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Highest-paying States for Other Rail Transportation Workers

The highest-paying states for other rail transportation workers (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 other rail transportation workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $74,590, New Jersey is the highest paying state for other rail transportation workers. It is followed by Virginia (average annual salary $73,430). 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 other rail transportation workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Other Rail Transportation Workers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New Jersey	$74,590	$68,680	60
2	Virginia	$73,430	$33,540	30
3	Illinois	$67,380	$33,690	80
4	Oregon	$61,950	$32,650	0
5	Maryland	$61,190	$39,120	130
6	Washington	$60,600	$47,840	50
7	Wisconsin	$59,900	$32,990	320
8	Texas	$56,080	$50,090	50
9	Iowa	$55,620	$33,990	40
10	Pennsylvania	$54,570	$39,800	0
11	Alabama	$50,470	$26,900	60
12	Indiana	$48,570	$32,360	80
13	Louisiana	$45,360	$30,640	70
14	Michigan	$45,240	$33,660	50
15	California	$43,660	$39,640	170
16	Kentucky	$41,570	$37,300	310
17	Florida	$41,270	$41,260	70
18	Minnesota	$40,170	$27,760	30
19	North Carolina	$39,360	$33,450	80
20	Missouri	$38,410	$32,940	30
21	Tennessee	$37,630	$23,260	60
22	Ohio	$37,370	$25,600	80
23	West Virginia	$35,940	$29,260	30
24	New Mexico	$35,360	$21,540	110
25	Colorado	$35,330	$29,740	0
26	Georgia	$29,030	$25,990	80

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of other rail transportation workers in those states is not available at this time.