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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Raymond Chiu

Transit Operator/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$201,006

Sub-department: Street Transit
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $101,189
Overtime: $35,098
Other pay: $14,508
Benefits: $50,212
Total compensation: $201,006
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: TWU, Local 250-A, TransitOpr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.26

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: MTA
Health and Dental Benefits: $22,132
Job Code: 9163
Job Family Code: 9100
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $11,183

Raymond Chiu holds the role of Transit Operator at Municipal Transportation Agency within Street Transit. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.26 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $201,006. Their bargaining unit is TWU, Local 250-A, TransitOpr.

Samuel Xie

Transit Operator/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$200,991

Sub-department: Street Transit
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $104,808
Overtime: $34,648
Other pay: $10,546
Benefits: $50,989
Total compensation: $200,991
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: TWU, Local 250-A, TransitOpr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.29

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: MTA
Health and Dental Benefits: $22,922
Job Code: 9163
Job Family Code: 9100
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $11,222

Samuel Xie is a Transit Operator at Municipal Transportation Agency within Street Transit. They work permanent civil service, 1.29 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $200,991. Union affiliation: TWU, Local 250-A, TransitOpr.

Hai Ngo

Transit Operator/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$200,982

Sub-department: Street Transit
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $98,074
Overtime: $38,743
Other pay: $15,196
Benefits: $48,970
Total compensation: $200,982
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: TWU, Local 250-A, TransitOpr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.24

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: MTA
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,444
Job Code: 9163
Job Family Code: 9100
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $10,986

Hai Ngo holds the role of Transit Operator at Municipal Transportation Agency within Street Transit. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.24 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $200,982. They are represented by TWU, Local 250-A, TransitOpr.

Walter Jr

Transit Training Specialist/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$200,975

Sub-department: Street Transit
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $135,192
Overtime: $2,491
Other pay: $8,629
Benefits: $54,663
Total compensation: $200,975
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: TWU, Local 200
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.01

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: MTA
Health and Dental Benefits: $22,821
Job Code: 9136
Job Family Code: 9100
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $10,714

Walter Jr is a Transit Training Specialist at Municipal Transportation Agency within Street Transit. They work permanent civil service, 1.01 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $200,975. Union affiliation: TWU, Local 200.

Miguel Sanchez

Maintenance Machinist/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$200,975

Sub-department: Journeyman Trade
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $133,906
Overtime: $11,915
Other pay: $20,086
Benefits: $35,068
Total compensation: $200,975
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Auto Machinist, Local 1414
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.05

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: $12,421
Retirement Contribution: $22,647

Miguel Sanchez works as a Maintenance Machinist for Municipal Transportation Agency within Journeyman Trade. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.05 FTE. Miguel earned $200,975 in 2025. Union affiliation: Auto Machinist, Local 1414.