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Highest-paying States for Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters

The highest-paying states for railroad conductors and yardmasters (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 conductors and yardmasters in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $101,450, Delaware is the highest paying state for railroad conductors and yardmasters. It is followed by Georgia (average annual salary $78,560). 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 conductors and yardmasters in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Delaware	$101,450	$56,440	100
2	Georgia	$78,560	$39,400	820
3	New Jersey	$78,300	$53,530	1,840
4	North Carolina	$77,060	$49,680	490
5	Florida	$74,310	$63,370	870
6	Indiana	$74,240	$62,030	1,350
7	North Dakota	$72,650	$60,630	230
8	Pennsylvania	$72,320	$49,940	3,140
9	New Hampshire	$71,750	$61,950	50
10	Massachusetts	$71,600	$41,620	360
11	District of Columbia	$71,160	$53,820	670
12	Texas	$70,520	$51,750	4,260
13	Wisconsin	$69,780	$45,440	630
14	California	$69,220	$61,780	1,480
15	New York	$68,960	$53,510	7,120
16	Oregon	$68,510	$55,520	360
17	Oklahoma	$68,170	$60,990	380
18	Nebraska	$67,970	$60,610	1,260
19	Montana	$67,950	$57,490	90
20	Missouri	$67,190	$51,650	770
21	Arkansas	$67,170	$38,140	360
22	Wyoming	$67,060	$62,920	390
23	Maine	$65,260	$47,640	60
24	South Dakota	$65,110	$51,990	130
25	Illinois	$64,370	$51,250	3,020
26	Colorado	$63,770	$50,990	480
27	Minnesota	$63,390	$62,560	550
28	Utah	$62,840	$39,100	270
29	Washington	$62,540	$47,850	1,020
30	New Mexico	$62,470	$61,420	350
31	Ohio	$62,350	$56,010	1,000
32	Virginia	$62,310	$49,300	900
33	Arizona	$62,160	$48,840	270
34	Tennessee	$61,700	$37,800	710
35	Nevada	$61,650	$54,420	200
36	Iowa	$61,070	$45,350	710
37	Kansas	$60,960	$44,850	1,230
38	Louisiana	$60,510	$45,560	690
39	Alabama	$59,370	$39,080	1,000
40	Kentucky	$58,320	$45,750	60
41	Maryland	$57,140	$42,720	130
42	Vermont	$55,840	$42,420	0
43	Mississippi	$55,040	$46,430	410
44	West Virginia	$55,000	$54,930	480
45	Idaho	$53,710	$38,280	240
46	Michigan	$50,500	$50,440	420
47	South Carolina	$46,300	$40,680	300

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of railroad conductors and yardmasters in those states is not available at this time.