2023	Inspectional Services Dept	Chief Bldg Admin Clerk	$57,220	$785
Megan A Baker	2022	Inspectional Services Dept	Chief Bldg Admin Clerk	$57,220	$785
Ellen Marie McDonough	2014	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Data Proc Sys Analyst	$0	$785
Francisco G Skelton	2012	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Prin Data Proc Systems Analyst	$0	$785
Joslin A Thomas	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$785
Lawrence A Calderone	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$171,675	$785
Evelyn F. Jackson	2024	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$36,257	$785
Paul Nally	2017	Inspectional Services Dept	Code Enforce Inspector(Isd)	$0	$784
Leiry A Melendez-Sullivan	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$784
Mattie Washington	2012	Ofc Chf Public Works Transport	Sr Personnel Officer (PWD/All)	$0	$784
Christina M Bellew	2012	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$784
Brendan Thomas Sheehan	2021	Inspectional Services Dept	Envrnmntl Health Inspector I	$81,154	$784
Karen T. Harrison	2014	Boston Fire Department	Prin Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$784
Kevin M Donahue	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$783
James B Kenneally	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$302,949	$783
Diane Curran	2013	Transportation Department	Admin Anl	$0	$783
Ching Wah Chan	2021	Boston Police Department	Legal Secretary	$58,006	$783
Caelann Rae Wood	2025	Boston Police Department	Coordinator (Special Events)	$74,413	$783
Thu Thi Minh Hoang	2021	Boston Fire Department	Data Proc Sys Analyst	$68,570	$783
Willa M Hendren	2023	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$52,273	$783
Willa M Hendren	2022	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$52,273	$783
Mary B. Kelly	2016	Elderly Commission	Special Events Director	$0	$783
Ernest Joseph	2020	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$783
Dorothy M Keller	2016	Boston Public Library	Branch Librarian I	$0	$783