The annual salary statistics of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $33,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,470.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,790 | 0.90% | -28.18% |
| 2021 | $37,450 | -58.18% | - |
| 2020 | $59,240 | 2.38% | - |
| 2019 | $57,830 | 28.79% | - |
| 2018 | $41,180 | 1.82% | - |
| 2016 | $40,430 | 26.51% | - |
| 2015 | $29,710 | -41.50% | - |
| 2014 | $42,040 | -0.86% | - |
| 2013 | $42,400 | -14.25% | - |
| 2012 | $48,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,790, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Dallas-Plano-Irving (median annual salary of $40,430). Compared with Dallas-Plano-Irving, the median annual salary of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 6.5 percent (6.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels |