New York Public Authorities / Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

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Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

Source file: New York State Public Authorities — Payroll (NYS Open Data) / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority plans, builds, and maintains transportation infrastructure — roads, bridges, transit, and motor-vehicle services.

In 2024, this agency had 1,161 employees with median total compensation of $52,928; the highest distinct record was $245,999.

Year: 2024
Total payroll: $62.3M
Employees: 1,161
Median total: $52,928
Highest record: $245,999

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$0$123,219+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 1,161 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($52,928) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $47,626 (89%)
Overtime — $5,464 (10%)
Other — $576 (1%)
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

$7,463

$23,836

$52,928

$79,076

$94,274

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $94,274 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $7,463. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Bus Operator Rts

366 · $68,143

Small Vehicle Operator

82 · $36,049

Bus Operator Access

64 · $57,036

Bus Operator Nu Regional

51 · $45,809

Road Supervisor

28 · $78,092

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	$48.5M —	1,045 —	$45,279 —
2018	$48M ▼ 0.9%	1,034 ▼ 1.1%	$46,038 ▲ 1.7%
2019	$49.5M ▲ 3.1%	1,026 ▼ 0.8%	$47,532 ▲ 3.2%
2020	$51.3M ▲ 3.7%	1,035 ▲ 0.9%	$48,280 ▲ 1.6%
2021	$52.2M ▲ 1.7%	1,011 ▼ 2.3%	$50,438 ▲ 4.5%
2022	$54.5M ▲ 4.3%	1,114 ▲ 10.2%	$48,177 ▼ 4.5%
2023	$58M ▲ 6.5%	1,127 ▲ 1.2%	$51,304 ▲ 6.5%
2024	$62.3M ▲ 7.4%	1,161 ▲ 3.0%	$52,928 ▲ 3.2%

Record list

Employees

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Justin Tharp

Bus Operator Access/Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$67,412

Sub-department: Transportation Operations
Base pay: $53,690
Overtime: $13,722
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,412
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $53,456
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Justin Tharp works as a Bus Operator Access for Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority within Transportation Operations. Their status is full-time. Justin earned $67,412 in 2024.

Cortney Andrews

Bus Placer-Garage Nights-Non Mechanical/Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

2023 total comp

$67,390

Sub-department: Service Building
Base pay: $49,688
Overtime: $15,952
Other pay: $1,750
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,390
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $47,278
Extra Pay: $1,750
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Cortney Andrews holds the role of Bus Placer-Garage Nights-Non Mechanical at Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority within Service Building. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $67,390.

Munikita Fletcher

Radio Controller/Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$67,374

Sub-department: Transport Ops - Admin
Base pay: $56,741
Overtime: $7,993
Other pay: $2,641
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,374
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $59,550
Extra Pay: $2,000
Job Group: Administrative and Clerical
Other Compensation: $166
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $475

At Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority, Munikita Fletcher serves as a Radio Controller within Transport Operations - Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $67,374.

Maria Burrows

Bus Operator/Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

2023 total comp

$67,358

Sub-department: Bus Operators
Base pay: $64,658
Overtime: $950
Other pay: $1,750
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,358
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $71,947
Extra Pay: $1,750
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Maria Burrows holds the role of Bus Operator at Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority within Bus Operators. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $67,358.

Sandra Ortiz-Arzola

Bus Operator Access/Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$67,336

Sub-department: Transportation Operations
Base pay: $51,184
Overtime: $14,152
Other pay: $2,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,336
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $53,456
Extra Pay: $2,000
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Sandra Ortiz-Arzola holds the role of Bus Operator Access at Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority within Transportation Operations. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $67,336.

Charles Oppelt

Supervisor of Regional Maintenance/Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

2023 total comp

$67,308

Sub-department: Administration
Base pay: $62,320
Overtime: $3,238
Other pay: $1,750
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,308
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $62,500
Extra Pay: $1,750
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Charles Oppelt works as a Supervisor of Regional Maintenance for Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority within Administration. Their status is full-time. Charles earned $67,308 in 2023.

Rudell Paige

Bus Operator Rts/Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$67,287

Sub-department: Transportation Operations
Base pay: $61,462
Overtime: $5,824
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,287
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $61,797
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Rudell Paige works as a Bus Operator Rts for Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority within Transportation Operations. Their status is full-time. Rudell earned $67,287 in 2024.

Wayne Miller

Technician 1 - Body Shop/Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

2022 total comp

$67,172

Sub-department: Body Shop
Base pay: $64,225
Overtime: $2,416
Other pay: $531
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,172
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $75,546
Job Group: Technical and Engineering
Other Compensation: $531
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Wayne Miller holds the role of Technician 1 - Body Shop at Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority within Body Shop. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $67,172.

Joseph Williams

Bus Operator Rts/Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$67,121

Sub-department: Transportation Operations
Base pay: $64,936
Overtime: $1,585
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,121
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $61,797
Extra Pay: $600
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Joseph Williams holds the role of Bus Operator Rts at Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority within Transportation Operations. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $67,121.

Delano Caven

Bus Operator Rts/Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$66,927

Sub-department: Transportation Operations
Base pay: $65,820
Overtime: $1,107
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,927
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $68,765
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Delano Caven holds the role of Bus Operator Rts at Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority within Transportation Operations. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $66,927.

Carmelo Ortiz

Bus Operator Rts/Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$66,851

Sub-department: Transportation Operations
Base pay: $54,332
Overtime: $11,319
Other pay: $1,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,851
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $77,272
Extra Pay: $1,200
Job Group: Operational
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No

Carmelo Ortiz holds the role of Bus Operator Rts at Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority within Transportation Operations. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $66,851.

Jane Lemcke

Workforce Development Specialist/Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

2023 total comp

$66,801

Sub-department: People Department
Base pay: $62,097
Overtime: $1,806
Other pay: $2,899
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,801
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $62,024
Extra Pay: $1,750
Job Group: Professional
Other Compensation: $350
Overtime Exempt: No
Paid by Another Entity: No
Performance Bonus: $799

At Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority, Jane Lemcke serves as a Workforce Development Specialist within People Department. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $66,801.