City of Phoenix, Arizona / Public Transit
Agency file
The Public Transit plans, builds, and maintains transportation infrastructure — roads, bridges, transit, and motor-vehicle services.
In 2025, this agency had 131 employees with median total compensation of $90,903; the highest distinct record was $300,188.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 131 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($90,903) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $140,506 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $35,484. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
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.
Trend
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $10.2M — | 126 — | $83,514 — |
| 2024 | $11M ▲ 8.0% | 127 ▲ 0.8% | $91,692 ▲ 9.8% |
| 2025 | $11.7M ▲ 6.3% | 131 ▲ 3.1% | $90,903 ▼ 0.9% |
Record list
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Deputy Public Transit Director/Public Transit
Source-specific fields
At Public Transit, Joseph Bowar serves as a Deputy Public Transit Director. Their 2025 pay totaled $167,635.