Transit and Railroad Police Salary in the US
A transit and railroad police earns a national median of $90,230 a year (mean $91,810) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #181 of 825.
How much does a transit and railroad police earn in the US?
A transit and railroad police in the United States earns a median of $90,230 a year (mean $91,810), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 77% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 4,390 people work in this occupation (SOC 33-3052), ranked #181 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$90,230
per year
Mean
$91,810
per year
Employment
4,390
US workers
National rank
#181
of 825 by median
What a transit and railroad police earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a transit and railroad police (SOC 33-3052) earns a median annual wage of $90,230 and a mean (average) of $91,810. The median is the midpoint — half of transit and railroad police earn more and half earn less — and is 77% 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 transit and railroad police in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for transit and railroad police is $90,230, and the mean (average) is $91,810. The median is the midpoint — half of transit and railroad police earn more and half earn less.
- How does transit and railroad police pay compare to the US average?
- At $90,230, a transit and railroad police earns 77% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many transit and railroad police are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 4,390 transit and railroad police employed nationally (SOC 33-3052), across all industries.
- Where does this transit and railroad police 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 33-3052. 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 33-3052 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
Published verbatim by GeraJobs. Last updated: 2026-06-27. ← All US salaries