The annual salary statistics of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 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 | $50,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $55,980 | 2.55% | 4.79% |
| 2014 | $54,550 | 1.92% | - |
| 2013 | $53,500 | 0.37% | - |
| 2012 | $53,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,980, Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington (median annual salary of $61,770). Compared with Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, the median annual salary of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area is 9.4 percent (9.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Newark-Union | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle |