Updated on January 28, 2021 at 11:53 pm
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The MBTA is reeling from a massive drop in riders, but a financial crisis sparked by the pandemic didn’t derail pay perks for many T executives.
State payroll records reviewed by the NBC10 Investigators show the struggling public transit agency paid more than $162,000 in bonuses to seven high-ranking managers last year. More on this story tonight at 11 on NBC10 Boston
The list includes the T s general manager, Steven Poftak, who took home $20,800 in bonus pay on top of his $324,523 annual salary.
Other bonus earners include the chief of the Green Line transformation, who received $39,375; the senior director of procurement operations, who received $28,435; the chief customer experience officer, who got $27,675; and the chief of paratransit services, who took home $15,750, state records show.
MBTA officials said Monday that a June derailment on the Red Line was caused by a fractured axle, three months after the incident caused major delays. Officials.