Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce urges pay boost as search for MBTA leader continues
The range of $450,000 to $500,000 proposed by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce is more than 30% higher than the base salary MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak earnedOne of the region's leading business groups called Monday for the Healey administration to offer the next leader of the MBTA a sizable pay raise, arguing that the agency needs better compensation to attract the talented candidates needed for the challenging job.
"This is about the future of the service, safety, and culture of the MBTA, and to ensure success, we must invest in hiring the best expert to lead the system forward. This is a long-term investment in a role that will stabilize and transform our T, which is for the benefit of the people of Massachusetts," said Chamber President and CEO James Rooney.
He did not earn any such bonuses the year before, when his 2021 total compensation consisting entirely of $324,800 in base pay.for eight other transit agencies, based in all but one case on press reporting and not from the agencies themselves or contract paperwork. The firm said it is unclear what other types of compensation such as bonuses and relocation payment were awarded at the time of appointment.
In terms of ridership, WMATA is one of the most similarly sized transit agencies in the country compared to the MBTA. The D.C. Metro system shares another point in common with the T: both agencies are the only two into which the Federal Transit Administration has launched safety management inspections to more closely scrutinize persistent problems.
Not all agree, however, that the pay offered is the main factor in attracting the right general manager to address the MBTA's myriad problems. "What has held other general managers back is not having the resources, not having the political will to make change," she added.
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