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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Marco Diaz

Transit Operator/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$163,335

Sub-department: Street Transit
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $92,937
Overtime: $20,873
Other pay: $5,882
Benefits: $43,643
Total compensation: $163,335
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: TWU, Local 250-A, TransitOpr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.09

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: MTA
Health and Dental Benefits: $20,351
Job Code: 9163
Job Family Code: 9100
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $8,863

At Municipal Transportation Agency, Marco Diaz serves as a Transit Operator within Street Transit. They work permanent civil service, 1.09 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $163,335. Union affiliation: TWU, Local 250-A, TransitOpr.

Saini Opeta

Operating Engineer, Universal/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$163,331

Sub-department: Journeyman Trade
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $97,102
Overtime: $11,871
Other pay: $1,896
Benefits: $52,462
Total compensation: $163,331
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Operating Engineers, Local 3
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.77

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: MTA
Health and Dental Benefits: $29,894
Job Code: 7328
Job Family Code: 7300
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $8,023

At Municipal Transportation Agency, Saini Opeta serves as a Operating Engineer, Universal within Journeyman Trade. They work permanent civil service, 0.77 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $163,331. Their bargaining unit is Operating Engineers, Local 3.

Lionel Leon

Transit Operator/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$163,329

Sub-department: Street Transit
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $98,839
Overtime: $12,409
Other pay: $6,374
Benefits: $45,707
Total compensation: $163,329
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: TWU, Local 250-A, TransitOpr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: MTA
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,617
Job Code: 9163
Job Family Code: 9100
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $8,739

Lionel Leon works as a Transit Operator for Municipal Transportation Agency within Street Transit. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.1 FTE. Lionel earned $163,329 in 2025. Union affiliation: TWU, Local 250-A, TransitOpr.

Martin Rivera

Maintenance Machinist/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$163,302

Sub-department: Journeyman Trade
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $133,322
Overtime: $170
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $29,810
Total compensation: $163,302
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Auto Machinist, Local 1414
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: MTA
Job Code: 7332
Job Family Code: 7300
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $10,203
Retirement Contribution: $19,608

Martin Rivera is a Maintenance Machinist at Municipal Transportation Agency within Journeyman Trade. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $163,302. Union affiliation: Auto Machinist, Local 1414.

Premnath Pillai

Transit Operator/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$163,297

Sub-department: Street Transit
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $100,605
Overtime: $10,876
Other pay: $5,381
Benefits: $46,435
Total compensation: $163,297
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: $22,265
Job Code: 9163
Job Family Code: 9100
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $8,702

Premnath Pillai is a Transit Operator at Municipal Transportation Agency within Street Transit. They work permanent civil service, 1.12 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $163,297. Their bargaining unit is TWU, Local 250-A, TransitOpr.