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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
Hodari Keels	2025	Parks Department	Park Ranger III	$109,422	$23,927
Gerard Gorman	2018	Public Works Department	Recycling Coor	$0	$23,926
Jean G. Joseph	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$23,925
Christine Melia Marini	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$23,924
Bartholomew J Shea	2019	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$0	$23,923
Anna Sweeney	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$232,236	$23,922
Christopher Paul Amato	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$164,973	$23,922
James B O'Brien	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$0	$23,922
Ronald H Keith	2018	Boston Fire Department	FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp)	$0	$23,921
Roger D. Layden Jr.	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$23,921
Michael McCarthy	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSp)DFC-AdvTe	$155,369	$23,921
Michael McCarthy	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSp)DFC-AdvTe	$155,369	$23,921
Michael Anthony Mustacchio	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$234,435	$23,920
Michael Burke	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$23,919
Robert Cuddyer	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$23,918
Rickey Darnelle Cassey	2013	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$0	$23,918
Edward A. McKinnon	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$23,917
Paul Gormley	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$141,864	$23,917
Paul Gormley	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$141,864	$23,917
Louis A Brown	2025	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$97,331	$23,916
Gerard Jermaine Wynn	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$23,916
Michael R Brown	2018	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$23,916
Joseph J Dinsmore	2015	Parks Department	Gen Tree Maint Frprs	$0	$23,915
Jeremiah Francis Foley	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$150,556	$23,915
Philip J Cetrino	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$23,915
Derrick Harris V	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$23,914
Michael A. DelMonaco	2023	Parks Department	MaintMechaFrprs(Machi/Parks)	$110,071	$23,913
Eric M Wirtz	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$23,913
Hugo R Alvarez	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$134,433	$23,912
Patrick Thomas Burke	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$156,918	$23,911
Christopher J McCarthy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$123,566	$23,910
Christopher J McCarthy	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$123,566	$23,910
Nicolson Pierre	2018	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$23,909
Louis Madeira	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$175,562	$23,909
Steven Sweeney	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$23,908
Joseph M. Cloherty	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$216,737	$23,907
Paul T Quinn	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$23,906
Ricky Paulo Evora De Pina	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$130,615	$23,905
Michael P. DiAngelis	2024	Facilities Management	Asst Supv Custodians	$171,640	$23,904
Adrienne Lee Farrar	2024	Boston Fire Department	Prin Admin Asst	$133,364	$23,903
David Powell	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$0	$23,903
Christopher G Hegerich	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$23,902
Kevin G. Toland	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$155,047	$23,901
Jillian Petruzziello	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$125,165	$23,897
Melrose M Samuels	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$23,894
Thuan D Lai	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$23,894
Paul H Bone	2025	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Main Prs(Sign Fab)	$88,176	$23,893
Steven Ennis Kasper	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$23,892
Jorge L Hernandez	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$23,890
Ricky M Rabb	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$23,890