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Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers salary in Seattle, WA

The median railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $132,190 a year, 92% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,468 a month.

10th percentile
$64,480
25th percentile
$106,340
Median percentile
$132,190
75th percentile
$132,190
90th percentile
$147,350

Based on 40 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

$101,618 take-home a year
Gross pay$132,190
Federal income tax−$20,460
Social Security + Medicare−$10,113
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$8,468
Every two weeks$3,908

Does it go far here?

$118,948Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Seattle, WA

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$646,930
Chief Executives$370,000
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Physicians, All Other$330,560
Family Medicine Physicians$306,190
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,680

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