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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
Jerome D. Smart	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$15,867
Robert Myers	2016	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$15,867
Paul G Glora	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$15,865
Arthur Moy	2011	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$15,865
Eric Travers	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,865
Michael L. Funches	2012	Public Works Department	Sr Traffic Signal Repairprs II	$0	$15,864
Jack Schaeffer Giordano	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$146,484	$15,863
Curtis C. Campbell	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,862
Jeremiah Raines	2025	Parks Department	Maint Mech (Carpenter)##	$76,507	$15,861
Richard Sameski	2023	Parks Department	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$100,790	$15,861
Richard Sameski	2022	Parks Department	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$100,790	$15,861
Jeffrey Lippolis	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$114,772	$15,861
Jeffrey Lippolis	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$114,772	$15,861
Ariana Hughes	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$66,911	$15,861
Gregory Joseph	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,860
Matthew W Coose	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$124,355	$15,860
Karen Y Mejia	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$179,920	$15,860
Jeffrey Andrew Narbonne	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$175,602	$15,859
Michael J Atkins	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,859
John P Kelly	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,858
Jennifer McNeil	2023	Parks Department	Park Ranger III	$99,132	$15,858
Brendan Lyons	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$125,575	$15,858
Rachelle Couch	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,858
Lateisha R Adams	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$15,858
Edward A. McKinnon	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,857
Oswaldo Zabalu Escalante	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$111,424	$15,856
Michael Ryan Sweeney	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,856
Leroy Hamilton	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$15,855
Edward E Jackson	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$15,854
Anthony F Lamonica	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,854
Thomas William Beard	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,853
Alaa Yousf Essa	2023	Boston Police Department	Motor Equip Repprs ClassIIIBPD	$72,588	$15,852
Alaa Yousf Essa	2022	Boston Police Department	Motor Equip Repprs ClassIIIBPD	$72,588	$15,852
Gerard Peter Bannon	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$152,115	$15,852
Christopher Charles Rooney	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,852
Guy J Cammarata	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$187,171	$15,851
Guy J Cammarata	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$187,171	$15,851
Mark Murphy	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,851
Melissa A Lombardo	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$15,851
Christopher Alan Bird	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,850
Daniel J. McCarthy	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,850
Thuan D Lai	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$252,797	$15,849
Julio Nepomuceno-Mateo	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$208,752	$15,849
Thomas E. Sullivan	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,848
Kirk Stokes	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,848
Sally Chung	2023	Boston Fire Department	Prin Data Proc Systems Analyst	$156,553	$15,848
Sally Chung	2022	Boston Fire Department	Prin Data Proc Systems Analyst	$156,553	$15,848
Michael Sameski V	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$15,848
Thomas Bent	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,846
Maria F Carvalho	2014	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Tech - Environmental	$0	$15,845