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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
Lawrence J. Hickman	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$16,886
Kara Connolly	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$130,378	$16,886
Kara Connolly	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$130,378	$16,886
Vincent Marcus Gonzalez	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$16,886
David R Blaides	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,885
David M Kiley	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,884
Michael A. DelMonaco	2016	Parks Department	HvyMtrEquipReprprs(HMER/Parks)	$0	$16,883
Thomas M. O'Brien	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$16,883
Roy A Mills	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,883
Gerard T. Fontana	2012	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief Administration	$0	$16,883
William J Murphy	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,883
Evan M Fantaroni	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$130,768	$16,882
Evan M Fantaroni	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$130,768	$16,882
Hector Cabrera	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Bomb Squad	$0	$16,882
Patricia A. Quigg	2016	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor II	$0	$16,882
Israul Marrero	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$16,881
Michael James McCarthy	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,881
Kevin F Meehan	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,881
Timothy Lawless	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,880
Edward K Kwok	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$147,651	$16,880
Edward K Kwok	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$147,651	$16,880
Sean P Costello	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,880
Emmett F McNamara	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,879
Moises F. Webb	2023	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$61,559	$16,879
Paul Hoban V	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$16,879
Paul F Burke	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$16,879
Paul Bradley	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,879
Mark Osis Jr.	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$116,275	$16,878
Andrew M Caron	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,878
Jimmy Le Nguyen	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$117,972	$16,878
Jimmy Le Nguyen	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$117,972	$16,878
Jennifer M Ryan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Case Manager (Fire Dept.)	$135,959	$16,877
Jennifer M Ryan	2022	Boston Fire Department	Case Manager (Fire Dept.)	$135,959	$16,877
Steven Atkins	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,877
John M Joyce	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$16,877
Timothy Peter Callahan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$107,382	$16,877
Stephen E Puopolo	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,877
Edward J Matthews	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,877
Christopher Francis Davey	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$125,609	$16,876
Christopher Francis Davey	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$125,609	$16,876
Helen Bucelewicz	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$184,523	$16,876
Michael Leo Halley	2018	Inspectional Services Dept	Building Inspector##	$0	$16,875
John M Kilroe	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,875
Neva J Coakley	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$16,873
Joseph A Ford Jr.	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,872
David D Kiley	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$16,871
Billie Ann Kelly	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$172,056	$16,871
James K Cheatham	2014	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$16,870
Thomas Barry Jr.	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$146,728	$16,869
Thomas Barry Jr.	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$146,728	$16,869