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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
Michael A Mattera	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$228,006	$24,744
Dennis Charles Alessandro	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$148,618	$24,744
Dennis Charles Alessandro	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$148,618	$24,744
Michael Calabro V	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,742
William F Dunne	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,740
Stephen J Wilk	2012	Boston Police Department	Signalperson-Electrician	$0	$24,739
Bridie-Ann Brienzi	2015	Boston Police Department	IAPRO Systems Coordinator	$0	$24,739
Kevin D Morrissey	2015	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$0	$24,739
Arthur W Green	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,739
Keith R. Wood	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,738
David F. Murray	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$140,784	$24,736
David F. Murray	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$140,784	$24,736
Carmen Alisha Brown	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$24,734
Wayne A Wilson	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$158,545	$24,733
Tyler Porter Thomas	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$193,018	$24,732
Byron Parker	2013	Transportation Department	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$24,731
Daniel Elliott Ciccolo	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,728
Arthur James Conlon	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,727
Joseph A Ford Jr.	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$24,727
Michael P. Souza	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,726
Leroy Hamilton	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$24,725
Christopher M. Nee	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,724
Ednei Furtado	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,723
Donna M. Gavin	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$24,722
Rita DiCicco-Fraticelli	2024	Boston Retirement System	Admin Asst (Finance)	$125,555	$24,721
Gerard Majella Giblin	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,721
Caetano A Teixeira	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,720
Derrick S. Levy	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$24,719
Glenn D McGillivray	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$24,718
Victor L. Evans Jr.	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,715
Jose L Lozano	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$24,715
Vladimir Xavier	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,714
Leroy C. James	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$228,919	$24,712
Tony Smith	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$24,711
Sean D Hanlon	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$154,791	$24,709
Sean D Hanlon	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$154,791	$24,709
Anne M Milito	2023	Inspectional Services Dept	Building Inspector##	$114,318	$24,709
Robert J Donaruma	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$226,832	$24,708
Robert J Donaruma	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$226,832	$24,708
S David Exilien	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,707
Ralph T. Dean	2018	Boston Fire Department	FF (Mas Of F Boat)	$0	$24,707
Daniel Murphy	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,706
Eroy B Kindell	2024	Public Works Department	Highway Const Inspector(Pwd)##	$59,823	$24,706
Giovanni Ismael Cook	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$210,009	$24,705
Erik Savicke	2011	Boston Police Department	Criminalist	$0	$24,704
Courtney A Powell	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$24,704
Roksana W Kozub	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$258,289	$24,702
John Glen Stivaletta	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,701
Thomas E. Barrett	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,701
Joseph J Dinsmore	2016	Parks Department	Gen Tree Maint Frprs	$0	$24,700