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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
Stephen A. Silcott 2025 Public Works Department Drawtender## $99,730 $20,505
Richard Wayne Platt 2025 Public Works Department Sr Highway Craftsperson ## $99,667 $45,412
Chris Wayne Bembridge 2025 Public Works Department MEO Mtr Eqip Opr & Pw Lbr $99,648 $52,054
Daniel W Blakey 2025 Public Works Department Jr. Civil Engineer $99,060 $28,924
Douglas J Coughlin 2025 Public Works Department Sr Admin Asst $98,002 $0
Avantika Mathur 2025 Public Works Department Director $97,517 $0
Said Haouichem 2025 Public Works Department Foreperson $97,375 $27,498
Elmer Batres 2025 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $97,371 $34,038
Lindsay Wentworth Green 2025 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $96,964 $41,420
Erntz C Valcin 2025 Public Works Department Code Enforce Offc $96,782 $24,747
Jason C Douglas 2025 Public Works Department MEO Mtr Eqip Opr & Pw Lbr $96,533 $50,047
Cyril F Graves 2025 Public Works Department Foreperson $96,404 $38,437
Derek McMillan 2025 Public Works Department Service Writer $95,804 $33,671
Jabari A Wattley 2025 Public Works Department Foreperson $95,721 $30,911
Thomas Hanlon 2025 Public Works Department Sr. Civil Engineer $94,176 $8,518
Jeffrey Gonzalez 2025 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II $93,879 $12,759
Alexander C. Williams 2025 Public Works Department Supv-Sanitation (Pwd) $93,099 $4,248
Herbert J Jones 2025 Public Works Department Drawtender## $92,526 $13,353
Madeline Montgomery 2025 Public Works Department Waste Reduction Prog Mgr $92,201 $4,249
Shawn L Reid 2025 Public Works Department StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)## $92,200 $14,214
Michael Carias 2025 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II $92,115 $7,169
Tuan Kim Huynh 2025 Public Works Department Supv-Street Lighting (Pwd) $92,100 $129
Nadane Flemming 2025 Public Works Department Admin Secretary $91,473 $24,055
Chad McDonough 2025 Public Works Department Foreperson $90,736 $23,347
Eric Lott Sr 2025 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Oper &Pw Lbr $90,447 $37,341