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NYC Heads: Train Operator exam
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ya pops worked OT like a muthafucka his last 3 years and was making a bit over 100k
there are senior operators that get close
nope install and line techs, switch techs, engineers etc... VPs in corporate are over $300k
there are senior operators that get close after OT and differentials
Until tax time....
lol head of mta's is prob clocking mills..everybody kno the nigs behind the scenes pocketing mad money
Fam trust me I know this even the senior dudes ain't touching close to 200k.. 160 tops If that..
the head of the mta makes over a million don't ask what the board of the mta makes
who ever you talking to -you should ask again...
Bruh you MTA? Ok tell me how many hours OT these senior cats makin to touch 200k... You telling me these dudes doing 1800+ hours OT? For the year?
Facilities techs (outside)
Network techs (inside)
This is subjective.
MTA, Metro North or LIRR ?
true. But why settle for base, when they pay you for working extra hours? That base keeps your head above water, the overtime lets you get the nicer house, send the kids to Catholic school, and a decent vacation every year.
Ill pass , I make $100,000 as MTA Bus Operator they get $2 more but I cant be cooped up and carrying all that equipment 
yes... lets just say I've seen a relative's w2...
he has been a motorman since 85 (pops got him in transit as a booth clerk out of high school - took the train operator test at 20)... so he has +30 years already... maxed at IIRC $34 base - he has seniority but prefers nights
the way he explained it to me- a normal shift is automatic OT, he easily does 20 to 25 hours every week - without doing extra shifts (8 hours + 3 to 5 hours per day) depending on how far the job took him from his assigned terminal or yard.
IIRC differential for evenings and weekends was around $1.50/ hr 6p to 6a and all weekend
Holiday pay is double time + $2/hr -
The year I saw, he said he was working to avoid going home- so he put in to cover whatever... and to him it was free money.
The thing I didn't realize before he told me, is they get paid not at end of shift but until they return to their terminal or yard, no matter if its Rockaway or the Bx. So on OT even though he may sleep while on the way to the needed yard or terminal and at the yard while waiting to be sent out and again deadheading back for hours, he was still getting paid the whole time
when they want to push it 40 hours OT is not impossible
I hear LIRR
LIRR engineer pulls in $250G with OT pay
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/hop-gravy-train-lirr-engineer-pulls-250g-ot-pay-article-1.144099
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/lirr-salaries-over-100-000-a-year-1.1978999
Damn when I was wit my agency I pulled in 210k with only 800 hours OT for the year with 12% night diff Lmaoo
Pretty much I was coming in 4 hours before my tour started every day..
Once again this is subjective. Not everyone wants to buy a house. Spending habits, rent, bills are all important factors. Plus work/life balance. Unless you stacking up for a vacation, a child or etc nobody wants to be working like a madman for OT. Im an athletic guy with a social life so work/life balance is key for me. Had an old job where I turned down OT. Again all this is personal preference.
I already agreed it's subjective. I just listed the benefits of ot. If you can survive off your base salary in NYC, more power to you.
Top guy made 171,000
http://wjla.com/traffic/metro/only-...ees-make-more-in-overtime-than-base-pay-85307
http://wjla.com/traffic/metro/only-...ees-make-more-in-overtime-than-base-pay-85307
I stand corrected.... This dude must not have a life..... I wonder how those taxes were, I KNOW over a certain amount they will TEAR in your azz....
He stopped paying SS after 121k
After a certain amount you meet the cut off for what withholdings your paying.. That money goes back in your check
