The annual salary statistics of rail car repairers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of rail car repairers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $38,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rail car repairers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rail car repairers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $55,450 | 21.05% | 0.50% |
| 2019 | $43,780 | -0.98% | - |
| 2018 | $44,210 | -24.79% | - |
| 2016 | $55,170 | 1.21% | - |
| 2015 | $54,500 | -1.23% | - |
| 2012 | $55,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,450, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the second highest paying city for rail car repairers in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Baton Rouge (median annual salary of $56,990). Compared with Baton Rouge, the median annual salary of rail car repairers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 2.7 percent (2.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner |