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City of Boston / Planning & Engineering

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Planning & Engineering

Source file: City of Boston — Employee Earnings Report / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Planning & Engineering supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.

In 2024, this agency had 71 employees with median total compensation of $118,490; the highest distinct record was $190,493.

Year
2024
Total payroll
$7.8M
Employees
71
Median total
$118,490
Highest record
$190,493

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 71 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($118,490) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$92,589 (85%)
  • Overtime$13,331 (12%)
  • Other$3,410 (3%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$34,318
$84,444
$118,490
$136,976
$165,102

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $165,102 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $34,318. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

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Patricia Kolesinski

Buyer 31/Planning & Engineering

2024 total comp
$84,444
Base pay
$82,380
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,064
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$84,444
Work ZIP code
02127

Source-specific fields

Id
13464
Retro
2,064.24

Patricia Kolesinski holds the role of Buyer 31 at Planning & Engineering. In 2024, their total compensation was $84,444.

Anthony Pena

Executive Director E (Nonacad)/Planning & Engineering

2024 total comp
$83,840
Base pay
$83,840
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,840
Work ZIP code
02121

Source-specific fields

Id
13539

Anthony Pena holds the role of Executive Director E (Nonacad) at Planning & Engineering. In 2024, their total compensation was $83,840.