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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
Anthony R Ellison 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $65,590 $14,154
DeWayne R Cox 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $65,442 $14,342
Marie C Louissaint 2023 Public Works Department Admin Secretary $65,301 $0
Susan A Royce 2023 Public Works Department Admin Secretary $65,301 $0
James Williams 2023 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr $65,233 $20,798
Dirk D. Shorter 2023 Public Works Department Paver## $65,154 $13,578
Jabari A Wattley 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $65,096 $13,235
Ronna M. Tobias 2023 Public Works Department Admin Anl $64,868 $0
Kevin L Canada 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $64,803 $9,222
Luis Borrero 2023 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $64,732 $16,561
Jabari A Wattley 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $64,711 $12,939
Robert U Wall 2023 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr $64,622 $9,112
Robert Hicks Jr. 2023 Public Works Department First Asst Drawtender## $63,888 $12,166
John A. Capo 2023 Public Works Department Paver## $63,872 $7,607
Susan A Royce 2023 Public Works Department Admin Secretary $63,829 $261
Kirk Rejes Riley 2023 Public Works Department Building Maint Person## $63,637 $15,115
Donna Marie Francis 2023 Public Works Department Head Admin Clerk $63,568 $0
Marie C Louissaint 2023 Public Works Department Admin Secretary $63,568 $0
Dirk D. Shorter 2023 Public Works Department Paver## $63,507 $9,121
Herby Toussaint 2023 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr $63,493 $8,978
John Joseph Tosto 2023 Public Works Department Maint Mech (Carpenter)## $63,352 $8,910
Eri A Melo 2023 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $63,271 $13,332
Dermot Francis Ryan 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $63,254 $17,036
Levi T Newton 2023 Public Works Department Spec Hvy Meo $62,924 $14,459
Andrea C Morris 2023 Public Works Department Permit Supervisor (Pwd) $62,891 $8,599