The annual salary statistics of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $42,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,350 | -0.63% | 44.94% |
| 2021 | $46,640 | -3.26% | - |
| 2020 | $48,160 | 10.28% | - |
| 2019 | $43,210 | -7.75% | - |
| 2018 | $46,560 | 45.19% | - |
| 2016 | $25,520 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $25,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,350, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is the lowest paying city for rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in state of California, following city of Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (median annual salary of $52,770). Compared with the highest paying city Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, the median annual salary of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 12.2 percent (12.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario |