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Department of Transportation
Last Updated: 10/08/2025
Budgeted Operating Expenditures
Dollars in Thousands
Does Not Include Higher Education Tuition and Fee Accounts)
Fiscal Year 2026 through September 2025
| Department of Transportation | Fiscal Year 2026 Actual | Fiscal Year Total Estimate | Fiscal Year to Date Actual | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | ||||
| Total Full Time Equivalent Staff Years | 4,915 | 5,086 | 4,915 | 171 |
| Statewide Totals | 4,915 | 5,086 | 4,915 | 171 |
| Programs | ||||
| Toll Operations and Maintenance | 11,169 | 72,922 | 11,169 | 61,754 |
| Information Technology | 13,080 | 70,295 | 13,080 | 57,215 |
| Facility Maintenance, Operations and Construction - Operating | 2,896 | 23,219 | 2,896 | 20,323 |
| Transportation Equipment Fund | 12,888 | 148,898 | 12,888 | 136,010 |
| Aviation | 672 | 7,202 | 672 | 6,530 |
| Program Delivery Management and Support | 5,502 | 35,781 | 5,502 | 30,279 |
| Public Private Partnerships-Operating | 136 | 24,002 | 136 | 23,866 |
| Highway Maintenance and Operations | 46,114 | 312,427 | 46,114 | 266,312 |
| Transportation Operations-Operating | 7,465 | 59,000 | 7,465 | 51,534 |
| Transportation Management and Support | 5,327 | 36,671 | 5,327 | 31,344 |
| Transportation Planning, Data and Research | 3,029 | 39,485 | 3,029 | 36,455 |
| Charges From Other Agencies | 1,966 | 58,194 | 1,966 | 56,228 |
| Public Transportation | 929 | 209,041 | 929 | 208,112 |
| Washington State Ferries | 63,524 | 376,373 | 63,524 | 312,849 |
| Rail - Operating | 5,050 | 41,726 | 5,050 | 36,676 |
| Local Programs - Operating | 1,290 | 9,885 | 1,290 | 8,595 |
| Total Programs | 181,039 | 1,525,121 | 181,039 | 1,344,082 |
| Objects of Expenditures | ||||
| Salaries and Wages | 79,243 | 488,877 | 79,243 | 409,634 |
| Employee Benefits | 35,120 | 161,403 | 35,120 | 126,283 |
| Professional Service Contracts | 4,238 | 41,517 | 4,238 | 37,279 |
| Goods and Other Services | 64,038 | 506,401 | 64,038 | 442,362 |
| Travel | 1,016 | 4,541 | 1,016 | 3,524 |
| Capital Outlays | 4,291 | 88,511 | 4,291 | 84,220 |
| Grants, Benefits & Client Services | 286 | 232,974 | 286 | 232,688 |
| Debt Service | 0 | 1,155 | 0 | 1,155 |
| Interagency Reimbursements | (169) | (314) | (169) | (145) |
| Intra-Agency Reimbursements | (7,024) | 57 | (7,024) | 7,081 |
| Total Objects of Expenditures | 181,039 | 1,525,121 | 181,039 | 1,344,082 |
| Source of Funds | ||||
| Other Funds Federal | 2,412 | 99,705 | 2,412 | 97,293 |
| Other Funds Non-Appropriated | 12,668 | 133,929 | 12,668 | 121,261 |
| Other Funds Private/Local | 70 | 672 | 70 | 603 |
| Other Funds State | 165,890 | 1,290,815 | 165,890 | 1,124,925 |
| Total Source of Funds | 181,039 | 1,525,121 | 181,039 | 1,344,082 |