MBTA Salary: Who’s Earning Top Dollar at the Troubled Transit Agency?

The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority is the second-most expensive department in the state when it comes to salary costs, trailing only behind the University of Massachusetts.

In a year that's been marked by myriad high-profile issues with the system — now including the monthlong shutdown of large parts of the subway — the commonwealth has paid $429.7 million to MBTA workers through Aug. 13, 2022, according to state payroll records, including base pay, overtime and "other pay," which includes bonuses. That's 7.3% of the entire state's payroll.

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