Bridge and Lock Tenders Salary in the US
A bridge and lock tenders earns a national median of $57,700 a year (mean $55,370) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #462 of 825.
How much does a bridge and lock tenders earn in the US?
A bridge and lock tenders in the United States earns a median of $57,700 a year (mean $55,370), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 13% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 3,040 people work in this occupation (SOC 53-6011), ranked #462 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$57,700
per year
Mean
$55,370
per year
Employment
3,040
US workers
National rank
#462
of 825 by median
What a bridge and lock tenders earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a bridge and lock tenders (SOC 53-6011) earns a median annual wage of $57,700 and a mean (average) of $55,370. The median is the midpoint — half of bridge and lock tenders earn more and half earn less — and is 13% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a bridge and lock tenders in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for bridge and lock tenders is $57,700, and the mean (average) is $55,370. The median is the midpoint — half of bridge and lock tenders earn more and half earn less.
- How does bridge and lock tenders pay compare to the US average?
- At $57,700, a bridge and lock tenders earns 13% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many bridge and lock tenders are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 3,040 bridge and lock tenders employed nationally (SOC 53-6011), across all industries.
- Where does this bridge and lock tenders salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 53-6011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 53-6011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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