City and County of San Francisco / Municipal Transportation Agency

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Municipal Transportation Agency

Source file: City and County of San Francisco — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 17, 2026

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

In 2025, this agency had 6,357 employees with median total compensation of $158,925; the highest distinct record was $517,100.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $959.6M
Employees: 6,357
Median total: $158,925
Highest record: $517,100

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$4$301,449+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 6,357 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($158,925) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $94,195 (62%)
Overtime — $11,980 (8%)
Other — $6,113 (4%)
Benefits — $38,671 (26%)

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

$30,733

$113,378

$158,925

$194,647

$236,022

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $236,022 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $30,733. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Transit Operator

2,627 · $140,881

Parking Control Officer

356 · $137,391

Transit Supervisor

244 · $195,164

Electrical Transit System Mechanical

211 · $199,184

School Crossing Guard

193 · $14,731

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$985.1M —	6,621 —	$158,227 —
2025	$959.6M ▼ 2.6%	6,357 ▼ 4.0%	$158,925 ▲ 0.4%

Record list

Employees

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Jimmy Pendleton

Electrical Transit System Mechanical/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$125,669

Sub-department: Journeyman Trade
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $86,484
Overtime: $3,620
Other pay: $60
Benefits: $35,505
Total compensation: $125,669
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Electrical Workers, Local 6
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.7

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: MTA
Health and Dental Benefits: $16,002
Job Code: 7371
Job Family Code: 7300
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $6,702

Jimmy Pendleton is a Electrical Transit System Mechanical at Municipal Transportation Agency within Journeyman Trade. They work permanent civil service, 0.7 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $125,669. Union affiliation: Electrical Workers, Local 6.

Wayne Chu

Senior Clerk/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$125,646

Sub-department: Clerical, Secretarial & Steno
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $80,648
Overtime: $5,619
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $39,380
Total compensation: $125,646
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.05

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: MTA
Health and Dental Benefits: $20,905
Job Code: 1406
Job Family Code: 1400
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $6,614

Wayne Chu works as a Senior Clerk for Municipal Transportation Agency within Clerical, Secretarial & Steno. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.05 FTE. Wayne earned $125,646 in 2025. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Kang Li

Transit Operator/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$125,623

Sub-department: Street Transit
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $70,867
Overtime: $7,529
Other pay: $6,282
Benefits: $40,946
Total compensation: $125,623
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: TWU, Local 250-A, TransitOpr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.12

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: MTA
Health and Dental Benefits: $22,344
Job Code: 9163
Job Family Code: 9100
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $6,272

Kang Li works as a Transit Operator for Municipal Transportation Agency within Street Transit. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.12 FTE. Kang earned $125,623 in 2025. Union affiliation: TWU, Local 250-A, TransitOpr.