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Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers salary in Oklahoma

The median rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Oklahoma earns $63,400 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,189 a month.

10th percentile
$38,570
25th percentile
$39,890
Median percentile
$63,400
75th percentile
$80,360
90th percentile
$80,440

Based on 70 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

$50,269 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,400
Federal income tax−$5,428
Social Security + Medicare−$4,850
Oklahoma income tax (approx.)−$2,853
Monthly take-home$4,189
Every two weeks$1,933

Does it go far here?

$72,174Median pay in Oklahoma is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,014 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Oklahoma

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$361,350
Physicians, All Other$259,220
Dentists, General$166,170
Chief Executives$163,790
Architectural and Engineering Managers$157,330
Nurse Anesthetists$156,830
Petroleum Engineers$153,020
Computer and Information Systems Managers$137,280

All rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers salaries · Take-home pay in Oklahoma