The annual salary statistics of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $30,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,170.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $43,770 | 10.14% | 14.21% |
| 2017 | $39,330 | 0.58% | - |
| 2016 | $39,100 | 0.92% | - |
| 2015 | $38,740 | 7.74% | - |
| 2013 | $35,740 | -5.06% | - |
| 2012 | $37,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,770, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the lowest paying city for rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in state of Texas, following city of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary of $69,570). Compared with the highest paying city Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, the median annual salary of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 37.1 percent (37.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown |