Locomotive Engineers Salary in the US
A locomotive engineers earns a national median of $81,410 a year (mean $85,900) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #208 of 825.
How much does a locomotive engineers earn in the US?
A locomotive engineers in the United States earns a median of $81,410 a year (mean $85,900), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 60% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 33,470 people work in this occupation (SOC 53-4011), ranked #208 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$81,410
per year
Mean
$85,900
per year
Employment
33,470
US workers
National rank
#208
of 825 by median
What a locomotive engineers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a locomotive engineers (SOC 53-4011) earns a median annual wage of $81,410 and a mean (average) of $85,900. The median is the midpoint — half of locomotive engineers earn more and half earn less — and is 60% 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 locomotive engineers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for locomotive engineers is $81,410, and the mean (average) is $85,900. The median is the midpoint — half of locomotive engineers earn more and half earn less.
- How does locomotive engineers pay compare to the US average?
- At $81,410, a locomotive engineers earns 60% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many locomotive engineers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 33,470 locomotive engineers employed nationally (SOC 53-4011), across all industries.
- Where does this locomotive engineers 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 53-4011. 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 53-4011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
Published verbatim by GeraJobs. Last updated: 2026-06-27. ← All US salaries