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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
Joseph R. Roman 2023 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II $117,969 $35,360
Theophilus Drigo 2023 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II $117,641 $36,360
Jami J Clemente 2023 Public Works Department Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd) $117,457 $39,691
Jeffrey G Peterson 2023 Public Works Department Supv-Street Lighting (Pwd) $117,310 $27,002
Kenneth Hoge 2023 Public Works Department StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)## $117,268 $32,949
William B. Gross 2023 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II $116,866 $34,561
Christopher Paul Stockbridge 2023 Public Works Department Code Enforcement Off(Srgt) $116,610 $26,283
John Barrett 2023 Public Works Department Master Gen Maint Mech Forepr $116,486 $0
Michael Donovan 2023 Public Works Department Supv-Street Lighting (Pwd) $116,225 $27,075
Edward William Podgurski 2023 Public Works Department StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)## $116,052 $36,305
Lawrence D. Pennucci 2023 Public Works Department Prin Admin Asst $116,031 $0
William J Lynch 2023 Public Works Department Asst Electrical Engineer $115,946 $12,439
Michael A Somers 2023 Public Works Department Sr Civil Engineer $115,244 $5,332
Manuel Jesus Valera 2023 Public Works Department Sr Radio Comm Tech CFM## $114,861 $32,549
Kenneth Hoge 2023 Public Works Department StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)## $114,787 $33,784
Michael John Manning III 2023 Public Works Department Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd) $114,766 $44,586
Tuan C Huynh 2023 Public Works Department Asst Electrical Engineer $114,311 $12,123
William J Lynch 2023 Public Works Department Asst Electrical Engineer $114,268 $13,255
Alexander M Mejias 2023 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Repprs (CFM)## $114,218 $38,893
John Barrett 2023 Public Works Department Master Gen Maint Mech Forepr $114,217 $0
Jaimey D'Ambrosio 2023 Public Works Department Supv-Sanitation (Pwd) $114,194 $25,032
Michael J. Cintolo 2023 Public Works Department Code Enforcement Off(Srgt) $113,858 $21,003
Tristan T Harvey 2023 Public Works Department Prin Electrical Engineer $113,470 $13,084
Ashley Ann Biggins 2023 Public Works Department Prin Civil Engineer $113,279 $9,051
Theophilus Drigo 2023 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II $112,810 $29,150