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Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators — wages and employment

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators earned a median annual wage of $67,370 in the United States in May 2024, with 16,480 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $67,370SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators earned a median annual wage of $67,370 in the United States in May 2024, with 16,480 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $45,720 or less, the best-paid tenth $84,840 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $67,000 to $67,370, +0.6 %. The best-paying state is Maryland at $90,410; the lowest North Carolina at $45,760. Among metropolitan areas, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ pays the highest median, $84,840. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
Maryland$90,410290
Delaware$86,33090
New York$84,8403,330
Massachusetts$82,840390
Indiana$79,320510
Iowa$79,240190
Illinois$76,930960
Arizona$75,770180
New Mexico$74,46090
Wisconsin$70,870110
Kansas$69,990280
Wyoming$69,690180
Missouri$69,610120
California$69,260560
Arkansas$68,95080
Montana$67,050150
Pennsylvania$65,120560
Washington$64,950410
New Jersey$64,840240
South Dakota$64,55070
Colorado$63,290200
Idaho$62,81090
Utah$61,520110
Tennessee$61,290350
Nevada$60,96030
Florida$60,860580
Georgia$60,660370
Virginia$60,460—
Oregon$60,380140
Texas$56,0401,160
Alabama$48,970220
Minnesota$48,490430
Kentucky$47,990200
West Virginia$47,330200
Ohio$47,160980
North Carolina$45,760290

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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