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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
Mark A. Mooers 2025 Public Works Department Foreperson $118,812 $46,249
Kristen Thao Shelley 2025 Public Works Department Prin Admin Asst $118,661 $12,636
Derek Dwyer 2025 Public Works Department Foreperson $118,604 $46,051
Daniel Merrow 2025 Public Works Department Prin Civil Engineer $116,735 $371
Anthony Thompson 2025 Public Works Department Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd) $115,744 $18,218
Jaimey D'Ambrosio 2025 Public Works Department Supv-Sanitation (Pwd) $115,153 $26,301
Kenneth Hoge 2025 Public Works Department StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)## $114,600 $29,421
Richard J Watson 2025 Public Works Department Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd) $114,232 $23,763
John P. Blackmore 2025 Public Works Department Prin Admin Asst $113,749 $24,416
Steven Rhodey 2025 Public Works Department Carpentry Supervisor $112,849 $27,079
Antonio Araujo 2025 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $112,818 $49,622
Earl Dessesaure 2025 Public Works Department Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd) $112,744 $47,390
Matthew Walsh 2025 Public Works Department Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd) $112,713 $25,782
Michael Donovan 2025 Public Works Department Supv-Street Lighting (Pwd) $112,378 $23,267
John M Fleming Jr. 2025 Public Works Department Sr. Civil Engineer $111,507 $0
Dustin Horan 2025 Public Works Department Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd) $111,242 $20,973
Daniel Dominic Murphy 2025 Public Works Department Sr. Civil Engineer $111,241 $729
Thomas Gex 2025 Public Works Department Principal Civil Engineer $111,021 $357
Gregory R Heiskell 2025 Public Works Department Sr. Engineering Aide $110,896 $36,466
Dolores Carbona 2025 Public Works Department Project Administrator $110,415 $3,707
Lance L. Torrence 2025 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $109,966 $46,150
Ricky M. Carter 2025 Public Works Department Building Maint Supervisor $108,983 $22,666
Nicholas R Mustacchio 2025 Public Works Department Assistant Electrical Eng $107,837 $0
Terence Elam 2025 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $107,684 $49,883
Kevin Boczkowski 2025 Public Works Department Sanitation Insp## $107,349 $14,508