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Parks Department Payroll

Parks Department is represented in the Boston payroll dataset from 2011-2025. Across 5,292 reported records, the department accounts for $119,625,077 in total gross pay and $26,319,037 in overtime. Use this page to review the department’s recurring titles, top-paid records, and year-by-year payroll footprint.

Total pay

$119,625,077

Combined gross pay in this department.

Average pay

$22,605

Average gross pay per record.

Employee names

1,258

Distinct employee-name entries reported.

Overtime

$26,319,037

Combined overtime in the dataset.

Year-by-year department payroll

Year Total Gross
2025 $22,914,456
2024 $21,008,248
2023 $38,992,323
2022 $19,436,980
2021 $17,273,070
2020 $0
2019 $0
2018 $0
2017 $0
2016 $0
2015 $0
2014 $0
2013 $0
2012 $0
2011 $0

Payroll records for this department

Employee Year Department Title Total Gross Overtime
Richard Thompson 2023 Parks Department Community Relations Spec(P&R) $90,940 $1,701
Deanine Bell 2023 Parks Department Sr Personnel Officer II $90,619 $11,852
Joseph F. Plagenza 2023 Parks Department Community Relations Spec(P&R) $90,559 $0
Jerome Wright Daye 2023 Parks Department Recreation Rscr Dvlpmnt Mangr $89,749 $3,209
Joseph F. Plagenza 2023 Parks Department Community Relations Spec(P&R) $89,584 $2,302
Shannon M Murphy 2023 Parks Department Sr Research Analyst (Parks&Rec $89,432 $6,277
James Alieu 2023 Parks Department Park Maint Foreprs## $89,368 $33,261
Richard Thompson 2023 Parks Department Community Relations Spec(P&R) $89,080 $1,798
Walter W. Woodberry 2023 Parks Department Maint Mech Frprs (Carpenter)## $88,111 $17,322
Jacqueline Chase 2023 Parks Department Sr Personnel Officer II $88,047 $9,280
Jennifer McNeil 2023 Parks Department Park Ranger III $87,980 $15,030
John E Schievink 2023 Parks Department Park Maint Foreprs## $87,229 $27,657
Shannon M Murphy 2023 Parks Department Sr Research Analyst (Parks&Rec $87,229 $5,755
Anthony Fabiano 2023 Parks Department Dog Offr(AnimalControlOffcr)## $87,100 $17,968
Hodari Keels 2023 Parks Department Park Ranger III $85,756 $17,902
Margaret Elizabeth Owens 2023 Parks Department Prin Research Analyst $85,632 $2,380
Sewgopaul Jodhan 2023 Parks Department Gardener Foreperson $84,960 $18,569
Traci Ann Lee 2023 Parks Department Dir of Finance & Procurement $84,696 $329
John E Schievink 2023 Parks Department Park Maint Foreprs## $84,331 $22,078
James Alieu 2023 Parks Department Park Maint Foreprs## $83,749 $25,563
Robert E Denn 2023 Parks Department Exec Asst (Parks & Rec) $83,730 $6,406
Sewgopaul Jodhan 2023 Parks Department Exec Asst (Parks & Rec) $83,577 $19,230
Brittany Monteiro 2023 Parks Department Dog Offcr(Sr Animal Cntl Ofcr) $83,149 $2,216
Ann Frick Blair 2023 Parks Department Prin Admin Asst $83,102 $0
Robert E Denn 2023 Parks Department Exec Asst (Parks & Rec) $83,100 $3,945