The annual salary statistics of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers 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 | $42,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers 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 $52,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $47,390 | 2.70% | 14.07% |
| 2019 | $46,110 | -0.95% | - |
| 2018 | $46,550 | 3.44% | - |
| 2017 | $44,950 | 6.12% | - |
| 2016 | $42,200 | 2.06% | - |
| 2013 | $41,330 | 1.48% | - |
| 2012 | $40,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,390, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $58,340). Compared with Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 18.8 percent (18.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Pittsburgh |