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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
Scott James Alther 2022 Public Works Department Supn-Automotive Maint(Cfm) $247,184 $101,313
Daniel Nee 2022 Public Works Department Asst Supn of Street Operations $218,851 $79,596
Norman Parks 2022 Public Works Department Asst Supn of Street Operations $216,519 $73,423
Michael F Brohel 2022 Public Works Department Supn Highway Maintenance $201,635 $47,914
Michael A Donaghy 2022 Public Works Department Assoc Electrical Engineer $175,574 $40,002
Robert Pardo Jr. 2022 Public Works Department Logistics Specialist $173,975 $57,290
Dennis Michael Roache 2022 Public Works Department Supn-Sanitation $172,657 $26,497
Gerard Gorman 2022 Public Works Department Asst Supn-Collection&Disposal $167,633 $48,212
John P. Blackmore 2022 Public Works Department Prin Admin Asst $163,056 $53,506
Bayard Bien-Aime 2022 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Repairpr Class I $162,596 $60,409
Thomas McKay 2022 Public Works Department Supn of Buildings & Briges $161,018 $39,526
John A Vozzella 2022 Public Works Department Chief Engineer(Pwd Highway Di) $158,871 $21,763
Victor Rui Monteiro 2022 Public Works Department Motor Equip Rep Frpr I (CFM)## $158,452 $60,673
Robert Michael Astrella 2022 Public Works Department Assoc Civil Engineer $157,746 $17,178
Joseph R Sullivan 2022 Public Works Department Prin Admin Asst $157,684 $22,538
Para M Jayasinghe 2022 Public Works Department Division Engineer $155,045 $1,158
Paul F Musto 2022 Public Works Department Gen Main Mech Frprs(Cfm)## $154,175 $41,502
Kevin J. Linskey 2022 Public Works Department Supv Struct Engr $151,947 $26,936
Benjamin Yu-Wei Sun 2022 Public Works Department Supv Struct Engr $149,273 $12,500
Darrell A. Kiser 2022 Public Works Department Area Supv of Street Operations $148,156 $36,527
Todd Liming 2022 Public Works Department Assoc Civil Engineer $146,715 $8,491
Jeffrey Alexis 2022 Public Works Department Supv Struct Engr $146,319 $23,526
William M Coughlin 2022 Public Works Department Dir of Fleet Management $145,341 $0
Tan Pham V 2022 Public Works Department Sr Civil Engineer $144,560 $31,093
Gilbert Costen 2022 Public Works Department Area Supv of Street Operations $144,167 $53,576