The annual salary statistics of rail car repairers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of rail car repairers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $44,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rail car repairers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rail car repairers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $53,760 | 11.83% | 18.01% |
| 2021 | $47,400 | 13.31% | - |
| 2020 | $41,090 | -3.46% | - |
| 2019 | $42,510 | 10.23% | - |
| 2018 | $38,160 | -0.81% | - |
| 2017 | $38,470 | -5.80% | - |
| 2016 | $40,700 | -5.38% | - |
| 2015 | $42,890 | 11.87% | - |
| 2014 | $37,800 | 2.01% | - |
| 2013 | $37,040 | -19.01% | - |
| 2012 | $44,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $53,760, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the highest paying city for rail car repairers in state of Pennsylvania, followed by Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $47,930). In comparison, the median annual salary of rail car repairers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 10.8 percent (10.8%) higher than that in Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Newark-Union | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman |