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Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators salary in California

The median rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in California earns $71,170 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,493 a month.

10th percentile
$45,820
25th percentile
$57,820
Median percentile
$71,170
75th percentile
$75,290
90th percentile
$86,240

Based on 770 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

$53,916 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,170
Federal income tax−$6,827
Social Security + Medicare−$5,445
California income tax (approx.)−$4,982
Monthly take-home$4,493
Every two weeks$2,074

Does it go far here?

$64,279Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators salaries · Take-home pay in California