New York · 2025 pay
How much do MTA Headquarters employees make?
$112,989typical pay for full-year employees in 2025
$83,129 – $157,717what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers, typical pay was $101,473.
MTA publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.
Common jobs: Police Officer Hire +1/29/2014Police Officers Hire +10/27/22Police Officer
✓ 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.
$67,158
$101,480
$147,988
$469,726
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 Headquarters
official data
2025
| Regular pay | $93,180 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $6,320 |
| Extra pay | $1,980 |
| Total for the year | $101,480 |
Average of the 185 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police Officer Hire +1/29/2014 | 611 | $107,862 | $106,688 | $89k – $136k |
| Police Officers Hire +10/27/22 | 369 | $61,090 | $56,651 | $39k – $65k |
| Police Officer | 126 | $191,438 | $162,138 | $107k – $204k |
| Sergeants + 10/27/2022 | 104 | $188,889 | $188,889 | $165k – $208k |
| Sergeant | 66 | $213,330 | $205,839 | $172k – $239k |
| Contingent Part Time | 59 | $34,306 | $24,398 | $8k – $35k |
| Technician and Eng Fellow Undergrad | 38 | – | $8,353 | $3k – $21k |
| Lieutenant | 28 | $247,151 | $243,649 | $196k – $274k |
| Technical Support Analyst 3 | 26 | $109,496 | $109,496 | $99k – $117k |
| Paralegal | 26 | $79,350 | $74,418 | $32k – $79k |
| Detective | 25 | $231,067 | $227,104 | $195k – $252k |
| Emergency Communications Operator | 25 | $81,639 | $81,227 | $70k – $95k |
| Detectives + 10/27/2022 | 24 | $193,176 | $192,610 | $180k – $221k |
| Senior Software Engineer C | 23 | $149,190 | $149,190 | $149k – $155k |
| Advanced Software Engineer C | 20 | $166,767 | $166,267 | $166k – $169k |
| Systems Administrator 5 | 18 | $141,876 | $141,876 | $139k – $151k |
| Senior Operations Anls Tcu After 12/16/15 | 18 | $82,339 | $80,929 | $67k – $84k |
| Talent Acquisition Specialist | 18 | $79,350 | $77,723 | $44k – $81k |
| Operations Analyst Ap | 18 | $75,038 | $74,362 | $63k – $77k |
| Senior Associate Counsel | 17 | $172,087 | $164,076 | $104k – $172k |
| Staff Nurse | 17 | $86,928 | $86,806 | $80k – $88k |
| Operations Analyst Ben | 17 | $63,484 | $51,492 | $25k – $63k |
| Manager Product Development C | 16 | $192,469 | $190,969 | $189k – $197k |
| Senior Operations Analyst Pay | 16 | $81,541 | $81,085 | $75k – $85k |
| Retail Sales Associate - (Part-Time) | 16 | $25,259 | $21,994 | $16k – $26k |
| Application Developer 5 | 14 | $128,273 | $126,398 | $124k – $132k |
| Customer Service Specialist | 14 | $52,407 | $43,221 | $20k – $52k |
| Senior Auditor III | 13 | $108,284 | $108,284 | $108k – $111k |
| Senior Equal Opportunity Investig | 13 | $116,379 | $102,698 | $51k – $108k |
| Computer Support Analyst 1 | 13 | $81,894 | $81,894 | $78k – $85k |
| Financial Analyst III | 13 | $85,619 | $81,779 | $36k – $95k |
| Auditor II | 13 | $81,355 | $81,354 | $78k – $81k |
| Snritportfolioprojectmgre | 12 | $135,627 | $135,627 | $136k – $136k |
| Police Captain After 8/25/14 | 11 | $218,331 | $207,776 | $206k – $228k |
| Adv Infrastructure Eng C | 11 | $172,143 | $172,143 | $168k – $184k |
| Operations Analyst Tcu After 12/16/15 | 11 | $71,997 | $61,141 | $52k – $75k |
| Dep Inspector | 10 | $231,325 | $225,483 | $194k – $234k |
| Technical Support Analyst 2 | 10 | $100,498 | $99,193 | $98k – $101k |
| Procurement Manager Tc | 10 | $112,520 | $90,410 | $37k – $115k |
| Labor Analyst | 10 | $77,038 | $76,742 | $71k – $77k |
| Auditor I | 10 | $73,959 | $73,959 | $50k – $74k |
| Principal Executive Secretary | 10 | $71,894 | $70,871 | $67k – $74k |
| Network Support Analyst 5 | 9 | $156,382 | $156,382 | $133k – $173k |
| Technical Support Analyst 4 | 9 | $125,981 | $125,028 | $119k – $128k |
| Computer Support Analyst 3 | 9 | $98,432 | $98,432 | $82k – $102k |
| Computer Support Analyst 2 | 9 | $90,571 | $90,571 | $89k – $94k |
| Application Developer 1 | 9 | $72,662 | $68,881 | $48k – $76k |
| Excelsior Service Fellow | 9 | – | $25,775 | $24k – $66k |
| Cntgnt Part Time | 9 | $30,118 | $21,696 | $19k – $32k |
| Emerging Talent Graduate | 9 | – | $7,655 | $6k – $13k |
| Det Sergeants +10/27/22 24mo | 8 | $242,796 | $242,796 | $226k – $267k |
| Inspector | 8 | $247,177 | $241,134 | $236k – $248k |
| Director Audit | 8 | $137,183 | $137,183 | $137k – $137k |
| Specialist Software Engineer C | 8 | $136,650 | $136,650 | $135k – $139k |
| Computer Support Analyst 4 | 8 | $116,708 | $113,438 | $109k – $122k |
| Financial Analyst II | 8 | – | $57,861 | $31k – $74k |
| Operations Analyst Emp | 8 | $66,843 | $55,651 | $47k – $67k |
| Medical Technician L | 8 | $53,923 | $53,429 | $53k – $54k |
| Production Control Technician Level 1 | 8 | – | $32,551 | $23k – $72k |
| Technician and Eng Fellow Grad | 8 | – | $15,983 | $5k – $24k |
| Director Portfolio and Program Management E | 7 | $184,186 | $184,186 | $184k – $184k |
| Cybersecurity Engineer Level 6 | 7 | $175,732 | $172,553 | $170k – $179k |
| Advitportfolioprojectmgre | 7 | $150,698 | $150,698 | $151k – $151k |
| Director Procurement | 7 | $147,913 | $147,913 | $148k – $150k |
| Specialist Infra Eng C | 7 | $142,578 | $139,255 | $137k – $146k |
| Manager Strategic Initiatives | 7 | $131,486 | $130,467 | $117k – $133k |
| Assistdir Government and Comm Relations | 7 | $108,973 | $108,973 | $108k – $113k |
| Senior Associate Strategic Initiatives | 7 | $105,535 | $104,741 | $93k – $109k |
| Physician Assistant | 7 | – | $102,995 | $42k – $124k |
| Media Liaison | 7 | $102,294 | $102,294 | $102k – $103k |
| Senior Auditor II | 7 | $98,439 | $98,439 | $98k – $99k |
| Senior Talent Advisor | 7 | $94,022 | $93,147 | $88k – $95k |
| Senior Auditor I | 7 | $88,192 | $86,892 | $87k – $89k |
| Senior Operations Analyst Tcu | 7 | $85,230 | $85,230 | $82k – $87k |
| Operations Analyst HRIS | 7 | $72,067 | $72,067 | $72k – $78k |
| Director Labor Relations | 7 | – | $69,404 | $68k – $139k |
| Police Administrator - Ibt | 7 | $63,331 | $63,331 | $59k – $69k |
| Buyer Representative | 7 | – | $59,858 | $55k – $85k |
| Director Product Development C | 6 | $205,468 | $205,468 | $203k – $210k |
| Cybersecurity Analyst Level 5 | 6 | – | $155,873 | $149k – $170k |
| Cybersecurity Analyst Level 4 | 6 | $151,555 | $151,555 | $151k – $163k |
| Technical Support Analyst 5 | 6 | $138,948 | $138,948 | $135k – $146k |
| Software Engineer Special T 2 | 6 | $134,651 | $134,651 | $134k – $139k |
| Emergency Communications Super | 6 | $126,889 | $126,889 | $97k – $143k |
| Specitportfolioprojanlste | 6 | $124,412 | $124,412 | $122k – $127k |
| Associate Director Transaction Management | 6 | – | $123,190 | $75k – $125k |
