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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
Steven Wise 2013 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $0 $11,264
Karl G. Winslow 2013 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $0 $9,722
James P Wilson 2013 Public Works Department Spec Hvy Meo $0 $0
Melvin Dexter Williams 2013 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $0 $1,274
James Williams 2013 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr $0 $1,961
Darlene M Williams 2013 Public Works Department Sr Admin Asst $0 $10,506
Bennie Williams 2013 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $0 $8,031
Alexander C. Williams 2013 Public Works Department Supv-Sanitation (Pwd) $0 $4,057
Shawn White 2013 Public Works Department Public Works Laborer $0 $0
Rachel White 2013 Public Works Department Summer Youth Worker $0 $0
Martin M White 2013 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $0 $0
James Edward White 2013 Public Works Department Prin Storekeeper $0 $7,479
Victor O Weeks 2013 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $0 $18,006
Rupert E Weeks 2013 Public Works Department Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd) $0 $0
Daniel J Webb 2013 Public Works Department Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)## $0 $13,414
Valencio Watson 2013 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $0 $0
Richard J. Watson 2013 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $0 $6,125
John Watson 2013 Public Works Department Spec Hvy Meo $0 $10,678
Zachary Wassmouth 2013 Public Works Department Prin Civil Engineer $0 $4,794
Kendell R. Washington 2013 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr $0 $4,511
Matthew Walsh 2013 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $0 $2,325
Edward P Walsh 2013 Public Works Department First Asst Drawtender## $0 $397
Dennis J Walsh 2013 Public Works Department Spec Hvy Meo $0 $738
Hassan Zaidany 2013 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $0 $3,260
Derek Young 2013 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr $0 $8,712