The annual salary statistics of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Gulf Coast Texas 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 | $37,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,590.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,760, Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary of $69,570). Compared with Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, the median annual salary of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area is 32.8 percent (32.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown |