Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 33 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Seattle, WA $132,190 40
New York, NY-NJ $108,350 70
Massachusetts $97,690 140
New Jersey $79,990 90
Iowa $77,150 330
Salt Lake City, UT $76,860 50

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      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alabama $48,460 300
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      California $57,720 1,200
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Colorado $69,040 250
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Florida $64,290 170
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa $77,150 330
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Illinois $60,130 1,410
      Chicago, IL-IN $57,390 600
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indiana $61,650 —
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $65,370 460
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $56,090 260
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $53,960 50
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Massachusetts $97,690 140
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $66,680 90
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Missouri $65,480 540
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mississippi $59,690 50
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Carolina $36,290 50
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nebraska $70,450 350
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $79,990 90
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Mexico $65,240 140
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $108,350 70
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ohio $48,410 140
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $61,360 40
      Pennsylvania $51,990 360
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Texas $69,840 2,050
      Houston, TX $54,230 270
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $76,860 50
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Virginia $62,480 110
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $132,190 40
      Washington $61,210 390
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wisconsin $65,150 90
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $52,390 —
      Wyoming $48,420 350
      Eastern Wyoming $46,030 70