New York Public Authorities / Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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

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

In 2024, this agency had 81,028 employees with median total compensation of $98,569; the highest distinct record was $667,529.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $8.3B
Employees: 81,028
Median total: $98,569
Highest record: $667,529

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$250,986+

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

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 81,028 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($98,569) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $81,228 (80%)
Overtime — $16,166 (16%)
Other — $4,590 (5%)
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

$26,392

$69,388

$98,569

$130,346

$167,465

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $167,465 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $26,392. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle)

5,188 · $112,279

Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles)

3,913 · $103,375

Bus Operator(Revenue Veh) 01-F

2,912 · $87,956

Cleaner(Ta-Labor)Twu L100 01-D

2,631 · $47,679

Conductor (Rev Veh) 01-F

2,207 · $66,751

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	$6.8B —	79,832 —	$84,694 —
2018	$7.2B ▲ 6.3%	80,669 ▲ 1.0%	$88,019 ▲ 3.9%
2019	$7.2B ▼ 0.2%	80,663 ±0%	$88,117 ▲ 0.1%
2020	$7B ▼ 2.5%	76,701 ▼ 4.9%	$89,849 ▲ 2.0%
2021	$6.9B ▼ 1.9%	75,062 ▼ 2.1%	$91,181 ▲ 1.5%
2022	$7.2B ▲ 5.0%	77,856 ▲ 3.7%	$93,477 ▲ 2.5%
2023	$8.1B ▲ 13.0%	80,126 ▲ 2.9%	$98,278 ▲ 5.1%
2024	$8.3B ▲ 1.4%	81,028 ▲ 1.1%	$98,569 ▲ 0.3%

Record list

Employees

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Scot Albertson

Locomotive Engineer/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$156,885

Sub-department: TandE Crews
Base pay: $146,621
Overtime: $7,687
Other pay: $2,577
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,885
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $118,975
Extra Pay: $2,527
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $50
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Scot Albertson works as a Locomotive Engineer for Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Tande Crews. Their status is full-time. Scot earned $156,885 in 2024.

Jason Winfield

Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle)/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$156,879

Sub-department: Service Availability-Kingsbrid
Base pay: $87,887
Overtime: $57,233
Other pay: $11,760
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,879
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $82,579
Extra Pay: $4,765
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $6,995
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Jason Winfield works as a Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) for Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Service Availability-Kingsbrid. Their status is full-time. Jason earned $156,879 in 2024.

Eric Middleton

Telephone Maintainer/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$156,877

Sub-department: Contract Compliance
Base pay: $88,415
Overtime: $60,591
Other pay: $7,871
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,877
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $87,865
Extra Pay: $1,666
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $6,205
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Eric Middleton works as a Telephone Maintainer for Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Contract Compliance. Their status is full-time. Eric earned $156,877 in 2024.

Casonn Grant

Bto/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$156,875

Sub-department: OPS Brooklyn-Battery Tunn. Ops
Base pay: $90,245
Overtime: $50,380
Other pay: $16,250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,875
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $87,875
Extra Pay: $3,307
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $12,942
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Casonn Grant works as a Bto for Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Operations Brooklyn-Battery Tunn. Operations. Their status is full-time. Casonn earned $156,875 in 2024.

George Millett

Mechanical Foreman 0 Gct M of W/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2019 total comp

$156,875

Sub-department: Utility Maintenance 0 GCT
Base pay: $93,827
Overtime: $61,791
Other pay: $1,256
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,875
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $85,167
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $1,256
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

George Millett holds the role of Mechanical Foreman 0 Gct M of W at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Utility Maintenance 0 Gct. Their status is full-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $156,875.

Kyle-Jamile Young

Mtce.Supv.(Track) I/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$156,869

Sub-department: Track Cleaning
Base pay: $98,579
Overtime: $55,359
Other pay: $2,931
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,869
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $94,455
Extra Pay: $1,106
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $1,825
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Kyle-Jamile Young holds the role of Mtce.Supv.(Track) I at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Track Cleaning. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $156,869.

Keon Thomas

Track Worker 01-F/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$156,868

Sub-department: Track Construction Days
Base pay: $84,682
Overtime: $60,458
Other pay: $11,727
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,868
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $80,235
Extra Pay: $4,067
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $7,660
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Keon Thomas is a Track Worker 01-F at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Track Construction Days. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $156,868.