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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
Alton Donovan Barrett 2025 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $134,798 $68,982
William B. Gross 2025 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II $133,365 $50,267
Hector Ortiz 2025 Public Works Department Master Gen Maint Mech Forepr $132,598 $18,313
Gerald Verisotosky 2025 Public Works Department Area Supv of Street Operations $129,911 $25,817
Jeffrey G Peterson 2025 Public Works Department Supv-Street Lighting (Pwd) $129,549 $36,156
Lawrence Joseph Andersen Jr. 2025 Public Works Department Motor Equip Rep Frpr I (CFM)## $129,140 $27,030
Randy M Holley 2025 Public Works Department Foreperson $128,702 $61,377
Yan P Chen 2025 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II $128,372 $42,782
Lydia Hausle 2025 Public Works Department Design Director $126,262 $0
Stephen M Flaherty 2025 Public Works Department Prin Admin Asst $126,183 $15,795
Nathaniel Joseph Fink 2025 Public Works Department Division Director $126,074 $2,669
Lawrence D. Pennucci 2025 Public Works Department Prin Admin Asst $125,750 $0
Andrew I Jarrett 2025 Public Works Department Highway Const.Inpector(Pwd)## $125,242 $64,517
Victor H Duret 2025 Public Works Department Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd) $125,239 $33,569
Salvatore Santostefano 2025 Public Works Department Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd) $125,026 $34,237
Darlene M Williams 2025 Public Works Department Prin Admin Asst $123,357 $0
April Maldonado 2025 Public Works Department Office Manager $122,948 $11,702
Anne Marie Flattery 2025 Public Works Department Prin Admin Asst $122,098 $13,191
John Anthony Monacelli 2025 Public Works Department Principal Civil Engineer $121,997 $2,862
Ashley Ann Biggins 2025 Public Works Department Principal Civil Engineer $121,390 $2,152
Philip P Costa 2025 Public Works Department Principal Civil Engineer $121,299 $0
Sheamus W Sullivan 2025 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equ Repairpr Class III $121,066 $51,817
Luis Isildo M Araujo 2025 Public Works Department Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd) $120,945 $50,388
Robert A Ellington 2025 Public Works Department StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)## $120,646 $43,450
Stephanie Lee Estes 2025 Public Works Department Sr. Civil Engineer $119,374 $31,889