Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 1,891 people
How much does an operator surface make in Massachusetts?
$87,625typical pay for a operator surface in 2025
$68,712 – $104,755what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 0.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Where operator surfaces work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid operator surfaces, 2025
- 1Khalid JabriOperator Surface · Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority$185,947
- 2Mohamed AitelgarehOperator Surface · Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority$184,575
- 3Etrange SanonOperator Surface · Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority$172,880
- 4Gregory WilliamsOperator Surface · Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority$169,223
- 5John SanfordOperator Surface · Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority$168,903
Common questions
How much does an operator surface make in Massachusetts?
The typical operator surface was paid $87,625 in 2025; most earned between $68,712 and $104,755. This counts all 1,891 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 9.8% of all pay for operator surfaces in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Operator Surface, at any level (for example "Operator Surface"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this