In New York, a railroad employee earned $ 256 thousand per year: how did he do it

Last year, an employee of the Long Island Railroad more than quadrupled his salary, which was 55 000 dollars a year, having worked a completely unrealistic at first glance and a very dangerous amount of overtime.

Фото: Depositphotos

Marco Pazmino earned overtime pay for 2018 of $256, despite his base pay being $177 per year—bringing his earnings for the year to $54, he writes. New York Post.

This is more than two times more than the 135 969 dollars he earned in the 2017 year, and about four times more than the 68 677 dollars he managed to get in the 2016 year at the same base rate.

Pazmino, who works on the railroad since 1985, earned extra money by continuing to work 4157 overtime plus 1688 hours at the usual 35 dollars per hour rate, according to the MTA.

This means working an average of 22,4 hours a day from Monday to Friday or 16 hours every 365 days a year.

On the subject: 7 job search myths in the US

MTA cannot say how many hours Pazmino spent on one shift, but added that continuous shifts, taking into account work on weekends, sometimes lasted for him for 55 hours in a row.

Federal laws limit the number of hours during which machinists and dispatchers can work, but these restrictions do not apply to maintenance workers, a representative of the Federal Railways Administration said.

These unregulated clocks can pose a serious security risk, said MTA chairman Pat Foye.

“Railroad workers across the country who disobeyed rules and restrictions were injured and even died from working longer hours and from fatigue,” Foai said. “Anyone who works hundreds of hours a week shouldn’t even drive a personal vehicle, let alone operate railroad equipment.”

On the subject: As a Ukrainian suffering from depression, he went to work as a construction worker in the USA, and got a job with Apple

Last week, Foai ordered a crackdown on overtime abuses at the Long Island Rail Road after it was revealed that now retired and former chief meter operator Thomas Caputo earned a whopping $344 in overtime in 147.

In 2018, Caputo was the most profitable employee in the entire MTA—he earned even more than Foay, who was its president at the time, and also received the most money in overtime.

But he actually worked less overtime than Pazmino—“only” 3864 extra hours.

Pazmino himself declined to comment on the situation.

Read also on ForumDaily:

Personal experience: how much do builders in America get

7 job search myths in the US

8 blunders in US interviews and in preparation

From painter to taxi driver: 10 worst jobs in America

Do you want more important and interesting news about life in the USA and immigration to America? — support us donate! Also subscribe to our page Facebook. Select the “Priority in display” option and read us first. Also, don't forget to subscribe to our РєР ° РЅР ° Р »РІ Telegram  and Instagram- there is a lot of interesting things there. And join thousands of readers ForumDaily New York — there you will find a lot of interesting and positive information about life in the metropolis.