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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. DelMonaco	2023	Parks Department	MaintMechaFrprs(Machi/Parks)	$110,353	$24,522
Michael A. DelMonaco	2022	Parks Department	MaintMechaFrprs(Machi/Parks)	$110,353	$24,522
James Alexander Wyse II	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,522
Gregory Lynch	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$277,877	$24,522
Patrick Doherty	2024	Public Facilities Department	Clerk of Works II (PFD)	$129,399	$24,521
Thomas J Hill	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$24,520
Michael A. Dillon	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$24,519
Christopher Charles Rooney	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$175,875	$24,518
Christopher Charles Rooney	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$175,875	$24,518
James P. Cushing	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$24,518
Richard F Harrington	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,517
Joseph R Watts	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$0	$24,517
Patrick B. Manning	2016	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$24,516
Conor M Byrne	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$196,266	$24,516
Donald O Caisey	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$24,516
Larry J Drayton	2024	Property Management	MaintMechPaint(PMDGraffRemoval	$88,704	$24,515
Michael M. Kelley	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$24,514
Sean Martin	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$24,514
Ryan Joseph Roach	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$176,989	$24,513
Ryan Joseph Roach	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$176,989	$24,513
Reynaldo B Salcedo	2024	Boston Police Department	Sr Bldg Custodian (BPD)##	$79,055	$24,513
Kevin T Buckley	2013	Public Works Department	Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)##	$0	$24,513
Jennifer Connolly	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Hosp Liaison 4$10	$0	$24,512
Steven R Lambert	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$143,497	$24,512
Gerard Majella Giblin	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$250,666	$24,512
Shondu Janey	2015	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$24,511
Reuben E. Taylor	2018	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$0	$24,510
Matthew J McCullough	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$106,978	$24,510
Kevin l. Minor	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$150,714	$24,508
Emily Chen	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$175,746	$24,506
Kerry Manning	2025	Boston Fire Department	Sr Admin Asst (Fire)	$131,362	$24,505
Garrett Boyle	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Harborboat 3$8	$140,055	$24,505
George White	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,505
Mark J Jones	2015	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$24,503
Megan Leavitt	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$101,414	$24,500
Keith F. Fleming	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$169,816	$24,497
Joseph Hobin	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,497
Thomas E. Flynn	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,497
Colin P. Kelly	2023	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$244,651	$24,496
Daniel Laughlin Farina	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$152,202	$24,496
Timothy Shields	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$163,409	$24,495
Richard Edward McLaughlin	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$155,190	$24,495
Mark Anthony Pagliarini	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$201,320	$24,494
Lynn M Palmatier	2024	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$92,529	$24,493
Russell Martin McDonald	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$154,303	$24,493
Steven Smigliani	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,492
Thomas Francis Messer	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$24,492
Steven Rhodey	2023	Public Works Department	Carpentry Supervisor	$100,291	$24,492
Brian Ruka	2018	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$24,492
Francis Lynch X	2012	Boston Public Schools	Sen Cust C	$0	$24,489