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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
Michael McCarthy	2012	Boston Public Library	Sr Bldg Custodian-Traveling	$0	$14,094
John A. Adduci	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$14,093
Sean T. O'Connor	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,093
Jonathan O'Brien	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,093
Thomas J Blake	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$14,092
Joseph Mario Townes	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$14,092
Robert Eric Barrett	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,092
Donna M Musto	2024	Public Works Department	Admin Secretary	$81,031	$14,092
William J O'Brien	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,091
Robert M Fields	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,091
Philip David	2025	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$43,618	$14,090
Roseann A Atkins-Tyler	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Ballistician 4$10	$0	$14,090
Maryellen Kathleen Shea	2015	Boston Police Department	Criminalist II	$0	$14,089
Joseph G Ciampa	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,089
Justin P. Wood	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$14,088
Rebecca McKie	2024	Boston Public Library	Assistant Supervisor	$83,265	$14,088
Clarence Brian Deseignora	2024	Cemetery Division	Cemetery Foreperson##	$61,849	$14,088
Michael A Gallagher	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,088
Joseph L Penabad	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,088
Gwendolyn Brown	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$14,088
Marc Richard McAndrew	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$168,762	$14,088
Pamela D. Wilson	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,087
Yvette T Ram	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,086
William Gerard Buckley	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,086
Michael P. McGonagle	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,086
Keith D Dalrymple	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$14,086
Martin Simon	2013	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Rep Frpr I (CFM)##	$0	$14,086
Anthony J O'Brien	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$14,085
Daniel B Donahoe	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,085
John M Twomey	2012	Boston Public Schools	Asst Supv-Sch Bld El In & Mnt	$0	$14,085
Eric Charles Watson	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$14,085
Damien Margardo	2025	Parks Department	Exec Asst (CC)	$119,158	$14,083
Victor Gaybor	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$14,082
Kenneth M Moore	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,081
Linsey C Onishuk	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,081
Christopher Burke	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$14,079
Frederick James Hollien	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,079
Thomas M Goggin	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$14,079
Kenneth L Alicea	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,079
Edward J. Walsh Jr.	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,078
Richard L Mercer	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,078
Don F. Cuddahy	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$14,078
Joseph F. Brooks	2023	Boston Fire Department	Radio Supv (Bfd)	$196,471	$14,076
Joseph F. Brooks	2022	Boston Fire Department	Radio Supv (Bfd)	$196,471	$14,076
John P O'Donnell	2018	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$14,075
David L. Santosuosso	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,074
Octavius S. Rowe	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,074
Michael C. Breen	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,073
Lorenzo Thompson	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,072
James Patrick Duffy	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,071