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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
Nicole W LaPointe	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$276,333	$24,187
Andre Antonio Kornegay	2017	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$24,187
Patrick J DiCarlo	2017	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$24,184
Dominic A Columbo	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,183
Michael A. Dillon	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$24,183
James K Coveney	2021	Property Management	Sr Bldg Custodian (New Ch)	$77,122	$24,182
Ricardo Mattier	2015	Traffic Division	Asst Supv-Parking Enforcement	$0	$24,181
Mauricio E Langa	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$24,181
Daniel E Smith	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,181
George E. McIntosh	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,181
Xavier Alexander Cruz	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$115,975	$24,180
Xavier Alexander Cruz	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$115,975	$24,180
Emily Elizabeth Savard	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$136,112	$24,178
Charles W Rideout	2023	Parks Department	Supn-Park Maint	$128,322	$24,178
Charles W Rideout	2022	Parks Department	Supn-Park Maint	$128,322	$24,178
Arthur Charles Bruno	2021	Boston Fire Department	Maint Mech (Painter)##	$78,510	$24,176
Eva L Santiago	2019	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$24,175
Mark D. Holbrook	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$165,783	$24,174
Raymond Ramirez	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$24,173
Louis Nieves	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$180,735	$24,171
Louis Nieves	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$180,735	$24,171
Thomas M Brooks	2013	Boston Public Schools	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$0	$24,168
Dereck Dolly	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$210,671	$24,168
Michael Blevins	2015	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$24,168
Ronald H Keith	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp)	$0	$24,168
Kevin A Troncoso	2017	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$24,166
Michael J McManus	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$24,166
David Pina Pires	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$160,919	$24,166
Yrene E Castillo	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,166
John Dempsey	2013	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$24,165
Carolyn Ivens	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,164
Marc A Sanders	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,164
Benjamin Miller	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$171,545	$24,162
Benjamin Miller	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$171,545	$24,162
Leo Joseph Greeley	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,162
Jeffrey Riley	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,160
Eva L Santiago	2020	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$24,154
Gregory L Burton	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,153
Daniel Marifiote	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$191,823	$24,153
Patrick Daniel Long	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$154,744	$24,153
Kevin M Cavanaugh	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,151
Henry Tyra	2014	Public Works Department	Maint Mech (LightServRep/App)	$0	$24,150
Robert C Young	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,150
Leo Joseph Greeley	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,150
Mary A McInness	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$24,148
George F Carino	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$24,148
James A. Whitted	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$164,865	$24,148
Edward Leo Ferent	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,147
Michael P Saltalamacchia	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$24,146
Dara Patrick Nunan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$176,858	$24,145