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Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters — wages and employment

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters earned a median annual wage of $74,080 in the United States in May 2024, with 42,710 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $74,080SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters earned a median annual wage of $74,080 in the United States in May 2024, with 42,710 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $53,490 or less, the best-paid tenth $103,350 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $71,130 to $74,080, +4.1 %. The best-paying state is Indiana at $82,460; the lowest Kentucky at $51,570. Among metropolitan areas, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN pays the highest median, $85,560. 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
Indiana$82,4601,670
Florida$82,0601,250
Delaware$80,970—
Pennsylvania$79,1802,580
Maryland$78,190280
New York$78,0506,740
Nebraska$77,3301,210
Virginia$76,720—
Iowa$76,6401,080
Oklahoma$76,040360
Montana$75,990120
Illinois$75,9702,570
Arizona$74,160400
Michigan$73,780660
South Carolina$72,520180
Minnesota$71,930590
Idaho$70,210290
Colorado$70,000400
New Mexico$69,460380
Wisconsin$67,670410
Texas$67,5804,340
California$67,5501,390
Oregon$66,910410
Wyoming$66,760—
Missouri$66,370590
Arkansas$66,070530
Kansas$65,9401,300
New Hampshire$62,16060
West Virginia$62,120340
Georgia$61,9201,370
Tennessee$61,890730
Washington$61,8601,020
South Dakota$61,860110
North Carolina$55,880500
Ohio$53,490890
Kentucky$51,570130

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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