Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
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Locomotive Engineers
Locomotive Engineers drive electric, diesel-electric, steam, or gas-turbine-electric locomotives to transport passengers or freight. Interpret train orders, electronic or manual signals, and railroad rules and regulations.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Locomotive Engineers with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $43,580 to $55,960 per year or $21 to $27 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Locomotive Engineers to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
| Level | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Highest (Top 10%) | $47 | $97,430 |
| Senior (Top 25%) | $41 | $84,720 |
| Middle (Mid 50%) | $35 | $71,870 |
| Junior (Bottom 25%) | $27 | $55,960 |
| No experience (Bottom 10%) | $21 | $43,580 |
Highest paying states
| State | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| NE | $38 | $78,510 |
| CA | $38 | $78,470 |
| MT | $38 | $78,390 |
| MN | $37 | $77,170 |
| MO | $37 | $77,120 |
| KS | $37 | $77,050 |
| NV | $37 | $76,890 |
| NM | $37 | $76,360 |
| VA | $36 | $74,340 |
| AR | $35 | $72,900 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Locomotive Engineer is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like NE doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at NE might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Locomotive Engineers are in the states of NE, CA, MT, MN and MO.
Highest paying industries
| Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| State Government | $96480 | $46.38 |
| Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | $77700 | $37.36 |
| Rail Transportation | $70920 | $34.09 |
| Urban Transit Systems | $69700 | $33.51 |
| Local Government | $65680 | $31.58 |
| Federal Executive Branch | $58130 | $27.95 |
| Support Activities for Rail Transportation | $54870 | $26.38 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land | $41780 | $20.09 |
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