The highest-paying states for locomotive firers (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 locomotive firers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $62,890, Alabama is the highest paying state for locomotive firers. It is followed by Michigan (average annual salary $57,360). 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 locomotive firers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | $62,890 |
$55,810 | 0 |
| 2 | Michigan | $57,360 |
$51,740 | 0 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | $52,760 |
$43,530 | 200 |
| 4 | Virginia | $47,480 |
$39,810 | 0 |
| 5 | Arkansas | $46,560 |
$41,620 | 0 |
| 6 | Texas | $46,460 |
$40,180 | 190 |
| 7 | New York | $44,590 |
$40,240 | 110 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of locomotive firers in those states is not available at this time.
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