MTA and City of Buffalo, NY · 2026 pay · 9 people
How much does an associate engineer make in MTA and City of Buffalo, NY?
$48,084typical pay for a associate engineer in 2026
$36,951 – $81,604what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2025 or 2026).
✓ Official data from MTA · Matches the agency's latest release · mta.info ↗✓ Official data from Open Data Buffalo · Matches the agency's latest release · buffalony.gov ↗
Where associate engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Associate Engineer (this page)$48,084 (everyone)
- Engineer Trainee$79,841
- Senior Engineer$91,031
- Assistant Engineer$95,808
- Principal Engineer$180,518
- Chief Engineer$241,841
Highest-paid associate engineers, 2026
- 1Fouad ArabAssociate Engineer · Buffalo$156,275
- 2John McmahonAssociate Engineer · Buffalo$99,162
- 3Christopher LingAssociate Engineer · Metro-North Railroad$81,604
- 4Surendra BasdeoAssociate Engineer · Metro-North Railroad$81,511
- 5Anthony RadovanovichAssociate Engineer · Metro-North Railroad$48,084
Common questions
How much does an associate engineer make in MTA and City of Buffalo, NY?
The typical associate engineer was paid $48,084 in 2026; most earned between $36,951 and $81,604. This counts all 9 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 10.7% of all pay for associate engineers in 2026.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Associate Engineer, at any level (for example "Associate Engineer"). 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