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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James Mcbride

Deputy Chief Supp Chain Strat/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$209,203

Sub-department: Office of Supply Chain Strat
Base pay: $196,771
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,432
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $209,203
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $197,713
Extra Pay: $12,432
Job Group: Executive
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

James Mcbride holds the role of Deputy Chief Supp Chain Strat at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Office of Supply Chain Strat. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $209,203.

Robert Murphy

Chief Security Officer/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$209,197

Sub-department: Vice President Security
Base pay: $200,550
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,648
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $209,197
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $184,756
Extra Pay: $7,106
Job Group: Executive
Other Compensation: $1,542
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Robert Murphy holds the role of Chief Security Officer at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Vice President Security. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $209,197.

Shaheed Hylton

Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles)/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$209,193

Sub-department: B Division Vacation Relief
Base pay: $90,696
Overtime: $102,389
Other pay: $16,107
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $209,193
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $87,865
Extra Pay: $13,423
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $2,685
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Shaheed Hylton serves as a Train Operator (Rev.Vehicles) within B Division Vacation Relief. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $209,193.

Dino Di Pietro

Dctotransp.System Products/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$209,179

Sub-department: Transportation IT Products
Base pay: $205,138
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,041
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $209,179
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $241,632
Extra Pay: $3,595
Job Group: Executive
Other Compensation: $446
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Dino Di Pietro is a Dctotransp.System Products at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Transportation IT Products. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $209,179.

Paul Cioffi

Clerk-Central Manpower/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2023 total comp

$209,178

Sub-department: Manpower and Payroll
Base pay: $152,897
Overtime: $56,181
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $209,178
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $85,937
Job Group: Administrative and Clerical
Other Compensation: $100
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Paul Cioffi is a Clerk-Central Manpower at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Manpower and Payroll. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $209,178.

John Haley

Train Director0Jcc/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2019 total comp

$209,160

Sub-department: Supt. Train Movement and Staff
Base pay: $175,822
Overtime: $33,239
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $209,160
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $111,493
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $100
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

John Haley works as a Train Director0Jcc for Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Superintendent Train Movement and Staff. Their status is full-time. John earned $209,160 in 2019.

Michael Kalish

Senior Director HR Business Partner/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2023 total comp

$209,157

Sub-department: Business Partner - HQ
Base pay: $206,498
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,659
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $209,157
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $209,509
Extra Pay: $2,659
Job Group: Executive
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Michael Kalish is a Senior Director HR Business Partner at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Business Partner - Hq. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $209,157.