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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Christopher Trifaro

Mtce.Supv.(Surf.) I Sssa/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$167,408

Sub-department: Bus Maintenance-Castleton
Base pay: $113,866
Overtime: $48,703
Other pay: $4,840
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,408
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $109,216
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $2,040
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $2,800

Christopher Trifaro works as a Mtce.Supv.(Surf.) I Sssa for Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Bus Maintenance-Castleton. Their status is full-time. Christopher earned $167,408 in 2024.

Ronald Fraser

Maintainer (Pande)/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$167,401

Sub-department: North Div Construction - PandE
Base pay: $102,741
Overtime: $58,686
Other pay: $5,974
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,401
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $89,945
Extra Pay: $1,000
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $4,974
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Ronald Fraser holds the role of Maintainer (Pande) at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within North Division Construction - Pande. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $167,401.

Leonid Kiperman

Electrician/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2022 total comp

$167,400

Sub-department: HMC Car Shop
Base pay: $88,622
Overtime: $78,678
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,400
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $84,136
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $100
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Leonid Kiperman holds the role of Electrician at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Hmc Car Shop. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $167,400.

Errol Lambert

Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle)/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$167,394

Sub-department: Service Availability-Flatbush
Base pay: $86,171
Overtime: $73,016
Other pay: $8,207
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,394
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $82,579
Extra Pay: $4,705
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $3,502
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Errol Lambert holds the role of Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Service Availability-Flatbush. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $167,394.

Michael Torres

Conductor/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$167,392

Sub-department: Road Passenger Crews
Base pay: $147,967
Overtime: $19,426
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,392
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $110,152
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Michael Torres holds the role of Conductor at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Road Passenger Crews. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $167,392.

Anton Okun

Senior Director Program Deliv Proces Mgmnt/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$167,392

Sub-department: Dep Chief Process and Perf Opt
Base pay: $164,132
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,260
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,392
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $155,440
Extra Pay: $3,260
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Anton Okun serves as a Senior Director Program Deliv Proces Mgmnt within Deputy Chief Process and Perf Opt. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $167,392.

Genc Hasi

Deputy Director Tk Out and Sched Strateg/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$167,390

Sub-department: Service Design
Base pay: $160,347
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,043
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,390
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $150,865
Extra Pay: $7,043
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Genc Hasi serves as a Deputy Director Tk Out and Sched Strateg within Service Design. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $167,390.

Gyles Addison

Dispatcher Rapid Transit Operations/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$167,388

Sub-department: General Orders and Div.Subdv-A
Base pay: $112,241
Overtime: $49,653
Other pay: $5,493
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,388
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $107,584
Extra Pay: $4,527
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $967
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Gyles Addison is a Dispatcher Rapid Transit Operations at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within General Orders and Div.Subdv-A. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $167,388.

Curtis Richardson

Sir Operations Supervisor/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$167,382

Sub-department: Transportation
Base pay: $114,391
Overtime: $51,409
Other pay: $1,583
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,382
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $110,090
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $1,583
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Curtis Richardson works as a Sir Operations Supervisor for Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Transportation. Their status is full-time. Curtis earned $167,382 in 2024.

Clifford Rone

Conductor/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$167,380

Sub-department: TandE Crews
Base pay: $155,410
Overtime: $11,920
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,380
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $108,843
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $50
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Clifford Rone serves as a Conductor within Tande Crews. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $167,380.

Terri Rumph

Assistant Chief Infra Off/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2017 total comp

$167,375

Sub-department: Chief Officer Infrastructure
Base pay: $167,093
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $282
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,375
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $150,249
Extra Pay: $282
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Terri Rumph works as a Assistant Chief Infra Off for Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Chief Officer Infrastructure. Their status is full-time. Terri earned $167,375 in 2017.

Victor Barrera

Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles)/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$167,374

Sub-department: Work Trains Subdivision B
Base pay: $90,816
Overtime: $69,489
Other pay: $7,069
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,374
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $87,865
Extra Pay: $3,814
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $3,255
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Victor Barrera works as a Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) for Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Work Trains Subdivision B. Their status is full-time. Victor earned $167,374 in 2024.

Paul Sciara

Assistant Chief Fac Off Operations/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2022 total comp

$167,366

Sub-department: Operating Constuction Manageme
Base pay: $158,445
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,921
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,366
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $163,955
Extra Pay: $8,921
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Paul Sciara holds the role of Assistant Chief Fac Off Operations at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Operating Constuction Manageme. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $167,366.

Raul Vasquez

Signal Maintainer/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$167,360

Sub-department: New Technology Signals
Base pay: $93,586
Overtime: $68,931
Other pay: $4,843
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,360
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $91,745
Extra Pay: $1,044
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $3,799
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Raul Vasquez is a Signal Maintainer at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within New Technology Signals. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $167,360.

