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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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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Carlos Perez

Catenary Lineman/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2023 total comp
$198,711
Sub-department
NHL Catenary
Base pay
$143,610
Overtime
$53,991
Other pay
$1,110
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$198,711
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary
$84,896
Job Group
Operational
Other Compensation
$1,110
Overtime Exempt
Yes
Paid by Another Entity
No

Carlos Perez is a Catenary Lineman at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Nhl Catenary. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $198,711.

Robert Licker

Agent/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp
$198,700
Sub-department
Ticket Selling Systems and Tech
Base pay
$153,491
Overtime
$45,109
Other pay
$100
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$198,700
Employment type
Full-Time
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary
$104,510
Job Group
Managerial
Other Compensation
$100
Overtime Exempt
Yes
Paid by Another Entity
No

Robert Licker is a Agent at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Ticket Selling Systems and Technician. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $198,700.