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Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers salary in Indiana

The median railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers in Indiana earns $64,530 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,341 a month.

10th percentile
$60,200
25th percentile
$62,510
Median percentile
$64,530
75th percentile
$77,680
90th percentile
$77,760

Based on 160 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

$52,094 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,530
Federal income tax−$5,564
Social Security + Medicare−$4,937
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,936
Monthly take-home$4,341
Every two weeks$2,004

Does it go far here?

$69,142Median pay in Indiana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.3 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,062 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Indiana

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$430,640
Anesthesiologists$394,060
Physicians, All Other$366,190
Emergency Medicine Physicians$347,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$314,390
Family Medicine Physicians$261,940
Chief Executives$254,180
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$183,000

All railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana