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Communications Payroll

Communications is represented in the Boston payroll dataset from 2014-2025. Across 125 reported records, the department accounts for $4,959,533 in total gross pay and $0 in overtime. Use this page to review the department’s recurring titles, top-paid records, and year-by-year payroll footprint.

Total pay

$4,959,533

Combined gross pay in this department.

Average pay

$39,676

Average gross pay per record.

Employee names

48

Distinct employee-name entries reported.

Overtime

$0

Combined overtime in the dataset.

Year-by-year department payroll

Year Total Gross
2025 $1,184,612
2024 $912,894
2023 $1,501,521
2022 $684,193
2021 $676,313
2020 $0
2019 $0
2018 $0
2017 $0
2016 $0
2015 $0
2014 $0

Payroll records for this department

Employee Year Department Title Total Gross Overtime
Ayanleh I Farah 2016 Communications Employment Agreement $0 $0
Gabrielle Farrell 2016 Communications Deputy Chief of Staff $0 $0
Wendy Feign 2016 Communications Specialist (C) $0 $0
Stephen Hickey 2016 Communications Analyst (C) $0 $0
Carolyn MacNeil 2016 Communications Ombudsperson $0 $0
Makeeba McCreary 2016 Communications Chief of Staff $0 $0
Daniel J. O'Brien 2016 Communications Specialist (C) $0 $0
Gretchen D O'Neill 2016 Communications Specialist (C) $0 $0
Denise M. Snyder 2016 Communications Specialist (C) $0 $0
Richard C. Weir 2016 Communications Director (E) $0 $0
Jacob H Wilkenfeld-Mongillo 2016 Communications Technician (B) $0 $0
Hannah O Wilson 2016 Communications Manager (C) (non-ac) $0 $0
Thelma DaSilva 2015 Communications Specialist (C) $0 $0
Alma L. Berggren 2015 Communications Technician (B) $0 $0
Richard C. Weir 2015 Communications Chief Communications Officer $0 $0
Denise M. Snyder 2015 Communications Specialist (C) $0 $0
Gretchen D O'Neill 2015 Communications Specialist (C) $0 $0
Daniel J. O'Brien 2015 Communications Specialist (C) $0 $0
Lee McGuire 2015 Communications Chief Communications Officer $0 $0
Gretchen D O'Neill 2014 Communications Specialist (C) $0 $0
Lee McGuire 2014 Communications Chief Communications Officer $0 $0
Thelma DaSilva 2014 Communications Specialist (C) $0 $0
Alma L. Berggren 2014 Communications Technician (B) $0 $0
Brian Ray Ballou 2014 Communications Specialist (C) $0 $0
Georgina Alfonseca 2014 Communications Staff Asst (B) $0 $0