Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators salary
The median pay for rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in the United States is $70,070 a year. About 19,580 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $45,640
- 25th percentile
- $51,280
- Median percentile
- $70,070
- 75th percentile
- $81,670
- 90th percentile
- $87,420
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Massachusetts $94,330
- Maryland $92,030
- New York $87,150
- Virginia $84,750
- New Mexico $83,370
- Delaware $80,610
- Montana $79,170
- Idaho $79,020
- Illinois $78,910
- Indiana $78,020
- Arizona $76,620
- Michigan $75,450
- Kentucky $73,120
- South Carolina $71,770
- Wyoming $71,580
- California $71,170
- New Jersey $66,540
- Tennessee $66,390
- South Dakota $64,500
- Missouri $64,390
- Colorado $64,300
- Utah $63,190
- Georgia $63,010
- Oklahoma $61,860
- Florida $61,220
- Arkansas $60,230
- Pennsylvania $59,800
- Washington $58,740
- Kansas $58,590
- Nevada $56,740
- West Virginia $56,660
- Texas $56,470
- Oregon $50,930
- Minnesota $49,640
- Ohio $47,980
- Wisconsin $47,920
- North Carolina $47,700
- Iowa $45,640
By metro area
- Baltimore, MD $87,410
- New York, NY $87,150
- Boston, MA $85,240
- Los Angeles, CA $75,280
- Riverside, CA $65,060
- Philadelphia, PA $62,030
- Stockton, CA $61,050
- Chicago, IL $60,120
- Pittsburgh, PA $59,390
- Denver, CO $59,110
- Dallas, TX $56,470
- Houston, TX $52,900
- Longview, TX $50,140