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How much do mta transit cleaner jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 14, 2026, the average hourly pay for mta transit cleaner in the United States is $14.80, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $13.46 and $15.87 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is an MTA Transit Cleaner?

MTA Transit Cleaners are responsible for maintaining the cleanliness and sanitation of subway stations, trains, and other transit facilities operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Their duties include sweeping, mopping, collecting trash, disinfecting surfaces, and ensuring that public areas remain safe and presentable for riders. Transit cleaners play a vital role in upholding public health standards and improving the overall commuting experience for passengers. The job may require working various shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays, to keep the transit system clean at all times.

What skills and qualifications are needed to be an MTA Transit Cleaner?

To thrive as an MTA Transit Cleaner, you need physical stamina, attention to detail, and the ability to follow safety protocols, with a high school diploma or equivalent often required. Familiarity with industrial cleaning equipment, chemical handling, and safety gear is typically expected. Reliability, teamwork, and strong communication skills help ensure efficient operations and a safe, clean environment. These skills are crucial for maintaining transit cleanliness standards and ensuring the safety and comfort of passengers and staff.

What challenges do MTA Transit Cleaners face and how can new hires prepare?

MTA Transit Cleaners often work in fast-paced environments where they must efficiently clean subway cars, platforms, and stations, sometimes during late hours or overnight shifts. Common challenges include dealing with heavy foot traffic, tight cleaning schedules, and exposure to dirt or hazardous materials. New hires can prepare by familiarizing themselves with safety protocols, practicing time management, and staying physically fit to handle repetitive tasks. Teamwork is also essential, as cleaners often coordinate with colleagues and supervisors to ensure all areas are maintained to standard.

What is the difference between Mta Transit Cleaner vs Mta Bus Cleaner?

AspectMta Transit CleanerMta Bus Cleaner
CredentialsHigh school diploma or equivalent, background checkHigh school diploma or equivalent, background check
Work EnvironmentCleaning trains, stations, and platformsCleaning buses and bus depots
Employer & IndustryMTA, public transportationMTA, public transportation

Both roles involve cleaning public transportation vehicles and facilities within the MTA system. The main difference is the work environment: Mta Transit Cleaners focus on trains and stations, while Mta Bus Cleaners work on buses and depots. Both positions require similar credentials and serve the same industry, making them closely related but distinct roles within the MTA's cleaning staff.

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Infographic showing various Mta Transit Cleaner job openings in the United States as of September 2026, with employment types broken down into 17% Full Time, and 83% Part Time. Highlights an 98% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 1% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $30,785 per year, or $14.8 per hour.

Senior Software Engineer - iOS (Mobile, Bluetooth Printing, Secure Field App)

New York, NY

MTA Headquarters
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$126K - $149K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 7 days ago

Job description

JOB TITLE:

Senior Software Engineer

SALARY RANGE:

$126,745 - $149,600

DEPT/DIV:                          

Information Technology

SUPERVISOR:                    

Product Director, Legal, Safety, and Risk

LOCATION:

2 Broadway, New York, NY 10004

HOURS OF WORK:           

9:00 am - 5:30 pm (7.5 hours/day) or as required

This position is eligible for telework, which is currently 2 days per week. New hires are eligible to apply 30 days after their effective date of hire.

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America's largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people across a 5,000-square-mile travel area surrounding New York City, Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut. The MTA network comprises the nation’s largest bus fleet and more subway and commuter rail cars than all other U.S. transit systems combined. MTA strives to provide a safe and reliable commute, excellent customer service, and rewarding opportunities.

About Us

The MTA transportation network has a very large system and infrastructure for financial, business, automated train, transportation, power, and physical security.  The MTA IT Department is centrally responsible for providing a full range of Information and Operational Technology services to the MTA agencies and administrative units through its operating and support units. Services are provided on a 7/24/365 basis in support of the MTA organization and its ridership.

MTA IT’s Product Development group is empowered, multi-functional teams focused on the end-to-end management of development products from strategy to delivery. Using innovative processes and tools, the teams are responsible for developing and maintaining highly effective, secure, and innovative transportation, operational, and back-end information systems to support MTA goals and priorities. 

Summary

Leads requirements management, software design, and engineering, and testing activities across all stages and iterations of medium complexity software development. Role is responsible for using defined models, methods, and tools.  May own medium impact/value services or products.

