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Highest-paying States for Transit and Railroad Police

The highest-paying states for transit and railroad police (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 transit and railroad police in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $101,690, Virginia is the highest paying state for transit and railroad police. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $92,390). 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 transit and railroad police in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Transit and Railroad Police (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Virginia	$101,690	$62,790	300
2	New Jersey	$92,390	$75,150	310
3	Washington	$81,380	$58,240	30
4	Ohio	$79,340	$52,910	180
5	Nevada	$77,960	$54,090	0
6	Massachusetts	$77,000	$58,910	260
7	Minnesota	$76,780	$59,340	0
8	Illinois	$76,040	$61,570	80
9	District of Columbia	$73,750	$57,060	100
10	Indiana	$68,860	$56,120	60
11	Arizona	$68,660	$40,150	40
12	Texas	$66,340	$54,580	270
13	California	$64,930	$40,640	230
14	Pennsylvania	$62,900	$39,290	50
15	Maryland	$62,090	$60,660	300
16	North Carolina	$62,020	$34,980	30
17	Florida	$59,970	$59,720	90
18	Georgia	$59,720	$38,650	320
19	New York	$57,150	$53,470	1,460
20	Tennessee	$49,440	$38,570	30
21	Michigan	$49,230	$36,120	70
22	Montana	$44,520	$25,150	30
23	Wyoming	$41,790	$34,290	0
24	Louisiana	$41,730	$31,630	90
25	Missouri	$34,750	$30,830	100
26	Oregon	$30,920	$25,890	80
27	Alabama	$25,840	$20,820	70

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