New York · 2025 pay
How much do MTA Bus Company employees make?
$108,508typical pay for full-year employees in 2025
$85,732 – $132,416what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers, typical pay was $97,268.
MTA publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.
Common jobs: Bus OperatorsBus Operator Twu-100Maintainer
✓ Official data from MTAMatches the agency's latest releasemta.info ↗
How is pay spread across workers?
A year of pay for a lower-paid, typical and higher-paid worker (counting everyone paid), and the top earner, split into regular pay, overtime and extra pay.
$62,134
$97,221
$125,996
$290,431
Lower-paid workerearns more than 1 in 4 coworkers
Typical workerright in the middle
Higher-paid workerearns more than 3 in 4 coworkers
Highest paidone person
Regular payOvertimeExtra pay
When the next update is due
The agency updates it monthly.
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
MTA Bus Company
official data
2025
| Regular pay | $78,766 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $11,132 |
| Extra pay | $7,323 |
| Total for the year | $97,221 |
Average of the 234 workers in the middle of the pay range. Does not include benefits.
Matches the agency's latest release
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025. "Full-year" is typical pay for people employed all year (shown when 5 or more); "Everyone" includes part-year and seasonal workers.
| Job | People | Full-year | Everyone | Most earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Operators | 1,933 | $107,146 | $94,901 | $50k – $120k |
| Bus Operator Twu-100 | 1,160 | $90,747 | $79,659 | $38k – $99k |
| Maintainer | 498 | $127,173 | $125,559 | $95k – $150k |
| Dispatcher | 173 | $125,240 | $121,848 | $108k – $142k |
| Bus Maintenance Supervisor | 111 | $139,974 | $136,141 | $118k – $152k |
| Helper | 103 | $101,110 | $99,232 | $78k – $125k |
| Cleaner/Helper | 57 | $85,887 | $81,245 | $70k – $100k |
| Dispatcher Atu Jfk Represented | 52 | $123,723 | $123,592 | $110k – $134k |
| Helper Twu-100 | 49 | $84,825 | $81,708 | $68k – $104k |
| Cleaner/Helper Twu-100 | 37 | $83,215 | $74,546 | $48k – $95k |
| Superintendent Representative | 33 | $132,887 | $132,887 | $133k – $138k |
| Cleaner/Helper Atu-1179 jfk | 25 | $87,293 | $75,964 | $10k – $94k |
| Contingent Temporary Employee | 22 | $31,865 | $31,979 | $23k – $35k |
| Facility Maintainer | 21 | $181,182 | $148,295 | $134k – $194k |
| Senior Analyst Representative | 19 | $95,587 | $95,539 | $92k – $104k |
| Supt Transportation Representative | 18 | $132,887 | $132,887 | $133k – $133k |
| Rev Equipment Suprvsr 6/7/2013 | 17 | $132,940 | $130,829 | $122k – $142k |
| Supt Mtce Representative | 16 | $132,887 | $132,887 | $133k – $133k |
| Supervisor Storeroom Operator 6/7/13 | 15 | $128,750 | $126,586 | $122k – $151k |
| Assistant Stock Worker | 15 | $80,350 | $70,815 | $57k – $101k |
| Stock Worker | 14 | $111,374 | $111,374 | $105k – $118k |
| Stock Worker Twu-100 | 13 | $102,041 | $102,041 | $84k – $106k |
| Helper Former Fueler Cleaner/ | 13 | $108,940 | $101,208 | $77k – $120k |
| Maintainer Former Lead Mechan | 12 | $158,866 | $158,866 | $144k – $176k |
| Stock Worker Atu-1179 | 10 | $85,285 | $79,471 | $50k – $86k |
| Senior Admin Associate Representative | 8 | $72,613 | $67,505 | $66k – $77k |
| Facilities Supervisor 6/7/2013 | 7 | $156,310 | $156,310 | $125k – $161k |
| General Supt | 7 | $139,640 | $139,640 | $140k – $143k |
| Assistant Stock Worker Twu-100 | 7 | – | $55,206 | $51k – $126k |
| Analyst Representative | 7 | – | $40,723 | $28k – $89k |
| Assistant Gen Manager Operator | 5 | $178,149 | $178,149 | $178k – $183k |
| Gen Supt Transportation | 5 | $153,587 | $153,587 | $153k – $154k |
| General Superintendent Transportation | 5 | $153,586 | $153,586 | $154k – $158k |
| Assistant Budget Chief Representative | 5 | $119,387 | $119,387 | $102k – $139k |
| Computer Associate Ts III Representative | 5 | $105,232 | $105,232 | $105k – $108k |
| Security Agent | 5 | $67,989 | $67,989 | $67k – $69k |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k333
- $10k – $30k371
- $30k – $50k314
- $50k – $70k298
- $70k – $90k708
- $90k – $110k855
- $110k – $150k1,410
- $150k or more398
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at MTA Bus Company in 2025
- 1Gerard RonanMaintainer$290,431
- 2Ronson C McallisterMaintainer$272,399
- 3Roderic R TaylorMaintainer$246,914
- 4Orin M FordeMaintainer$245,812
- 5Roberto KestlerMaintainer$241,361
- 6Samuel MartinezBus Operators$239,078
- 7Gary MancinelliMaintainer$238,250
- 8Minhtri KhuuMaintainer$234,501
- 9Martin H WhiteGen Manager$233,116
- 10Khalid KianiMaintainer$228,650
Common questions
How much does a MTA Bus Company employee make?
Full-year employees were typically paid $108,508 in 2025; most earned between $85,732 and $132,416. Counting all 4,687 people paid during the year, typical pay was $97,268.
Why do so many people earn very little?
The list includes everyone who got a paycheck during the year: part-time, seasonal and short-term workers, and people who joined or left partway through. 333 people (7.1%) were paid under $10,000.
Who counts as a full-year employee?
"Employed all year" means the person's hire date is on or before January 1 and they have no termination date in the year.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (74.6% of all pay), overtime (15.3%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (10.0%).
Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?
From Metropolitan Transportation Authority (via Open NY, data.ny.gov) (mta.info). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the agency updates it monthly.
"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. "Employed all year" means the person's hire date is on or before January 1 and they have no termination date in the year. Hire and end dates are used only to work this out; we don't store or publish them. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 2 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals