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Highest Paying Industries for Locomotive Engineers

The top 18 highest paying industries for locomotive engineers (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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $69,360, cement and concrete product manufacturing is the highest paying industry for locomotive engineers. It is followed by nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing industry (average annual salary $69,360). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of locomotive engineers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 18 Highest Paying Industries for Locomotive Engineers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$69,360	$44,610	n/a
2	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$69,360	$44,610	n/a
3	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$68,910	$49,730	200
4	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$68,910	$49,730	200
5	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$66,580	$44,570	250
6	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$66,580	$44,570	250
7	Federal, State, and Local Government	$66,580	$44,570	250
8	Manufacturing	$56,470	$30,230	220
9	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$56,050	$28,190	120
10	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$55,170	$49,410	n/a
11	Wholesale Trade	$54,990	$49,110	n/a
12	Rail Transportation	$54,560	$39,760	37,230
13	Transportation and Warehousing	$54,440	$39,570	37,810
14	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$52,860	$46,410	40
15	Support Activities for Rail Transportation	$43,940	$33,160	480
16	Support Activities for Transportation	$43,940	$33,160	480
17	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land	$31,000	$21,490	70
18	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation	$31,000	$21,490	70