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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
John Murphy III 2023 Public Works Department Paver## $20,330 $6,270
Euris Rojas Holguin 2023 Public Works Department Code Enforce Offc $20,256 $1,743
Meilin Reagan Garfinkel 2023 Public Works Department Jr Eng Aid $19,742 $47
Anthony Moss 2023 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr $19,698 $2,685
Tahkeese Maurice Brown 2023 Public Works Department Building Maint Person## $19,580 $4,524
Brian T Wilson 2023 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $19,547 $436
Aaron Francois 2023 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr $19,401 $3,116
Marie Elizabeth Arrandale 2023 Public Works Department Jr Eng Aid $19,377 $0
Justin Roland Trottier 2023 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr $19,271 $2,675
Herbert Glover 2023 Public Works Department Code Enforce Offc $19,198 $1,085
Dana A Barboza 2023 Public Works Department Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)## $18,777 $4,605
Adriel Emil Carvajal 2023 Public Works Department Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)## $18,755 $3,684
Michael James Lenane 2023 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $18,683 $4,425
Martin Phillip 2023 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $18,543 $3,497
Tyrone S Goddard 2023 Public Works Department Building Maint Person## $18,534 $479
Allen Cornel Herring 2023 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $18,142 $2,456
Lee Ann Kyser 2023 Public Works Department Sr Admin Asst $17,866 $0
Yang Yang 2023 Public Works Department Jr Eng Aid $17,672 $0
Allison A Kelly 2023 Public Works Department Jr Eng Aid $17,648 $0
Patrick Terrance Gillespie 2023 Public Works Department Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)## $17,605 $2,012
Alexander Mattei 2023 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $17,397 $3,513
Thomas J Thompson 2023 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $17,363 $2,306
Axel Carl Lindquist 2023 Public Works Department Jr Eng Aid $17,131 $0
Steve Martin 2023 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $16,868 $2,934
Jason C George 2023 Public Works Department Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr $16,836 $4,432