The annual salary statistics of rail car repairers in Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska is shown in Table 1. The wage data of rail car repairers in Omaha-Council Bluffs 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 | $38,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rail car repairers in Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rail car repairers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $50,490 | 22.00% | 27.79% |
| 2020 | $39,380 | -3.28% | - |
| 2019 | $40,670 | -4.18% | - |
| 2018 | $42,370 | 4.91% | - |
| 2017 | $40,290 | 9.51% | - |
| 2016 | $36,460 | 16.48% | - |
| 2015 | $30,450 | -7.62% | - |
| 2014 | $32,770 | -11.26% | - |
| 2012 | $36,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,490, Omaha-Council Bluffs is the second highest paying city for rail car repairers in state of Nebraska, following the highest paying city Western Nebraska nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $61,720). Compared with Western Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of rail car repairers in Omaha-Council Bluffs is 18.2 percent (18.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Western Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs |