Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers Salary in the US
A railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers earns a national median of $68,840 a year (mean $69,030) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #325 of 825.
How much does a railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers earn in the US?
A railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers in the United States earns a median of $68,840 a year (mean $69,030), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 35% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 12,400 people work in this occupation (SOC 53-4022), ranked #325 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$68,840
per year
Mean
$69,030
per year
Employment
12,400
US workers
National rank
#325
of 825 by median
What a railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers (SOC 53-4022) earns a median annual wage of $68,840 and a mean (average) of $69,030. The median is the midpoint — half of railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers earn more and half earn less — and is 35% 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 railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers is $68,840, and the mean (average) is $69,030. The median is the midpoint — half of railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers earn more and half earn less.
- How does railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers pay compare to the US average?
- At $68,840, a railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers earns 35% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 12,400 railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers employed nationally (SOC 53-4022), across all industries.
- Where does this railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers 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 53-4022. 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 53-4022 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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