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Highest-paying States for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

The highest-paying states for rail-track laying and maintenance equipment 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 rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $80,490, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $80,340). 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 rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Massachusetts	$80,490	$25,000	780
2	New York	$80,340	$46,000	4,460
3	Pennsylvania	$73,900	$46,690	790
4	Illinois	$70,180	$47,970	980
5	Iowa	$69,110	$35,600	190
6	Oklahoma	$69,030	$34,840	370
7	Nebraska	$67,340	$48,280	280
8	North Carolina	$66,910	$40,080	250
9	Wyoming	$66,820	$47,600	80
10	Arkansas	$66,400	$29,800	120
11	Indiana	$65,470	$33,250	640
12	Kentucky	$65,200	$48,200	410
13	Maryland	$65,180	$60,940	320
14	Wisconsin	$64,790	$29,990	230
15	Oregon	$64,650	$47,590	120
16	California	$64,630	$60,590	410
17	Missouri	$64,600	$45,340	420
18	New Mexico	$63,210	$45,910	160
19	Washington	$62,560	$37,340	350
20	Ohio	$61,720	$47,490	400
21	Virginia	$61,370	$38,310	450
22	Montana	$61,170	$61,130	160
23	Louisiana	$61,000	$36,550	160
24	Florida	$60,240	$45,070	430
25	Alabama	$60,140	$28,790	260
26	Colorado	$60,110	$37,420	200
27	Delaware	$58,920	$45,850	50
28	New Jersey	$58,180	$51,080	180
29	Michigan	$57,560	$39,900	220
30	Nevada	$51,810	$32,150	40
31	Vermont	$51,700	$39,320	30
32	Arizona	$51,230	$46,610	140
33	Idaho	$49,920	$34,090	120
34	South Carolina	$48,560	$36,950	120
35	Tennessee	$48,400	$38,370	210
36	Maine	$48,370	$38,370	90
37	North Dakota	$48,350	$33,480	150
38	Kansas	$47,650	$38,710	420
39	Georgia	$47,330	$31,200	140
40	West Virginia	$47,290	$38,150	330
41	Minnesota	$46,750	$39,560	400
42	Texas	$46,410	$27,850	1,740
43	Utah	$45,970	$42,600	140
44	South Dakota	$44,660	$32,790	60
45	New Hampshire	$39,200	$27,900	30
46	Mississippi	$37,110	$30,650	130

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in those states is not available at this time.