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Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers salary in New Jersey

The median railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers in New Jersey earns $74,160 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,774 a month.

10th percentile
$52,850
25th percentile
$63,710
Median percentile
$74,160
75th percentile
$78,500
90th percentile
$81,440

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

$57,294 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,160
Federal income tax−$7,485
Social Security + Medicare−$5,673
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$3,708
Monthly take-home$4,774
Every two weeks$2,204

Does it go far here?

$68,159Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

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