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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
Maurice D Smith 2013 Public Works Department Supn-Automotive Maint(Cfm) $0 $30,286
Michael A Somers 2013 Public Works Department Sr Civil Engineer $0 $25,665
Caesar R Spagnuolo 2013 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $0 $1,114
John Robert St. Croix 2013 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $0 $10,632
Henry M. St. Fleur 2013 Public Works Department Sr Engineering Aid $0 $10,564
Stephen Stapleton 2013 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr $0 $8,377
Wayne Steed 2013 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $0 $9,638
Omar E Stewart 2013 Public Works Department First Asst Drawtender## $0 $323
Clifton G Sullivan 2013 Public Works Department StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)## $0 $15,521
Dennis J Sullivan 2013 Public Works Department Paver## $0 $1,611
Joanne Sullivan 2013 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $0 $3,382
Joseph R Sullivan 2013 Public Works Department Prin Electrical Engineer $0 $14,967
Michael Sullivan 2013 Public Works Department Maint Mech (Millwright)## $0 $6,691
Sheamus W Sullivan 2013 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equ Repairpr Class III $0 $8,225
Charles E Sweeney 2013 Public Works Department Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd) $0 $14,749
Gary Akin 2013 Public Works Department Drawtender## $0 $1,821
Matthew Albanese 2013 Public Works Department Sr Engineering Aid $0 $5,552
Jeffrey Alexis 2013 Public Works Department Sr Civil Engineer $0 $5,679
Louis A Alfieri 2013 Public Works Department Drawtender## $0 $1,011
Alexander J Allen 2013 Public Works Department Highway Const Inspector(Pwd)## $0 $2,392
Scott James Alther 2013 Public Works Department Supn-Automotive Maint(Cfm) $0 $30,682
Michael Alves 2013 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $0 $994
Diane P Amato 2013 Public Works Department Head Account Clerk $0 $5,332
Lawrence Joseph Andersen Jr. 2013 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Repairpr Class I $0 $9,891
Robert J Annello 2013 Public Works Department First Asst Drawtender## $0 $1,218