Subway and Streetcar Operators Salary in the US
A subway and streetcar operators earns a national median of $86,380 a year (mean $77,170) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #191 of 825.
How much does a subway and streetcar operators earn in the US?
A subway and streetcar operators in the United States earns a median of $86,380 a year (mean $77,170), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 69% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 10,200 people work in this occupation (SOC 53-4041), ranked #191 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$86,380
per year
Mean
$77,170
per year
Employment
10,200
US workers
National rank
#191
of 825 by median
What a subway and streetcar operators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a subway and streetcar operators (SOC 53-4041) earns a median annual wage of $86,380 and a mean (average) of $77,170. The median is the midpoint — half of subway and streetcar operators earn more and half earn less — and is 69% 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 subway and streetcar operators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for subway and streetcar operators is $86,380, and the mean (average) is $77,170. The median is the midpoint — half of subway and streetcar operators earn more and half earn less.
- How does subway and streetcar operators pay compare to the US average?
- At $86,380, a subway and streetcar operators earns 69% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many subway and streetcar operators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 10,200 subway and streetcar operators employed nationally (SOC 53-4041), across all industries.
- Where does this subway and streetcar 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 53-4041. 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 53-4041 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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