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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Philip Trotta

Maintainer/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$230,353

Sub-department: CP-Bus Maint
Base pay: $115,176
Overtime: $105,667
Other pay: $9,509
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $230,353
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $87,865
Extra Pay: $550
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $8,959
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Philip Trotta serves as a Maintainer within Cp-Bus Maintenance. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $230,353.

Michele Salvatore

Deputy Cto Operations/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$230,339

Sub-department: Trans Dept Admin
Base pay: $214,711
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,628
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $230,339
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $199,353
Extra Pay: $12,515
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $3,113
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Michele Salvatore is a Deputy Cto Operations at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Transportation Department Administrative. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $230,339.

Michael Quiery

Deputy Chief People Tt and Employee/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$230,326

Sub-department: Human Resources Operations
Base pay: $216,462
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,864
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $230,326
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $207,162
Extra Pay: $13,864
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Michael Quiery holds the role of Deputy Chief People Tt and Employee at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Human Resources Operations. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $230,326.

Kenneth Nelson

M W Utility Worker/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$230,317

Sub-department: Eng Track Maintenance West
Base pay: $159,878
Overtime: $70,339
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $230,317
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $87,005
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $100
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Kenneth Nelson holds the role of M W Utility Worker at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Engineer Track Maintenance West. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $230,317.

Gary Link

Oiler/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$230,291

Sub-department: RH Yard Ops
Base pay: $151,061
Overtime: $79,130
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $230,291
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $65,924
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $100
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Gary Link works as a Oiler for Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Rh Yard Operations. Their status is full-time. Gary earned $230,291 in 2024.

Christopher Donoghue

Track Worker (A)/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$230,249

Sub-department: Engineer Track Construction
Base pay: $158,487
Overtime: $71,662
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $230,249
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $85,187
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $100
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Christopher Donoghue works as a Track Worker (A) for Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Engineer Track Construction. Their status is full-time. Christopher earned $230,249 in 2024.

Michael Maddern

Locomotive Engineer/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$230,246

Sub-department: TandE Crews
Base pay: $200,475
Overtime: $29,721
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $230,246
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

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

Michael Maddern is a Locomotive Engineer at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Tande Crews. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $230,246.

Benique Belizaire

Car Rprmn Federal Inspector/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$230,239

Sub-department: HMC Car Shop
Base pay: $164,253
Overtime: $65,886
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $230,239
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $94,007
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $100
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Benique Belizaire serves as a Car Rprmn Federal Inspector within Hmc Car Shop. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $230,239.

Roudjeri Napoleon

Police Officer Hire After1 29 2014/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$230,222

Sub-department: Police East D3 Jamaica
Base pay: $163,095
Overtime: $60,912
Other pay: $6,215
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $230,222
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $98,377
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $6,215
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Roudjeri Napoleon works as a Police Officer Hire After1 29 2014 for Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Police East D3 Jamaica. Their status is full-time. Roudjeri earned $230,222 in 2024.

Dexter Richards

Bus Operators/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$230,208

Sub-department: LaGuardia-Svc Avail
Base pay: $115,104
Overtime: $108,079
Other pay: $7,025
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $230,208
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $82,579
Extra Pay: $650
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $6,375
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Dexter Richards works as a Bus Operators for Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Laguardia-Svc Avail. Their status is full-time. Dexter earned $230,208 in 2024.

Brian Sherman

Police Officer Hire Plus 1/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2023 total comp

$230,202

Sub-department: Police East D2 Merrick
Base pay: $168,267
Overtime: $40,463
Other pay: $21,472
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $230,202
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $98,377
Extra Pay: $20,472
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $1,000
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Brian Sherman is a Police Officer Hire Plus 1 at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Police East D2 Merrick. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $230,202.

Michael Magro

Principal Mgr0Sign Construction Esa/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2019 total comp

$230,197

Sub-department: Chief Engineer
Base pay: $228,091
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,106
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $230,197
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $148,631
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $2,106
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Michael Magro serves as a Principal Mgr0Sign Construction Esa within Chief Engineer. They work full-time. Their 2019 pay totaled $230,197.

Michael Irizarry

Gang Foreman-Me/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$230,186

Sub-department: Babylon MU Ops
Base pay: $166,093
Overtime: $63,993
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $230,186
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $110,858
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $100
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Michael Irizarry holds the role of Gang Foreman-Me at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Babylon Mu Operations. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $230,186.

Stephen Plochochi

Svp Operations Support/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2019 total comp

$230,167

Sub-department: Office Of The Vice President.
Base pay: $230,167
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $230,167
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $223,299
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Stephen Plochochi works as a Svp Operations Support for Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Office of the Vice President.. Their status is full-time. Stephen earned $230,167 in 2019.

Keith Manza

Plumber/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$230,140

Sub-department: Engineer Structural - Plumbers
Base pay: $163,541
Overtime: $66,499
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $230,140
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $94,909
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $100
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Keith Manza is a Plumber at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Engineer Structural - Plumbers. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $230,140.

James SmithMay be multiple

Car Repairman/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$230,096

Sub-department: MU Heavy Repair Mods RCM
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $94,007
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $100
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

James Smith appears in Metropolitan Transportation Authority payroll as a Car Repairman, with $230,096 reported in 2024 — this entry may combine more than one individual of the same name.

Gilbert Jones

Conductor/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$230,073

Sub-department: TandE Crews
Base pay: $180,385
Overtime: $49,638
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $230,073
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

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

Gilbert Jones works as a Conductor for Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Tande Crews. Their status is full-time. Gilbert earned $230,073 in 2024.

Kevin Degnan

Detectives After 10 27 2022/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$230,070

Sub-department: IIntrgncy Counter Terrorism TF
Base pay: $180,404
Overtime: $48,111
Other pay: $1,555
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $230,070
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $129,316
Job Group: Operational
Other Compensation: $1,555
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Kevin Degnan serves as a Detectives After 10 27 2022 within Iintrgncy Counter Terrorism Tf. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $230,070.