Department of Transportation

Source file: New York City — Citywide Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Department of Transportation plans, builds, and maintains transportation infrastructure — roads, bridges, transit, and motor-vehicle services.

In 2025, this agency had 6,724 employees with median total compensation of $95,506; the highest distinct record was $646,305.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $685.7M
Employees: 6,724
Median total: $95,506
Highest record: $646,305

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$40,830$241,906+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 6,724 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($95,506) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $80,369 (79%)
Overtime — $15,379 (15%)
Other — $6,225 (6%)
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

$21,779

$59,431

$95,506

$141,568

$178,199

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $178,199 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $21,779. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Assistant City Highway Repairer

795 · $55,651

Highway Repairer

662 · $140,377

Clerical Associate Most Mayoral Ag

305 · $55,670

Deckhand

280 · $104,297

Principal Administrative Associate - Non Supervisor

221 · $69,811

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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Dominick Carolei

Area Supervisor/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

-$40,830

Base pay: -$480
Overtime: -$704
Other pay: -$39,645
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$40,830
Hire date: 1984-07-02
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Richmond
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $125,594
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: -7.5
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: -8

Dominick Carolei is a Area Supervisor at Department of Transportation based in Richmond. They have served since 1984 (about 41 years). 2025 total compensation came to -$40,830.