Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters Salary in the US
A railroad conductors and yardmasters earns a national median of $78,000 a year (mean $79,100) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #245 of 825.
How much does a railroad conductors and yardmasters earn in the US?
A railroad conductors and yardmasters in the United States earns a median of $78,000 a year (mean $79,100), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 53% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 46,440 people work in this occupation (SOC 53-4031), ranked #245 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$78,000
per year
Mean
$79,100
per year
Employment
46,440
US workers
National rank
#245
of 825 by median
What a railroad conductors and yardmasters earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a railroad conductors and yardmasters (SOC 53-4031) earns a median annual wage of $78,000 and a mean (average) of $79,100. The median is the midpoint — half of railroad conductors and yardmasters earn more and half earn less — and is 53% 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 conductors and yardmasters in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for railroad conductors and yardmasters is $78,000, and the mean (average) is $79,100. The median is the midpoint — half of railroad conductors and yardmasters earn more and half earn less.
- How does railroad conductors and yardmasters pay compare to the US average?
- At $78,000, a railroad conductors and yardmasters earns 53% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many railroad conductors and yardmasters are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 46,440 railroad conductors and yardmasters employed nationally (SOC 53-4031), across all industries.
- Where does this railroad conductors and yardmasters 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 53-4031. 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 53-4031 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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