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New York City / Department of Transportation

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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

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

Page 1

Sonia Diaz

City Attendant/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp
-$7,087
Base pay
-$858
Overtime
$0
Other pay
-$6,230
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
-$7,087
Hire date
1998-12-13
Pay basis
Hourly
Work city
Richmond

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$21
Leave Status as of June 30
Ceased
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
841
Regular Hours
-40

At Department of Transportation, Sonia Diaz serves as a City Attendant based in Richmond. They have served since 1998 (about 27 years). Their 2025 pay totaled -$7,087.

Joel Wiggins

Mate/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp
-$8,118
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
-$8,118
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
-$8,118
Hire date
2005-06-12
Pay basis
Annual
Work city
Richmond

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$62,093
Leave Status as of June 30
Ceased
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
841
Regular Hours
0

Joel Wiggins works as a Mate for Department of Transportation based in Richmond. They have served since 2005 (about 20 years). Joel earned -$8,118 in 2025.

Vishnu Singh

Stationary Engineer/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp
-$15,038
Base pay
-$13,051
Overtime
-$1,987
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
-$15,038
Hire date
2018-03-04
Pay basis
Daily
Work city
Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$548
Leave Status as of June 30
Ceased
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
841
Regular Hours
0

At Department of Transportation, Vishnu Singh serves as a Stationary Engineer based in Manhattan. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years). Their 2025 pay totaled -$15,038.

Yolanda Rojas

Highway Repairer/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp
-$15,965
Base pay
-$15,017
Overtime
-$766
Other pay
-$182
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
-$15,965
Hire date
1989-04-10
Pay basis
Daily
Work city
Bronx

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$416
Leave Status as of June 30
Ceased
Overtime Hours
0
Payroll Number
841
Regular Hours
0

At Department of Transportation, Yolanda Rojas serves as a Highway Repairer based in Bronx. They have served since 1989 (about 36 years). Their 2025 pay totaled -$15,965.