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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
Kayci Claude Bernard	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,864
Derek Marcoaldi	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,864
Francisco Colon	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,863
Kerry Jane Byrne	2024	Boston Retirement System	Admin Asst	$113,528	$24,863
Peter G. Moscaritolo	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$24,863
Michael Powers	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,863
Robert J. McGrath	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$194,754	$24,862
Ryan Timothy McLaughlin	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$159,666	$24,862
Joseph D. Shea	2019	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$24,859
Kristen Renee Brass	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$168,766	$24,859
Mark Joseph McKeown	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$24,858
Sheila Ann Leahy	2018	Boston Fire Department	FF (Training Instruc)	$0	$24,858
Steven M Charbonnier	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$198,591	$24,855
Shawn Roberts	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$125,726	$24,853
Phu Pham	2023	Election Division	Data Proc Equip Tech (Ele)	$101,460	$24,853
Samuel Robert Long	2017	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II	$0	$24,853
Daniel T Conboy	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$24,852
John Kacvinsky	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,850
Peter J. Messina	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$200,234	$24,850
Peter J. Messina	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$200,234	$24,850
Quentin D Lee	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$24,849
Paul D Wright	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$0	$24,849
David P. O'Sullivan	2015	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$24,848
Warith Sultan	2021	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$83,689	$24,848
Melvin A Ruiz	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$126,379	$24,845
Joseph L Foley	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF(Liaison to RetirementBoard)	$162,993	$24,844
John Harvey Newton Jr.	2020	Procurement	Mailroom Equipment Operator	$0	$24,843
Matthew Andrew Buckley	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$152,349	$24,842
Matthew Andrew Buckley	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$152,349	$24,842
Bryan Dale	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$24,841
James M. Hennessy	2012	Public Works Department	StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)##	$0	$24,840
Joseph R. Roman	2016	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repprs (CFM)##	$0	$24,838
Daniel Richard Martell Jr.	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$193,914	$24,837
Paul T. Capeless	2011	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$0	$24,836
Conary A Thompson	2015	Public Works Department	Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)##	$0	$24,835
Daniel McNamara	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,835
Stephen M. Passacantilli	2020	Parks Department	Dir-Operations	$0	$24,834
Sean M. Connelly	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$179,134	$24,833
Wallace Grant Tilford	2018	Boston Police Department	Asst Dir BPD Neigh Crime Watch	$0	$24,833
Clifford Goodband	2014	Boston Police Department	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$24,832
Brendan Sullivan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$159,307	$24,831
Joseph h. McDonough	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,829
Janine Busby	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$24,828
Joseph Passi	2018	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$24,828
Justin Manuel Castellanos	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$174,484	$24,825
Margarita Boudreau	2025	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec-SupportAnalyst	$99,595	$24,825
John Joseph Delano	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$165,719	$24,823
Mitchell j McCormick	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Bomb Squad	$0	$24,823
Victor T Moreira	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,817
Gregory Thomas Nicholas	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$24,817