Highest-paying Cities for Subway and Streetcar Operators

The top 19 highest paying cities for subway and streetcar operators (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of subway and streetcar operators in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $89,180, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is the highest paying city for subway and streetcar operators. It is followed by Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington (average annual salary $78,830). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of subway and streetcar operators in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 19 Highest-paying cities/areas for Subway and Streetcar Operators

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$89,180	$89,180	4,310
2	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$78,830	$61,190	160
3	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$74,610	$67,560	780
4	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$72,340	$55,140	320
5	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$72,310	$65,180	3,270
6	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$70,330	$45,850	110
7	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$68,100	$50,550	210
8	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$65,250	$39,500	170
9	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$61,300	$52,120	70
10	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$61,280	$54,320	370
11	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$59,800	$37,800	n/a
12	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$59,080	$46,560	2,910
13	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$56,030	$45,140	2,240
14	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$52,640	$33,480	120
15	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$51,190	$43,540	310
16	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$49,230	$41,560	340
17	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$48,620	$38,240	180
18	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$47,890	$40,240	320
19	Tucson, Arizona	$37,620	$25,490	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for subway and streetcar operators.