| Associate Software Engineer C | 6 | $121,742 | $121,742 | $121k – $125k |
| Manager Compliance | 6 | $112,989 | $112,989 | $113k – $113k |
| Entry Software Engineer C | 6 | $98,590 | $98,590 | $98k – $99k |
| Supervisor Police Administrati | 6 | $85,346 | $85,346 | $81k – $91k |
| Pension Analyst Mabstoa | 6 | $84,332 | $82,832 | $81k – $84k |
| Assoc.trans.cust.serv.spec.2 | 6 | $80,050 | $80,050 | $76k – $82k |
| Document Management Analyst | 6 | $61,741 | $61,741 | $58k – $66k |
| Senior Process Specialist | 6 | $63,047 | $61,724 | $43k – $83k |
| Pass Program Specialist | 6 | – | $49,612 | $43k – $55k |
| Cntgnt Temporary | 6 | $30,258 | $26,620 | $21k – $46k |
| Workers Comp Employee | 6 | $20,800 | $20,800 | $14k – $21k |
| Lieutenant Detective | 5 | – | $284,920 | $202k – $309k |
| Deputy Chief | 5 | – | $249,270 | $244k – $251k |
| Police Captain | 5 | $227,393 | $227,393 | $222k – $242k |
| Manager Portfolio and Program Management E | 5 | $172,244 | $172,244 | $172k – $172k |
| Cybersecurity Analyst Level 3 | 5 | $137,522 | $137,522 | $134k – $138k |
| Senior Manager Procurement | 5 | $131,057 | $131,057 | $131k – $131k |
| Senior Data Scientist | 5 | – | $125,795 | $123k – $126k |
| Network Support Analyst 3 | 5 | $122,202 | $122,202 | $102k – $129k |
| Network Support Analyst 4 | 5 | $116,994 | $116,994 | $117k – $119k |
| Application Developer 4 | 5 | – | $110,718 | $109k – $111k |
| Assistant Manager IT Administration | 5 | $109,109 | $109,109 | $109k – $109k |
| Data Science Specialist | 5 | $93,996 | $93,996 | $93k – $95k |
| Head Nurse | 5 | $93,818 | $93,818 | $93k – $95k |
| Associate Strat. Initiatives | 5 | $92,446 | $92,446 | $92k – $93k |
| 3d Motion Graphics Specialist | 5 | – | $88,924 | $87k – $98k |
| Foil Records Officer | 5 | $77,509 | $77,509 | $74k – $80k |
| Police District Admin - Ibt | 5 | $57,042 | $57,042 | $57k – $57k |
| Chief Mail Clerk | 5 | $40,646 | $40,646 | $37k – $42k |
| Cntgnt - Temporary | 5 | – | $25,110 | $23k – $28k |
| Retail Sales Associate (Part-Time) | 5 | – | $3,974 | $3k – $23k |
| Emerging Talent Undergrad | 5 | – | $2,898 | $3k – $5k |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k175
- $10k – $30k197
- $30k – $50k227
- $50k – $70k379
- $70k – $90k558
- $90k – $110k518
- $110k – $150k743
- $150k or more891
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at MTA Headquarters in 2025
- 1John Nathan LieberChair and Ceo$469,726
- 2Robert RauLieutenant Detective$405,442
- 3Lisette CamiloChief Administrative Officer$353,010
- 4Ryan E MillerDetective$332,223
- 5Jason S RulandPolice Officer$326,872
- 6Catherine SheridanPresident$325,589
- 7Stephen J TakacsSergeant$323,538
- 8Christopher GuastamacchiaDet Sergeants +10/27/22 12mo$321,263
- 9Rafail PortnoyChief Technology Officer$309,716
- 10Edward J RussellLieutenant Detective$308,989
Common questions
How much does a MTA Headquarters employee make?
Full-year employees were typically paid $112,989 in 2025; most earned between $83,129 and $157,717. Counting all 3,688 people paid during the year, typical pay was $101,473.
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 (88.8% of all pay), overtime (7.8%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (3.4%).
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; 4 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals