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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Devon Riley

Certified Carman Welder/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$219,613

Sub-department: Truck Shop
Base pay: $161,213
Overtime: $58,301
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $219,613
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $98,665
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $100
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Devon Riley works as a Certified Carman Welder for Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Truck Shop. Their status is full-time. Devon earned $219,613 in 2024.