MTA, NY · 2025 pay · 168 people
How much does a light maintainer make in MTA, NY?
$132,787typical pay for full-year light maintainers in 2025
$112,193 – $161,097what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $128,080.
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Where light maintainers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid light maintainers, 2025
- 1Teeka Persaud KhetwarooLight Maintainer · New York City Transit$239,431
- 2Oleg ElperinLight Maintainer · New York City Transit$231,340
- 3Jonathan JacksonLight Maintainer · New York City Transit$223,130
- 4Yong Da LiLight Maintainer · New York City Transit$221,079
- 5Robert SherrockLight Maintainer · New York City Transit$217,644
Common questions
How much does a light maintainer make in MTA, NY?
Full-year light maintainers were typically paid $132,787 in 2025; most earned between $112,193 and $161,097. Counting all 168 people paid, typical pay was $128,080.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 26.9% of all pay for light maintainers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Light Maintainer, at any level (for example "Light Maintainer"). 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