49 Series · SOC 49-3043

Rail Car Repairers

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$65,680

per year

Median Hourly

$31.58/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$67,610

average

Employment

18,300

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$45,670$51,640$65,680$80,150$92,000
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$21.96$24.83$31.58$38.54$44.23
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$45,670

25th Percentile

$51,640

Median

$65,680

75th Percentile

$80,150

90th Percentile

$92,000

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Massachusetts $97,660 +49% above national
2 Oregon $85,380 +30% above national
3 New York $85,160 +30% above national
4 Maryland $84,840 +29% above national
5 Wisconsin $84,750 +29% above national
6 Colorado $84,420 +29% above national
7 Minnesota $79,330 +21% above national
8 Delaware $77,240 +18% above national
9 New Jersey $76,740 +17% above national
10 Utah $75,280 +15% above national
11 Illinois $73,480 +12% above national
12 Indiana $72,740 +11% above national
13 Florida $66,760 +2% above national
14 California $66,740 +2% above national
15 Nebraska $66,440 +1% above national
16 South Dakota $65,780 same as national
17 Arizona $64,790 1% below national
18 Iowa $63,290 4% below national
19 Missouri $63,100 4% below national
20 Tennessee $62,350 5% below national
21 New Mexico $61,750 6% below national
22 Idaho $61,640 6% below national
23 Georgia $60,050 9% below national
24 Oklahoma $59,070 10% below national
25 Washington $58,870 10% below national
26 Michigan $58,680 11% below national
27 Texas $58,500 11% below national
28 South Carolina $57,760 12% below national
29 Kentucky $57,180 13% below national
30 North Carolina $57,150 13% below national
31 Pennsylvania $55,790 15% below national
32 Nevada $55,750 15% below national
33 Wyoming $52,720 20% below national
34 Arkansas $52,530 20% below national
35 Ohio $52,160 21% below national
36 Kansas $51,500 22% below national
37 Louisiana $50,250 23% below national
38 Alabama $49,480 25% below national
39 West Virginia $48,180 27% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $90,050 +37% above national
2 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $85,380 +30% above national
3 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $84,840 +29% above national
4 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $77,910 +19% above national
5 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $72,660 +11% above national
6 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $68,860 +5% above national
7 Kansas City, MO-KS $62,990 4% below national
8 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,740 8% below national
9 Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,030 9% below national
10 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $58,770 11% below national
11 Pittsburgh, PA $57,350 13% below national
12 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $56,970 13% below national
13 Longview, TX $53,630 18% below national
14 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $52,460 20% below national
15 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $51,640 21% below national
16 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $51,430 22% below national
17 Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $51,110 22% below national
18 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $49,120 25% below national
19 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $47,130 28% below national
20 Wichita, KS $47,090 28% below national
21 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $46,110 30% below national
22 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $45,650 30% below national
23 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,520 41% below national
24 Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $38,430 41% below national
25 South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,350 46% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.