Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators Salary in the US
A rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators earns a national median of $70,070 a year (mean $68,740) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #313 of 825.
How much does a rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators earn in the US?
A rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in the United States earns a median of $70,070 a year (mean $68,740), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 37% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 19,580 people work in this occupation (SOC 47-4061), ranked #313 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$70,070
per year
Mean
$68,740
per year
Employment
19,580
US workers
National rank
#313
of 825 by median
What a rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators (SOC 47-4061) earns a median annual wage of $70,070 and a mean (average) of $68,740. The median is the midpoint — half of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators earn more and half earn less — and is 37% 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 rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators is $70,070, and the mean (average) is $68,740. The median is the midpoint — half of rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators earn more and half earn less.
- How does rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators pay compare to the US average?
- At $70,070, a rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators earns 37% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 19,580 rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators employed nationally (SOC 47-4061), across all industries.
- Where does this rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators 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 47-4061. 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 47-4061 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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