MTA, NY · 2025 pay · 66 people
How much does a rail traffic controller make in MTA, NY?
$165,710typical pay for full-year rail traffic controllers in 2025
$147,899 – $173,870what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $161,702.
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Where rail traffic controllers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (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).
- Rail Traffic Controller (this page)$165,710
- Chief Rail Traffic Controller$173,124
Highest-paid rail traffic controllers, 2025
- 1Jason Scott BargerRail Traffic Controller · Metro-North Railroad$203,796
- 2James Aymil JrRail Traffic Controller · Metro-North Railroad$195,037
- 3Eric A DaupernRail Traffic Controller · Metro-North Railroad$191,005
- 4John PepeRail Traffic Controller · Metro-North Railroad$190,170
- 5Nelson FajardoRail Traffic Controller · Metro-North Railroad$186,024
Common questions
How much does a rail traffic controller make in MTA, NY?
Full-year rail traffic controllers were typically paid $165,710 in 2025; most earned between $147,899 and $173,870. Counting all 66 people paid, typical pay was $161,702.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 7.6% of all pay for rail traffic controllers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Rail Traffic Controller, at any level (for example "Rail Traffic Controller"). 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