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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
Kerry Ann O'Connor	2023	Boston Fire Department	Sr Admin Asst	$104,553	$13,092
Carol A. Petta	2016	Boston Fire Department	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$13,092
Brian Alkins	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,091
Christine Melia Marini	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$13,089
Raymond A Bowen	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,088
Shayne Michael Houlihan	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$13,088
Robert P Bullock	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,088
Timothy E. Cahill	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$173,995	$13,088
Sean Daniely	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$13,087
Pliney Jenkins	2018	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$0	$13,086
Luz D Rivera	2018	Boston Fire Department	Sr Admin Asst	$0	$13,085
Philip Jeremiah Holda	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,084
Courtney Eldridge Cahill	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$139,742	$13,084
Tristan T Harvey	2023	Public Works Department	Prin Electrical Engineer	$113,470	$13,084
Donovan Lamonica	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$122,714	$13,084
Kathleen Kalil	2019	Boston Fire Department	Sr Admin Asst	$0	$13,084
Hector B Mejia	2011	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$0	$13,083
Dara Seamus Flaherty	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$13,083
Pamela A. Grace	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$13,083
Matthew M Brady	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,082
Michael Robert Terry	2018	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Special Assistant I (CC)	$0	$13,082
Nicholas Vincent Rizzo	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$189,181	$13,082
John F Fitzpatrick	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,081
Jason O. Palmer	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,081
Edward F Byrne	2015	Boston Fire Department	Asst Supn (Bfd/Fad)	$0	$13,081
Sean M Rooney	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,080
Ricky F Cooks	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$13,080
William M Santry	2017	Public Works Department	Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)##	$0	$13,080
Anthony Green	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,080
John F Puglia	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$13,080
Theodore Bond	2023	Parks Department	Laborer (Park)	$57,233	$13,079
John J. Sciara	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,079
Michael Leo Halley	2015	Inspectional Services Dept	Building Inspector##	$0	$13,077
Eileen C Clougherty	2024	Boston Fire Department	Asst Supn (Bfd/Fad)	$261,845	$13,076
Jake Hong Tran	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,075
Kevin William Johnson	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$166,521	$13,075
Anthony M Tippett	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,075
Manuel santos Vieira	2024	Boston Public Library	Jr Building Custodian	$62,152	$13,075
Cathy Garcia	2018	Office of Streets	Admin Asst	$0	$13,074
Robert T. Kilduff Jr.	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$13,072
Hansel A. Sumner	2012	Boston Fire Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$13,072
Brian D Cameron	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,072
Jackson Geneus	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,072
Stephen M O'Neil	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,072
Brian S Lynch	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,070
Thanh Phan	2025	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$85,358	$13,070
Anita Bajon	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$48,936	$13,070
Julia Carrion	2023	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$62,191	$13,070
Lauren Michelle Natarelli	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$123,541	$13,069
Stephen P McCarthy	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,069