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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
Edward Anthony Lukas	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$123,523	$19,805
Robert S Cardillo	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,805
Stephen P. Miller	2019	Boston Fire Department	Gen Maint Mech	$0	$19,804
Robert W McMaster	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,803
Denis K McCarthy	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,803
Michael Anthony Mustacchio	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$148,434	$19,802
James B O'Brien	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,800
Ryan Michael Lynn	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,799
Sally Chung	2023	Boston Fire Department	Prin Data Proc Systems Analyst	$157,620	$19,798
Maurice S. Smiddy	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,798
Lisa M McEachern	2023	Boston Police Department	Management Analyst (Bpd)(Asse)	$110,381	$19,797
Lisa M McEachern	2022	Boston Police Department	Management Analyst (Bpd)(Asse)	$110,381	$19,797
Teresa L Myers	2023	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$139,650	$19,796
Anthony M. Alexis	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,795
Georges E Moise	2023	Property Management	Sr Admin Asst (Shift Supv)	$120,820	$19,795
Brian C Summering	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$224,299	$19,795
Brian C Summering	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$224,299	$19,795
Patrick Moran	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,795
Gregory Dajuan Williams	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$19,794
Cavan Dunn	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$189,430	$19,794
Margaret A Ricard	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,792
Leigh Anne Fitzgerald	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,792
Michael James Connolly	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$19,792
Mark L Assad	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$19,792
Keith R Callow	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,791
Peter Kenny	2020	Public Facilities Department	Project Manager (PFD)	$0	$19,791
Michael Joseph Healey	2011	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$19,790
Robert Ronald Schindler	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$114,714	$19,789
Robert Ronald Schindler	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$114,714	$19,789
Ana c Almeida	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,787
Kennedy C. Semedo	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,787
Anthony Joseph Viola	2025	Boston Public Library	Professional Librarian III	$115,810	$19,786
Michael J Hegarty	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$19,786
Nadia G. Siconolfi	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,785
Charles K. Burch	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,783
Michael Lowe Blake	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,782
Stephanie Lee Estes	2019	Public Works Department	Jr Civil Eng	$0	$19,782
Robert James Williams	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,781
Michael Blevins	2019	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$19,781
Roberto J Tejada	2019	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$0	$19,781
Nancy E Cellucci	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$19,781
David A. Stewart	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$0	$19,780
Hien T Truong	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,779
James Colvin	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$173,107	$19,779
Logan Coughlin	2019	Property Management	Sr Computer Operator	$0	$19,779
Edmundo James Jr.	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,778
Michael J Palizzolo	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$19,778
Matthew E Rotelli	2020	Election Division	Asst Reg Voters	$0	$19,778
Anthony Thompson	2023	Boston Public Library	Facility Mgr-Nights & Weekends	$89,363	$19,777
Anthony Thompson	2022	Boston Public Library	Facility Mgr-Nights & Weekends	$89,363	$19,777