Rail Car Repairer Salary in Sector of Mining

The salary statistics of rail car repairers in the industry sector of mining are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare rail car repairer salaries in different industries within the mining sector.

Average Annual Salary of Rail Car Repairers

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$51,610
25th Percentile Wage
$59,510
50th Percentile Wage
$67,100
75th Percentile Wage
$73,700
90th Percentile Wage
$77,650

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rail car repairers in the industry sector of mining. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) rail car repairers is $77,650. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $67,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid rail car repairers is $51,610.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rail car repairers in the industry sector of mining from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2018.

YearMedian Salary Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$67,100
-1.74% 6.97%
2014
$68,270
3.38% -
2013
$65,960
5.37% -
2012
$62,420
- -

Compare Rail Car Repairer Salary in Different Industries within the Mining Sector

The average salaries of rail car repairers in one industries in the mining sector are shown below. For detailed rail car repairer salary information in a particular industry, use the links provided below.

Industry Name Median Annual Salary
Metal Ore Mining
$65,060

Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].


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