The salary statistics of locomotive engineers in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare locomotive engineer salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $46,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for locomotive engineers in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) locomotive engineers is $82,890. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $59,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid locomotive engineers is $46,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of locomotive engineers in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $59,540 | 14.16% | 3.73% |
| 2017 | $51,110 | 11.05% | - |
| 2016 | $45,460 | 2.97% | - |
| 2015 | $44,110 | -50.94% | - |
| 2014 | $66,580 | 4.31% | - |
| 2013 | $63,710 | 10.03% | - |
| 2012 | $57,320 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].