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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
Harry Castillo	2023	Parks Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$82,655	$27,781
Harry Castillo	2022	Parks Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$82,655	$27,781
Bernadette Izzard-Stinson	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$27,779
Michael P Saltalamacchia	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$27,779
Michael C Haggerty	2017	Public Works Department	Jr Civil Eng	$0	$27,778
Lucia Palomares	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$188,111	$27,778
Ricardo Goncalves	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$137,796	$27,777
Charles M Johnson	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$27,776
Ryan Conlon	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$216,496	$27,775
Stephen W. Hodges	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$27,774
Robert Keith Connor	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,772
Michael E Felton	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$27,771
Patrick K. Layden	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,771
Brian R Barcelou	2018	Boston Police Department	Prin Dp Sys Anal-Dp	$0	$27,770
Brian Robert Hartigan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$203,396	$27,769
Alton Donovan Barrett	2018	Public Works Department	Spec Hvy Meo	$0	$27,769
Herbert S Marshall	2019	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$27,769
Michael Joseph Deane	2013	Inspectional Services Dept	Wire Inspector	$0	$27,768
Michael John McDermott	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$182,334	$27,768
William R Hubbard	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$239,001	$27,768
Connor Hardy	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,768
Joseph E. Finn	2011	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$0	$27,766
Rodney O. Marshall	2015	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$27,766
Carl J Nemes	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,765
Shawn Burns	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$27,763
Brian W Moxley	2023	Inspectional Services Dept	Building Inspector##	$134,504	$27,762
Brian W Moxley	2022	Inspectional Services Dept	Building Inspector##	$134,504	$27,762
Daniel J Fullam	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Hosp Liaison 4$10	$0	$27,762
Richard J. Kelley	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,760
Joao D Carvalho	2019	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$27,760
Bienvenido DeLaCruz	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,759
Emanuel Canuto	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,755
Joseph R. Roman	2021	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II	$103,299	$27,753
Noel M. Richards	2011	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$27,753
Michael P Pankievich	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$138,038	$27,752
Michael P Pankievich	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$138,038	$27,752
Rory P Thornton	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$27,749
Benis Peguero	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,748
Peter A. Zographos	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$27,747
Horacio D. Brienza	2018	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$27,747
Thomas J. Noto	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,743
Adrian Patrick Troy	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$27,741
Christa A. Milton	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$151,410	$27,740
John D. McDonough	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$27,740
Charles J Papineau	2017	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Adv Tech	$0	$27,739
James P. Cushing	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$27,737
Rory Foley	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,736
Thomas P O'Donnell	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,736
Arthenia A Copeland	2020	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$27,736
Sandro Fonseca	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,734