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Public Works Department Payroll

Public Works Department is represented in the Boston payroll dataset from 2011-2025. Across 6,906 reported records, the department accounts for $170,559,372 in total gross pay and $74,356,196 in overtime. Use this page to review the department’s recurring titles, top-paid records, and year-by-year payroll footprint.

Total pay

$170,559,372

Combined gross pay in this department.

Average pay

$24,697

Average gross pay per record.

Employee names

1,393

Distinct employee-name entries reported.

Overtime

$74,356,196

Combined overtime in the dataset.

Year-by-year department payroll

Year Total Gross
2025 $33,248,519
2024 $29,771,973
2023 $53,555,381
2022 $27,529,073
2021 $26,454,426
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
Donald James Costigan 2015 Public Works Department Communications Equip Operator $0 $2,178
Brian Wiliam Coughlin 2015 Public Works Department Asst Supn-Collection&Disposal $0 $37,081
Douglas J Coughlin 2015 Public Works Department Sr Admin Asst $0 $0
William M Coughlin 2015 Public Works Department Dir of Fleet Management $0 $21,338
Fred Kenny Cruz 2015 Public Works Department Public Works Laborer $0 $967
Leonard T. Curtis 2015 Public Works Department Public Works Laborer $0 $2,615
Mark J Curtis 2015 Public Works Department Traffic Signal Supv $0 $0
Christopher A Daley 2015 Public Works Department Paver## $0 $9,896
Jaimey D'Ambrosio 2015 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $0 $22,440
Bruce D'Antuony 2015 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $0 $353
Nhat - Thanh Tan Dao 2015 Public Works Department Code Enforce Offc $0 $16,418
Francis Stephen Davenport 2015 Public Works Department Drawtender## $0 $1,535
Cullen Deas Jr 2015 Public Works Department Public Works Laborer $0 $1,759
Ronald Dabaun Deas 2015 Public Works Department Public Works Laborer $0 $334
Malcolm Dedrick 2015 Public Works Department Spec Hvy Meo $0 $16,664
Michael Delaney 2015 Public Works Department Service Writer $0 $6,162
Michael D Dennehy 2015 Public Works Department Commissioner (Pwd) $0 $0
Robert W. DeRosa 2015 Public Works Department Supn-Sanitation $0 $17,122
Darren Mark DeSisto 2015 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $0 $8,687
Josue Desroches 2015 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr $0 $14,375
Roberto A Destefano 2015 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr $0 $4,515
James J. Devaney 2015 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equ Repairpr Class III $0 $2,297
Russell J Devlin 2015 Public Works Department Spec Hvy Meo $0 $13,160
Kenneth R Devone 2015 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $0 $4,539
Fouad M. Hamzeh 2015 Public Works Department Supn of Buildings and Bridges $0 $18,280