Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers Salary in the US
A rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers earns a national median of $60,600 a year (mean $68,450) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #420 of 825.
How much does a rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers earn in the US?
A rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in the United States earns a median of $60,600 a year (mean $68,450), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 19% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 3,920 people work in this occupation (SOC 53-4013), ranked #420 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$60,600
per year
Mean
$68,450
per year
Employment
3,920
US workers
National rank
#420
of 825 by median
What a rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers (SOC 53-4013) earns a median annual wage of $60,600 and a mean (average) of $68,450. The median is the midpoint — half of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers earn more and half earn less — and is 19% 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 yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers is $60,600, and the mean (average) is $68,450. The median is the midpoint — half of rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers earn more and half earn less.
- How does rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers pay compare to the US average?
- At $60,600, a rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers earns 19% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 3,920 rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers employed nationally (SOC 53-4013), across all industries.
- Where does this rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers 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 53-4013. 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 53-4013 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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