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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Johnny James

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

2024 total comp

$78,174

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation System #1
Base pay: $51,157
Overtime: $18,822
Other pay: $8,195
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,174
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $62,504
Extra Pay: $8,095
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $100

At Capital District Transportation Authority, Johnny James serves as a Bus Operator Full-Time Alb/Tr Cdts#1 within Capital District Transportation System #1. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $78,174.

Paul Leimonas

Assistant Superintendent/Capital District Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$78,160

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation Authority
Base pay: $73,432
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,728
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,160
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $74,090
Extra Pay: $1,228
Job Group: Professional
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $3,500

Paul Leimonas is a Assistant Superintendent at Capital District Transportation Authority within Capital District Transportation Authority. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $78,160.

Joshua Richards

Superv/Dispatchr Grade 11 Sys1/Capital District Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$78,103

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation System #1
Base pay: $57,690
Overtime: $7,077
Other pay: $13,336
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,103
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $71,490
Extra Pay: $10,986
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $2,350

Joshua Richards works as a Superv/Dispatchr Grade 11 Sys1 for Capital District Transportation Authority within Capital District Transportation System #1. Their status is full-time. Joshua earned $78,103 in 2024.

Nelson Cruz

Technician Cdts1/Capital District Transportation Authority

2019 total comp

$78,032

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation System #1
Base pay: $46,835
Overtime: $21,898
Other pay: $9,299
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,032
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $53,435
Extra Pay: $1,600
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $1,145
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $6,554

At Capital District Transportation Authority, Nelson Cruz serves as a Technician Cdts1 within Capital District Transportation System #1. They work full-time. Their 2019 pay totaled $78,032.

Robert White

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

2024 total comp

$77,986

Sub-department: Capital District Transportation System
Base pay: $51,358
Overtime: $14,268
Other pay: $12,360
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,986
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $62,504
Extra Pay: $10,760
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $1,600

At Capital District Transportation Authority, Robert White serves as a Bus Operator Full-Time Cdts (Schen) within Capital District Transportation System. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $77,986.