Tennyson Soohoo

Electrician Electronic Shop/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$167,356

Sub-department: Electronics Shops
Base pay: $130,424
Overtime: $36,832
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,356
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $90,370
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $100
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Tennyson Soohoo works as a Electrician Electronic Shop for Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Electronics Shops. Their status is full-time. Tennyson earned $167,356 in 2024.

Frank Nocerto

Bus Operators/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2021 total comp

$167,352

Sub-department: Eastchester-Svc Aval
Base pay: $85,561
Overtime: $67,311
Other pay: $14,480
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,352
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $75,755
Extra Pay: $750
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $13,730
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Frank Nocerto works as a Bus Operators for Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Eastchester-Svc Aval. Their status is full-time. Frank earned $167,352 in 2021.

Cy Ng

Admin.Engineer Cstg/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$167,346

Sub-department: Work Car Engineering
Base pay: $126,946
Overtime: $25,249
Other pay: $15,150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,346
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $129,296
Extra Pay: $15,150
Job Group: Technical and Engineering
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Cy Ng is a Admin.Engineer Cstg at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Work Car Engineering. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $167,346.

Patrick Gerakaris

Senior Branch Leader Nrep Ben/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$167,345

Sub-department: Director - Station Operations
Base pay: $150,189
Overtime: $742
Other pay: $16,414
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,345
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $128,534
Extra Pay: $16,314
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $100
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Patrick Gerakaris serves as a Senior Branch Leader Nrep Ben within Director - Station Operations. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $167,345.

Ousman Gumaneh

Bus Operator(Revenue Veh) 01-F/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$167,342

Sub-department: Service Availability-ManVille
Base pay: $88,388
Overtime: $68,466
Other pay: $10,489
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,342
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $82,579
Extra Pay: $9,095
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $1,394
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Ousman Gumaneh is a Bus Operator(Revenue Veh) 01-F at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Service Availability-Manville. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $167,342.

Jesus Cephas

Track Worker (Specialist)/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2017 total comp

$167,338

Sub-department: Work Trains
Base pay: $75,685
Overtime: $82,130
Other pay: $9,523
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,338
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $73,561
Extra Pay: $4,204
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $5,318
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Jesus Cephas holds the role of Track Worker (Specialist) at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Work Trains. Their status is full-time. In 2017, their total compensation was $167,338.

Robert Forlenza

Lead Technologies Security/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2020 total comp

$167,337

Sub-department: Office of IT Strategy & PMO
Base pay: $167,061
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $276
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,337
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $159,916
Extra Pay: $276
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Robert Forlenza works as a Lead Technologies Security for Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Office of IT Strategy & Pmo. Their status is full-time. Robert earned $167,337 in 2020.

Richard Folchetti

Police Officer Hire After1 29 2014/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$167,336

Sub-department: Police North D8 Bridgeport
Base pay: $140,918
Overtime: $25,407
Other pay: $1,010
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,336
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $109,594
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $1,010
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Richard Folchetti serves as a Police Officer Hire After1 29 2014 within Police North D8 Bridgeport. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $167,336.

Dennis Ricketts

Light Maintainer/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$167,333

Sub-department: Infra Capital Construction
Base pay: $89,800
Overtime: $70,790
Other pay: $6,742
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,333
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $87,865
Extra Pay: $1,000
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $5,742
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Dennis Ricketts holds the role of Light Maintainer at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Infra Capital Construction. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $167,333.

Richard O'Connor

Foreman Grade B 10Percent/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2018 total comp

$167,331

Sub-department: Supv Track GCT and Sub 1
Base pay: $101,666
Overtime: $65,357
Other pay: $309
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,331
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $101,749
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $309
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Richard O'Connor is a Foreman Grade B 10Percent at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Supervisor Track Gct and Substitute 1. They work full-time. 2018 total compensation came to $167,331.

Pierre Gardner

Road Car Inspector/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$167,325

Sub-department: Jamaica MU Ops
Base pay: $136,604
Overtime: $30,621
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,325
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $106,876
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $100
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Pierre Gardner serves as a Road Car Inspector within Jamaica Mu Operations. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $167,325.

Shereen Fadid

Assistant Stationmaster/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$167,325

Sub-department: Supt.Terminal Operations and Stf
Base pay: $130,783
Overtime: $10,342
Other pay: $26,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,325
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $91,649
Extra Pay: $26,100
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $100
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Shereen Fadid serves as a Assistant Stationmaster within Supt.Terminal Operations and Stf. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $167,325.