The annual salary statistics of locomotive engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of locomotive engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $56,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for locomotive engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of locomotive engineers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $62,700 | 3.91% | 6.68% |
| 2018 | $60,250 | 3.60% | - |
| 2017 | $58,080 | -2.67% | - |
| 2013 | $59,630 | 1.88% | - |
| 2012 | $58,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,700, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the lowest paying city for locomotive engineers in state of Washington, following city of Seattle-Bellevue-Everett (median annual salary of $89,490). Compared with the highest paying city Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, the median annual salary of locomotive engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 29.9 percent (29.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro |