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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
Ronie Matthew Robinson	2018	Public Works Department	Code Enforce Offc	$0	$13,196
Steven Caulfield	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,195
Jason Frank Kosek	2020	Boston Police Department	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$0	$13,195
Peter A Gailunas	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,195
Michael J. Olszak	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,194
Connor Hardy	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,194
Anne Marie Flattery	2025	Public Works Department	Prin Admin Asst	$122,098	$13,191
Matthew M Brady	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,191
John Kacvinsky	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,191
Rachel A. Pierce	2020	Public Works Department	Admin Asst (Gser Sec Hwy Pwd)	$0	$13,190
Sharon M Galloway	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,190
Michael P. Keaney	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$13,190
Thomas J. Noto	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,189
Michael Andrew Jay	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$136,145	$13,189
Eric Bucca	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,189
William J. O'Sullivan	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$0	$13,188
Roseann A Atkins-Tyler	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Ballistician 4$10	$0	$13,188
Charles Anthony Mentos	2025	Ellison-Parks Early Ed	Family Liaison BTU	$115,629	$13,188
Nathalie F Delsoin	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,188
Jeffrey Cahill	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,186
Peter Cabrera	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$13,185
Julio A Echemendia	2011	Public Works Department	Public Works Laborer	$0	$13,184
Thomas John Higgins	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$13,184
Paul Joseph Decoste	2020	Cemetery Division	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$0	$13,183
Maria De Los Angeles Garcia	2024	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$57,864	$13,183
Anthony M Tippett	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,183
Richard J. Derle	2014	Cemetery Division	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$0	$13,182
Edwin S Melecio	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,182
Alexander Thomas Berte Jr.	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,182
Michael E Ahern	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$13,181
Marcus Beal	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,181
Kevin McCarey	2014	Boston Fire Department	Frpr-Lineperson&Cable Splicers	$0	$13,181
Jennifer A Lyden	2021	Boston Police Department	Social Worker (BPD)	$89,857	$13,180
Ryan W. Cunningham	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,180
Joseph E O'Connor	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,180
Michael T. Duffley	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,180
Denean A Tolliver	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$13,179
Richard W Densmore	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,179
Thomas J Kelly	2011	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$13,179
Jason C. Jimenez	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,178
William L Miller	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,177
Gregory Kelly	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$13,176
Shawn Teeple	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$13,176
Mark J. Parolin	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$13,176
Gregory K. Burnett	2021	Parks Department	Motor Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$51,595	$13,176
Christopher M. McCarron	2015	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$13,176
Daniel Robert Adjemian	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$13,176
Benjamin M Katz	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,175
Albert D Marchionda	2011	Boston Police Department	Building Maint Supv	$0	$13,175
Jason O. Palmer	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$134,006	$13,174