Critical Skills:

Core iOS Engineering

  • Expert in Swift, Objective-C, and Xcode - mastery of both languages is essential.
  • Deep experience with iOS frameworks: UIKit, Core Data, Core Animation, SwiftUI.
  • Extensive hands-on use of camera frameworks for photo capture, ID scanning, and barcode scanning.
  • Familiar with VisionKit/Vision Framework for OCR, barcode, and text recognition.
  • Strong experience building offline-first mobile apps with resilient local storage (SQLite/Core Data).
  • Solid understanding of MVC, MVVM, VIPER, Clean Architecture, modularization, and domain-driven design.

Hardware Integration

  • Direct experience integrating Bluetooth/BLE printers, including:
    • Zebra ZQ-series (ZQ310, ZQ511 preferred)
    • Zebra iOS SDK
    • BLE communication protocols
  • Ability to manage printer operational states: low battery, jams, no paper, timeouts, and connection loss.

Security & Compliance

  • Knowledge of mobile app hardening, anti-tamper measures, and secure local data handling.
  • Experience with MDM solutions (Intune, AirWatch, Jamf) for enterprise deployment.
  • Familiarity with certificate pinning, secure key storage, encrypted storage, and secure enclave patterns.
  • Experience implementing SSO via OIDC, OAuth 2.0, and SAML provider SDKs.
  • Strong knowledge of secure authentication and data protection: OAuth, JWT, Keychain, encryption.

Backend Communication

  • Strong experience integrating with backend services via REST/GraphQL APIs, supporting secure real-time and near–real-time synchronization through Azure services, data warehouses, and relational databases.
  • Skilled in retry logic, conflict resolution, offline/online reconciliation, and data integrity guarantees.

User Experience

  • Skilled in creating responsive, accessible, high-performance UI/UX.
  • Ability to design field-friendly interfaces optimized for:
    • Large touch targets
    • Low-interaction workflows
    • Glove-friendly usage
  • Knowledgeable in ADA and accessibility compliance for mobile applications.

Quality, Analytics & Delivery

  • Proficient in structured testing (unit, integration, system, regression, TDD) using XCTest and XCUITest.
  • Knowledgeable in App Store Connect, provisioning profiles, signing, TestFlight, and release workflows.
  • Experience collaborating with product owners and field officers to refine operational use cases.
  • Hands-on experience with DevOps/DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines (GitHub/GitLab, Jenkins, Bitrise), and dependency managers (SPM, CocoaPods, Carthage).
  • Experienced with APNs, Firebase, and cloud analytics for telemetry, diagnostics, and notifications.

Responsibilities

  • Leads requirements management, software design, and engineering, and testing activities across all stages and iterations of medium complexity software development and integration initiatives, using agreed models, methods, and tools.  Assists with the organization's selection, adaptation, and adoption of new models, methods, and tools. Collaborates across parties involved in product, systems, or service design.
  • May own medium impact/value services or products.   Defines, documents, and executes medium-sized projects within business objectives and resource constraints, ensuring adherence to agreed enterprise architectures, and the application of effective change- release-, risk, and quality-management processes. 
  • Maintains software support processes and documentation and applies software management tools to investigate and resolve moderately complex issues, prioritize, diagnose incidents, collect system statistics, and create reports.
  • Develops system and acceptance testing criteria related to functional and non-functional requirements, user stories, features, business processes, and business rules. Designs, specifies, and executes test cases and scenarios.
  • Adept in applying agreed tools and techniques to evaluate user experiences of programs and products, and validate that usability, accessibility, and visual design requirements are satisfied.
  • Develops, maintains, and applies tools and documentation to track, log, and maintain accurate and complete system information.  Audits medium-complexity software systems for adherence to configuration standards.
  • Plans and conducts assigned assurance assessments and suggests opportunities for quality and safety improvement. Contributes to the identification, analysis, and documentation of software-related safety risks and proposes corrective actions.
  • Monitors supplier performance and customer satisfaction. Engages proactively and collaboratively with suppliers to resolve incidents and problems.
  • Continuously develops and maintains adept knowledge of software engineering practices, emerging trends, and technologies. 
  • Provides technical advice to project teams and mentors less experienced staff to

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