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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
Kenneth J McLaughlin 2023 Public Works Department Street Lighting Compliance Spc $99,741 $15,694
Rachel A Pierce 2023 Public Works Department Sr Admin Asst $99,379 $15,837
Daniel Moy 2023 Public Works Department Sr Civil Engineer $98,979 $573
Alton Donovan Barrett 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $98,910 $38,538
William P MacDonald 2023 Public Works Department Drawtender## $98,072 $19,661
Samuel Brack 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $97,895 $32,370
Daniel Moy 2023 Public Works Department Sr Civil Engineer $97,846 $241
Wiliam Simon 2023 Public Works Department Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd) $97,721 $18,657
George F. Guptill 2023 Public Works Department Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)## $97,514 $34,070
Rafael Castillo 2023 Public Works Department Sr Civil Engineer $97,509 $22,997
Marie McDonald 2023 Public Works Department Sr Research Analyst $97,430 $11,159
Lawrence Joseph Andersen Jr. 2023 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Repairpr Class I $97,230 $3,659
Alexander C. Williams 2023 Public Works Department Supv-Sanitation (Pwd) $97,142 $11,195
Brandon L Turner 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $97,110 $29,994
Jeffrey G Peterson 2023 Public Works Department StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)## $96,756 $17,257
Herbert J Jones 2023 Public Works Department Drawtender## $96,253 $16,086
Sheamus W Sullivan 2023 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equ Repairpr Class III $96,061 $28,463
Marie McDonald 2023 Public Works Department Sr Research Analyst $95,813 $11,661
Matthew Walsh 2023 Public Works Department Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd) $95,535 $21,013
Derek Dwyer 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $95,467 $27,672
Jean Joseph Jr. 2023 Public Works Department Sr Highway Maint CrftsprsPwd## $95,318 $32,710
Kristen Thao Shelley 2023 Public Works Department Prin Admin Asst $95,230 $11,526
Dustin Horan 2023 Public Works Department Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd) $94,608 $12,929
Stephanie Lee Estes 2023 Public Works Department Sr Civil Engineer $93,728 $16,173
William J Keane 2023 Public Works Department Supv-Street Lighting (Pwd) $93,183 $4,047