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July 05, 2008
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APTA > Industry Information > Transit Statistics > Public Transportation Employee Statistics  

Employee Compensation

Employee Compensation, Millions of Dollars

FISCAL YEAR

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES (a)(b)

SALARIES AND WAGES

FRINGE BENEFITS

COMPEN-
SATION (c)

COMPENSATION PER EMPLOYEE (ACTUAL DOLLARS)

1990

272,839

7,226.3

3,986.0

11,212.3

41,095

1991

276,145

7,394.5

3,998.4

11,392.9

41,257

1992

278,995

7,670.5

4,318.6

11,989.1

42,972

1993

299,184

7,932.1

4,400.3

12,332.4

41,220

1994

304,294

8,223.8

4,451.7

12,675.5

41,655

1995

311,186

8,213.1

4,484.0

12,697.1

40,802

1996

326,626

8,437.6

4,401.4

12,839.0

39,308

1997

333,840

8,771.7

4,503.7

13,275.4

39,766

1998

338,715

9,211.2

4,843.6

14,054.8

41,494

1999

349,823

9,495.1

5,052.3

14,547.4

41,585

2000

359,594

         10,400.2

5,412.9

15,813.1

43,975

2001

370,756

         10,626.9

5,705.6

16,332.5

44,052

2002

373,770

         11,197.4

6,246.9

17,444.3

46,671

2003

350,987

11,634.0

6,913.4

18,547.4

52,844

2004 P

358,645

12,487.4

8,172.0

20,659.4

57,604

P = Preliminary
(a) Based on employee equivalents of 2,080 labor hours equals one employee; beginning 1993 equals actual employees. Employee data not continuous between 1992 and 1993.
(b) Excludes an estimated 10,000-20,000 individuals not employed by transit agencies and whose compensation is classified as "services."
(c) "Compensation" is sum of "Salaries and Wages" and "Fringe Benefits".

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