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Highest-paying States for Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firer

The highest-paying states for railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firer (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 railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firer in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $88,000, Indiana is the highest paying state for railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firer. It is followed by North Carolina (average annual salary $77,750). 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 railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firer in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firer (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Indiana	$88,000	$47,080	570
2	North Carolina	$77,750	$47,160	120
3	Montana	$73,570	$73,520	190
4	Mississippi	$71,290	$64,360	110
5	California	$70,140	$69,920	790
6	New Jersey	$69,760	$59,820	130
7	Missouri	$68,680	$68,570	630
8	Nebraska	$68,280	$62,020	540
9	Texas	$67,540	$46,520	2,020
10	Massachusetts	$67,290	$37,110	170
11	Illinois	$65,320	$48,010	1,550
12	Wisconsin	$65,260	$39,940	210
13	New York	$64,620	$49,980	400
14	Utah	$64,190	$50,020	140
15	Pennsylvania	$64,120	$47,420	360
16	Nevada	$63,990	$36,900	80
17	Arizona	$62,920	$57,810	230
18	Colorado	$62,900	$35,790	330
19	Virginia	$62,870	$50,380	300
20	Maryland	$62,430	$41,140	80
21	Iowa	$62,330	$55,820	280
22	Oklahoma	$61,770	$30,340	170
23	Washington	$61,690	$48,520	290
24	Oregon	$61,280	$54,740	190
25	South Dakota	$61,020	$39,350	80
26	Wyoming	$60,920	$40,550	260
27	Arkansas	$60,480	$41,080	550
28	Alabama	$60,410	$33,400	330
29	Ohio	$59,760	$38,240	530
30	Florida	$59,490	$39,130	170
31	Idaho	$58,930	$37,090	50
32	Minnesota	$58,030	$39,830	60
33	Louisiana	$58,010	$43,610	440
34	Michigan	$54,450	$35,400	100
35	Kentucky	$48,870	$40,960	80
36	South Carolina	$45,680	$45,680	40
37	West Virginia	$42,530	$39,290	90
38	Georgia	$39,290	$33,900	440

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firer in those states is not available at this time.

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