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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
Roberto J Tejada 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $80,666 $18,718
Jonathan Burgos 2023 Public Works Department Code Enforce Offc $80,644 $18,522
Sean Paul McColgan 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $80,600 $26,776
Jean Joseph Jr. 2023 Public Works Department Sr Highway Maint CrftsprsPwd## $80,577 $20,772
Elmer Batres 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $80,496 $20,918
Sean Paul McColgan 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $80,407 $28,349
Lance L. Torrence 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $80,306 $20,466
Donna M Musto 2023 Public Works Department Admin Secretary $80,264 $13,137
James Williams 2023 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr $80,153 $22,003
Donna M Musto 2023 Public Works Department Admin Secretary $80,024 $14,647
Said Haouichem 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $79,948 $20,088
Michael Carias 2023 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II $79,902 $2,065
Elmer Batres 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $79,888 $18,655
Nadane Flemming 2023 Public Works Department Admin Secretary $79,886 $17,013
Gregory R Heiskell 2023 Public Works Department Sr Engineering Aid $79,814 $11,977
Daniel Craig Donovan 2023 Public Works Department Code Enforce Offc $79,546 $11,594
Salvatore Santostefano 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $79,502 $12,707
Hector M. Mejias 2023 Public Works Department Jr Civil Eng $79,469 $0
Michael Carias 2023 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II $79,382 $930
Lance L. Torrence 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $79,241 $21,083
Malcolm Dedrick 2023 Public Works Department Spec Hvy Meo $79,231 $21,378
Alex Cappellano 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $79,182 $14,589
Said Haouichem 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $79,152 $19,024
Sean W Ogden 2023 Public Works Department Safety Inspector (C Fleet Mn) $78,979 $394
Salvatore Santostefano 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $78,619 $10,797