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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
Micah W Chapman	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$214,918	$17,676
Edwin S Melecio	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,675
Kevin Lockhead	2024	Election Division	Election Operation Assistant	$73,582	$17,674
Nevin Paul Connors	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$118,847	$17,674
Nathan P Robbins	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$17,673
Mark Buchanan	2018	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$17,671
Shawn Matthew Hakins	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$254,771	$17,670
Eileen M Griffin	2013	Boston Police Department	Sr Admin Anl	$0	$17,670
Lance R Norwood	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$17,670
Kevin Pumphret	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$17,670
John W Earley	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$203,260	$17,669
Michael R Ercolano	2011	Transportation Department	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$17,669
Elias H. Semaan	2023	Public Facilities Department	Project Manager (PFD)	$131,897	$17,668
John R Soares	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$17,668
Michael James Mitchell	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$17,668
Karcel Eveillard	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$99,607	$17,665
Karcel Eveillard	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$99,607	$17,665
David M. Komejko	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,665
Joseph Michael Young	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$17,665
Jeffrey Richardson Lynch Jr.	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$17,665
Richard Joseph Treanor	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$123,957	$17,663
Sean M Hughes	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,663
Kevin F Golden	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$137,065	$17,663
Michael A. DelMonaco	2017	Parks Department	MaintMechaFrprs(Machi/Parks)	$0	$17,662
Gerald Verisotosky	2018	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$17,662
Patrick D. Murphy	2018	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$17,662
Daniel T Lynch	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$17,661
Dennis A MacDonald	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$17,661
Kevin F Jones	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$17,661
Shamus Moynihan	2023	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$82,671	$17,661
Shamus Moynihan	2022	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$82,671	$17,661
Alex Stylien	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$283,802	$17,658
Dennis A MacDonald	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$17,658
Lucie Andre	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$17,658
Darryl W Owens	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$17,657
Michael John McDermott	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,655
Dave E Juba	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$17,655
Christopher DiCicco	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$166,865	$17,654
Christopher DiCicco	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$166,865	$17,654
Eric R Foreman	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,654
Francis Joseph McCarthy	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$186,414	$17,654
Kevin F McNiff	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,653
Peter Daniel O'Donnell	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$114,196	$17,652
Ryan J. Ross	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,652
Christian Patrick Adams	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$118,611	$17,651
Richard D Cintolo	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$17,651
Ildo D Goncalves	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$17,650
Kevin B Garry	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$0	$17,650
Rick E Johnson	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$17,650
Shondu Janey	2011	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$17,649