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Locomotive Engineers salary in Texas

The median locomotive engineers in Texas earns $79,000 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,367 a month.

10th percentile
$58,700
25th percentile
$65,340
Median percentile
$79,000
75th percentile
$79,310
90th percentile
$79,310

Based on 3,780 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$64,407 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,000
Federal income tax−$8,550
Social Security + Medicare−$6,044
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,367
Every two weeks$2,477

Does it go far here?

$81,395Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

All locomotive engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Texas