Project Engineer

Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.

80 employees hold this title in Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Median total compensation for the role is $106,637, above the department median of $98,569.

Employees: 80
Total payroll: $8.1M
Role median: $106,637
Agency median: $98,569
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$4,976$158,526+

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How total compensation varies among the 80 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across New York Public Authorities

Project Engineer is held in 4 New York Public Authorities departments. In Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the median of $106,637 ranks #2 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Power Authority of the State of New York

$108,475 · 1

Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

$59,923 · 1

Development Authority of the North Country

$34,139 · 9

Median total compensation for the Project Engineer role in other New York Public Authoritiesdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Project Engineer beyond New York Public Authorities

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In New York Public Authorities, the median of $108,401 ranks #2 of 4. See Project Engineer across all of New York Public Authorities →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Las Vegas

$152,059 · 32

Missouri

$96,853 · 9

City of Pittsburgh

$14,140 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Project Engineerroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Christopher Paggi

Project Engineer/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2019 total comp

$48,214

Sub-department: Communications
Base pay: $35,108
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,106
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,214
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $136,614
Extra Pay: $13,106
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Christopher Paggi holds the role of Project Engineer at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Communications. Their status is full-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $48,214.