New York Public Authorities / Capital District Transportation Authority

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Capital District Transportation Authority

Source file: New York State Public Authorities — Payroll (NYS Open Data) / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Capital District Transportation Authority plans, builds, and maintains transportation infrastructure — roads, bridges, transit, and motor-vehicle services.

In 2024, this agency had 930 employees with median total compensation of $71,517; the highest distinct record was $254,985.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $59.7M
Employees: 930
Median total: $71,517
Highest record: $254,985

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$28$124,730+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 930 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($71,517) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $42,212 (66%)
Overtime — $14,388 (22%)
Other — $7,624 (12%)
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

$8,285

$34,196

$71,517

$88,057

$103,827

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $103,827 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $8,285. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Bus Operator Full-Time Alb/Tr Cdts#1

344 · $76,786

Bus Operator Full-Time Cdts (Schen)

89 · $81,048

Superv/Dispatchr Grade 11 Sys1

48 · $93,867

Operator Trainee

39 · $4,088

Service Technician Cdts1 AFT 6/99

35 · $49,612

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 8 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2017	$41.5M —	821 —	$56,335 —
2018	$41.4M ▼ 0.4%	793 ▼ 3.4%	$56,172 ▼ 0.3%
2019	$43.4M ▲ 4.9%	797 ▲ 0.5%	$58,440 ▲ 4.0%
2020	$45.3M ▲ 4.3%	824 ▲ 3.4%	$60,469 ▲ 3.5%
2021	$48.1M ▲ 6.3%	816 ▼ 1.0%	$62,731 ▲ 3.7%
2022	$53.7M ▲ 11.6%	859 ▲ 5.3%	$68,258 ▲ 8.8%
2023	$57.1M ▲ 6.4%	868 ▲ 1.0%	$72,110 ▲ 5.6%
2024	$59.7M ▲ 4.5%	930 ▲ 7.1%	$71,517 ▼ 0.8%

Record list

Employees

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Nyketa Hilts

Sys1 Part-Time Operator/Capital District Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$163

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation System #1
Base pay: $163
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163
Employment type: Part-Time
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $163
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Nyketa Hilts is a Sys1 Part-Time Operator at Capital District Transportation Authority within Capital District Transportation System #1. They work part-time. 2024 total compensation came to $163.

Carlos Perez Calcano

Operator Trainee/Capital District Transportation Authority

2023 total comp

$159

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation System #2
Base pay: $159
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $44,221
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Carlos Perez Calcano is a Operator Trainee at Capital District Transportation Authority within Capital District Transportation System #2. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $159.

Michael Mcglynn

Retired/Capital District Transportation Authority

2019 total comp

$150

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation System #1
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $150
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $41,184
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $150

Michael Mcglynn is a Retired at Capital District Transportation Authority within Capital District Transportation System #1. They work full-time. 2019 total compensation came to $150.

Willie Tolbert

Bus Operator Full-Time Alb/Tr Cdts#1/Capital District Transportation Authority

2023 total comp

$150

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation System #1
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $150
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $58,968
Extra Pay: $150
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Willie Tolbert holds the role of Bus Operator Full-Time Alb/Tr Cdts#1 at Capital District Transportation Authority within Capital District Transportation System #1. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $150.

Mark Norris

Retired/Capital District Transportation Authority

2020 total comp

$150

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation System #1
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $150
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $52,936
Extra Pay: $150
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Mark Norris works as a Retired for Capital District Transportation Authority within Capital District Transportation System #1. Their status is full-time. Mark earned $150 in 2020.

Gerald Pratt

Master Technician Mechanical Cdts1/Capital District Transportation Authority

2022 total comp

$150

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation System #1
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $150
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $57,304
Extra Pay: $150
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Gerald Pratt holds the role of Master Technician Mechanical Cdts1 at Capital District Transportation Authority within Capital District Transportation System #1. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $150.

Eric Ford

Technician Cdts1/Capital District Transportation Authority

2022 total comp

$150

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation System #1
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $150
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $56,680
Extra Pay: $150
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Eric Ford holds the role of Technician Cdts1 at Capital District Transportation Authority within Capital District Transportation System #1. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $150.

Hughey Collins

Operator Trainee/Capital District Transportation Authority

2019 total comp

$132

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation System #2
Base pay: $132
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132
Employment type: Part-Time
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $12
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Hughey Collins holds the role of Operator Trainee at Capital District Transportation Authority within Capital District Transportation System #2. Their status is part-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $132.

Christopher Tupper

Saratoga Driver After Aug'13/Capital District Transportation Authority

2020 total comp

$127

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation System #2
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $127
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $39,707
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $127

At Capital District Transportation Authority, Christopher Tupper serves as a Saratoga Driver After Aug'13 within Capital District Transportation System #2. They work full-time. Their 2020 pay totaled $127.

Rita Iachetta

Operator Trainee/Capital District Transportation Authority

2021 total comp

$120

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation System #2
Base pay: $120
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120
Employment type: Part-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $31,200
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Rita Iachetta holds the role of Operator Trainee at Capital District Transportation Authority within Capital District Transportation System #2. Their status is part-time. In 2021, their total compensation was $120.

Eileen Daley

Pt Travel Trainer/Capital District Transportation Authority

2017 total comp

$111

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation Authority
Base pay: $111
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111
Employment type: Part-Time
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $17
Job Group: Professional
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Eileen Daley holds the role of Pt Travel Trainer at Capital District Transportation Authority within Capital District Transportation Authority. Their status is part-time. In 2017, their total compensation was $111.

Carol Debnam

Star Supervisor/Dispr Cdts#2/Capital District Transportation Authority

2017 total comp

$100

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation System #2
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $51,022
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $100
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Carol Debnam is a Star Supervisor/Dispr Cdts#2 at Capital District Transportation Authority within Capital District Transportation System #2. They work full-time. 2017 total compensation came to $100.

Autumn Atkins

Auth Part-Time Maintenance Summer Help/Capital District Transportation Authority

2023 total comp

$98

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation Authority
Base pay: $98
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98
Employment type: Part-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $500
Job Group: Professional
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Capital District Transportation Authority, Autumn Atkins serves as a Auth Part-Time Maintenance Summer Help within Capital District Transportation Authority. They work part-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $98.

Tamesh Suedass

Bus Operator Full-Time Cdts (Schen)/Capital District Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$96

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation System
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $96
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $50,128
Extra Pay: $96
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Tamesh Suedass works as a Bus Operator Full-Time Cdts (Schen) for Capital District Transportation Authority within Capital District Transportation System. Their status is full-time. Tamesh earned $96 in 2024.

Willie Jackson

Retired/Capital District Transportation Authority

2020 total comp

$93

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation System #1
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $93
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93
Employment type: Part-Time
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $93
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Willie Jackson holds the role of Retired at Capital District Transportation Authority within Capital District Transportation System #1. Their status is part-time. In 2020, their total compensation was $93.

Thomas D Martin

Auth Part-Time Maintenance Summer Help/Capital District Transportation Authority

2018 total comp

$68

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation Authority
Base pay: $68
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68
Employment type: Part-Time
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $10
Job Group: Professional
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Thomas D Martin is a Auth Part-Time Maintenance Summer Help at Capital District Transportation Authority within Capital District Transportation Authority. They work part-time. 2018 total compensation came to $68.

Victor Valentino

Bus Operator Full-Time Cdts (Schen)/Capital District Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$28

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation System
Base pay: $28
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $58,968
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Victor Valentino works as a Bus Operator Full-Time Cdts (Schen) for Capital District Transportation Authority within Capital District Transportation System. Their status is full-time. Victor earned $28 in 2024.