The annual and hourly salary statistics of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].
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Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers 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 $84,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,360.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Hourly Salary |
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Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $40.49. The median hourly salary is $19.05. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $14.12.