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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
Michael J. Ciriello 2022 Public Works Department Jr Civil Eng (Fss EngDivPwd)## $82,939 $0
Yuri Rushin 2022 Public Works Department Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)## $82,677 $20,756
Jack Tong 2022 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II $82,644 $5,013
Adriano Gomes Ferrer 2022 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr $82,513 $27,361
Scott Shea 2022 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $82,353 $15,971
Patrick B O'Sullivan 2022 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $82,044 $15,156
Edward P Walsh 2022 Public Works Department First Asst Drawtender## $81,997 $14,872
Alejandro Gonzalez 2022 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II $81,831 $16,532
Tim Duggan 2022 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $81,800 $22,168
Joseph Anthony Blazo 2022 Public Works Department Head Storekeeper $81,743 $21,655
Daniel Craig Donovan 2022 Public Works Department Code Enforce Offc $81,736 $12,499
Luis Isildo M Araujo 2022 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $81,460 $20,587
Richard J Watson 2022 Public Works Department Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd) $81,312 $14,356
Thomas Hanlon 2022 Public Works Department Jr Civil Eng $80,878 $8,977
Sean Paul McColgan 2022 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $80,407 $28,349
Lance L. Torrence 2022 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $80,306 $20,466
Donna M Musto 2022 Public Works Department Admin Secretary $80,264 $13,137
James Williams 2022 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr $80,153 $22,003
Said Haouichem 2022 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $79,948 $20,088
Michael Carias 2022 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II $79,902 $2,065
Elmer Batres 2022 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $79,888 $18,655
Nadane Flemming 2022 Public Works Department Admin Secretary $79,886 $17,013
Gregory R Heiskell 2022 Public Works Department Sr Engineering Aid $79,814 $11,977
Hector M. Mejias 2022 Public Works Department Jr Civil Eng $79,469 $0
Malcolm Dedrick 2022 Public Works Department Spec Hvy Meo $79,231 $21,378