The annual salary statistics of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in Pittsburgh 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 | $28,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,330.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $43,290 | 23.38% | 17.99% |
| 2015 | $33,170 | -7.02% | - |
| 2012 | $35,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,290 in Pittsburgh is in the middle of salary range for rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in Pittsburgh is 29.9 percent (29.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 6.3 percent (6.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Harrisburg-Carlisle.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Newark-Union | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle |