TOTAL COMPENSATION OF MASS TRANSIT EMPLOYEES IN LARGE METROPOLITAN AREAS. FINAL REPORT

The cities of Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. were used in this study to compare compensation of public transit employees to those of private transit employees. Total compensation is the total annual cost to the employer of a job position, which includes wages, all benefits and leave arrangements over a standardized work year. It was found that benefits constitute a much larger share of costs in the public transit sector than in the private sector. Therefore it is necessary to look at total compensation instead of base wage rates alone when judging the level of earnings in transit occupations and comparing them with others. Details of the specific findings are given.

• Corporate Authors:

  Urban Institute

  2100 M Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20037

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  Office of Budget and Policy, 400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Peterson, G E
  • Davis Jr, W G
  • Walker, C
• Publication Date: 1986-8-26

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Employee compensation; Governments; Personnel; Private enterprise; Transit operating agencies
• Uncontrolled Terms: Compensation
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00471488
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 3531
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1987 12:00AM