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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 K.Y Chin	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$34,171
Matthew J Kulesza	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,171
Joseph Singletary	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,168
Enrique P Rosano Jr.	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$191,461	$34,167
Jason S Gilmore Sr.	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/AcadInstructor	$0	$34,165
Zachary James Keenan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$197,415	$34,164
Patrick J McDonough	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$34,163
Daniel D Gomes	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$34,163
Roselyn Lacroix	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,163
James F. Sullivan	2012	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$34,162
Duane B Jenkins	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$161,474	$34,162
Phyllis E Carter	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$34,158
Robert Butler	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$34,157
Luis A Palermo	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$200,751	$34,155
Luis A Palermo	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$200,751	$34,155
Haseeb Hosein	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$408,826	$34,154
Corey P Dizoglio	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$200,618	$34,153
Christopher Bailey	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$34,149
William A McGovern	2023	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$128,867	$34,148
Henry Tyra	2015	Public Works Department	Maint Mech (LightServRep/App)	$0	$34,148
Arthenia A Copeland	2024	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec-SupportAnalyst	$110,028	$34,147
James Robert Patterson	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$34,147
Paul A. Deleo Jr.	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$183,471	$34,147
Norberto B Perez	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$34,146
Kevin Coakley	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,143
D. Mark Cooper	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$34,142
David C Harrison	2020	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$34,140
Paul G. Carey	2018	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$34,140
Roselyn Lacroix	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,139
Christopher D Crager	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$34,138
Michael A Gallagher	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$200,321	$34,138
Melvin Ruiz	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$34,133
Charles R Daly	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$34,132
Davey Kenneth Stephens	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,132
James M O'Loughlin	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,131
Edward J Fleming	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,129
Nicholas Litterio	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,123
Mercedees Nancie Barnes-Jackson	2024	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$131,348	$34,123
Adam A. Mammone	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,121
Jeffrey C Connolly	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,121
John K Rogers	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,121
Brendan Patrick Murphy	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,121
Jeffrey Paul Mathieson	2017	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$0	$34,120
Kyle Thomas Rooney	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$34,117
Daniel E MacDonald	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$34,117
Ildo G Rosario	2025	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$116,112	$34,116
Monica L. Sheesley	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$160,489	$34,116
Kevin P. Finn	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$34,116
Homer Moy	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$34,113
Stephen McKunes	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$129,742	$34,113