The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York City operates on a massive financial scale, with a 2025 budget of nearly $20 billion. When you break down its primary revenue streams—farebox collections from subways and buses and toll revenue from bridges and tunnels—the numbers are staggering. In 2025, the MTA projected approximately $5.2 billion in annual farebox revenue and $2.7 billion in toll revenue. Combined, these two "user-generated" sources account for roughly $21.6 million per day. However, this is only part of the story. The MTA also relies heavily on dedicated taxes, subsidies, and government aid to cover its enormous operating costs. When you include these external funding sources, the total "revenue" flowing into the system averages out to more than $54 million every single day. Despite these huge numbers, the agency often faces significant deficits due to high labor costs, debt service, and the lingering impact of fare evasion, which was estimated to cost the system over $700 million annually. As of 2026, the agency continues to implement periodic 4% fare and toll increases to keep up with inflation and maintain the aging infrastructure of the world's largest 24-hour transit network.