Occupation Salary Profile

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

SOC Code: 47-4061

Lay, repair, and maintain track for standard or narrow-gauge railroad equipment used in regular railroad service or in plant yards, quarries, sand and gravel pits, and mines. Includes ballast cleaning machine operators and railroad bed tamping machine operators.

National Median (BLS)
$85,210
▲ +2.72% Nominal ▼ -0.52% Real
H-1B Sponsor Median
N/A
Insufficient Sponsor Data
Average Base Salary
$78,270
Domestic Mean Pay
Total U.S. Employment
3,750
Active Positions (BLS)
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National Baseline Wage Distribution

Empirical wage tiers reported across all 50 states by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators.

Percentile Tier Annual Base Salary
10th Percentile $58,580
25th Percentile $70,070
National Median (50th Percentile) $85,210
75th Percentile $87,150
90th Percentile $87,150
P10: $58,580 P50 (Median): $85,210 P90: $87,150