Most new york city transit authority and mta bus company personnel. At new york city transit you get more than just a paycheck. Other than new york, bus drivers in washington, ohio, hawaii and california earn the highest wages in the country. Offduty mta bus driver busted for gun when cops break up crowded brooklyn sidewalk dice game. Salaries posted anonymously by metropolitan transportation authority employees. Amalgamated transit union local 11811061, aflcio 20 north central. Visit payscale to research bus driver hourly pay by city, experience, skill, employer and more. Metropolitan transportation authority salaries glassdoor. Accessaride aar paratransit service provides public transportation for eligible customers with disabilities or health conditions that prevent them from using the public buses and subways for some or all of their trips. A link distances the driver of an mta bus from the general public during. Visit payscale to research bus operator hourly pay by city, experience, skill, employer and more. This estimate is based upon 5 metropolitan transportation authority bus driver salary reports provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods. Cyclist fatally struck by mta bus identified as brooklyn. Overall employment of bus drivers is projected to grow 5 percent from 2018 to 2028, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
The motor carrier company that employs a bus driver must file an application for qualification on behalf of the prospective bus driver with the new york state department of motor vehicles. Nycs highestpaid bus driver doubled his salary with ot. Applicants with military, corrections and higher education may also qualify for higher entry level salaries not to exceed 59,641. Members of the metropolitan transit police force enjoy the following benefits. The new york city transit authority ta had 5,343 employees with total. Bus driver hourly pay in new york, new york payscale.
Are new york city transit bus drivers local, state or. Nyct is not actually part of city government, despite the name. Mta new york city transit expands fastrack program for 20. New york state bus drivers must be 18 years of age. Mta boosts employee protection program the mta has launched an ad campaign promoting a new. Salaries of 255,959 teachers and administrators employed by new york states public schools and colleges during the 20072008 school year were posted today. Please click on an exams title below during the application period to view the notice of examination noe, which contains key details, including the requirements to compete in the exam, application instructions, any expected test dates, and other examspecific test information. The mta payroll figures released to the public in 2012 indicate. At least 41 transit workers have died, and more than 6,000 more have fallen sick or selfquarantined. Mta new york city transit bus driver salaries in the. In order to drive a school bus, new applicants have to pass a criminal background check. Click a salary below to compare with bus driver salaries in new york, ny. The 67yearold cyclist fatally struck after he tried to make a left turn in front of an mta bus in brooklyn was identified wednesday as a greenpoint.
Salary information comes from 8 data points collected directly from employees, users, and past and present job advertisements on indeed in the past 36 months. The new york city transit authority ta had 5,343 employees with total pay of. Nyc is a trademark and service mark of the city of new york. Learn how to pass the mta bus operator exam jobtestprep. Nyct is just a subsidiary of mta, the metropolitan transportation authority. After joining new york city transit you will have access to a pension, 401k retirement savings plan, wellness programs, insurance plans, and healthcare plans with coverage for spouses.
About us contact us careers transparency sustainability information. Holiday service on tap for christmas mta subways, buses and railroad. New yorks transit workers keep getting sick the nation. If youd like to become an mta bus driver, mabstoa bus operator, or an mta train operator, you have to successfully pass 1 or 2 mta operator mta conductor exams. Mta bus drivers take big step to pension parity news of.
Mta needed crowd control for monday subway commute new. Total pay for mta headquarters staff and for some bus drivers. Create your profile to get personalized salary data. Mta new york city transit bus driver salaries in the united states. Salary information comes from 4 data points collected directly from employees, users, and past and present job advertisements on indeed in the past 36 months. Glassdoor has salaries, wages, tips, bonuses, and hourly pay based upon employee reports and estimates. The twu demanded that all members of the union receive a 6% salary. After joining new york city transit you will have access to a pension, 401k retirement savings plan, wellness programs, insurance plans, and healthcare plans with coverage for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on the city and many other important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. Bus operatordriver current employee brooklyn, ny april 24. New york city transit leadership attended the court appearance of a man accused of threatening an mta bus driver with a gun last month to demand he be prosecuted to. Cwa l1183 board of elections 20172021 moa dc37 nyc memorandum of agreement, 20172021. Bus operator hourly pay in new york, new york payscale.
For weeks, bus drivers in new york city begged their bosses for n95. It also goes with whatever contract they are current under. I want to be an mta bus driver transit employment nyc. Pitcher, who had 14 years this month with new york city transit. The average yearly salary of an mta bus operator career. Please note that, except solely for your own personal and noncommercial use, no part of these maps may be copied or used without the prior written permission of the metropolitan transportation authority. Check for sleeping children no idling laws are being enforced.
Metropolitan transportation authority bus driver salaries. Crew shortages have caused over 800 subway delays and forced 40 percent of train trips to be. Whats the current starting and top pay of a bus operator. Mta etix how to buy and use commuter rail tickets on your phone system modernization the projects shaping the future of the mta transparency information about leadership, performance, budgets, and more. Job opportunities for bus drivers should be very good, as many drivers are expected to leave the occupation. The payrolls section provides a database of names, positions, salaries andor total earnings for individuals who have been employed by new york state, new york city, state and regional public authorities, public school districts, and new yorks county, city, town and village governments. This information based on 2009 numbers was compiled by the albanybased empire center, which is a project of the manhattan institute for policy research. The watchdog report comes after the mta rolled out another round of fare hikes. Arbitration award, ta, oa, mta bus how are raises calculated ta oa. As i understand it, a bus operator reaches top salary pay in 3 yrs. The 2005 new york city transit strike, held from december 20 through 22, 2005, was the third. April 16, 2009 complete payrolls for four school districts, updated teacher union and schools superintendent contracts, and a new interactive user forum were added today to stny. How much do metropolitan transportation authority employees make.
Were committed to helping you live well physically and emotionally both now and in the future. His paternal grandfather was a new york city firefighter, and his maternal grandfather was a new york city taxi driver. We urge you to support his family in paying respects at his viewing, which will be held on thursday, february, 2020 from 2pm to 6pm, at the lawrence h. A free inside look at metropolitan transportation authority salary trends based on 983 salaries wages for 463 jobs at metropolitan transportation authority. The metropolitan transportation authority mta board is composed of a chairman, president, managing director, chief development officer, sixteen 16 other voting members, two nonvoting, four alternate nonvoting members appointed by the governor with senate advice and consent. By a former new yorker, march 24, 2017 in transit employment. Bus time is also available via mobile web or smstext message. The mta is actually controlled by the state of new york, not by the city of new york. A motor vehicle driver license valid in the state of new york and a cdl learner permit with passenger. Joe lhota was born in the bronx, new york, the son of jackie and joseph joe lhota, a new york city police officer. Twu local 100 is mourning the death of signal maintainer rodney d. Reminders pre and post trip your bus daily any defect, notify dispatcher immediately. Services are available within nyc s five boroughs brooklyn, the bronx, manhattan, staten island.