The annual salary statistics of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $33,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,720.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $52,770, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is the highest paying city for rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $48,680). In comparison, the median annual salary of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 7.8 percent (7.8%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario |