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Rail Car Repairers Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Rail Car Repairers salaries across 40 states

$67,448
National Average (Median)
$108,680
Highest: Massachusetts
$47,480
Lowest: Mississippi

Rail Car Repairers Salary by State

Compare Rail Car Repairers salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$47,480
$108,680

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $58,080 AZ $81,230 AR $53,810 CA $68,370 CO $86,630 DE $78,900 FL $62,260 GA $64,230 ID $85,420 IL $84,570 IN $60,490 IA $60,550 KS $48,160 KY $59,430 LA $47,970 ME $60,090 MD $89,430 MA $108,680 MI $64,370 MN $77,800 MS $47,480 MO $68,290 NV $48,100 NJ $78,750 NM $67,550 NY $84,580 NC $47,880 OH $53,480 OK $60,540 OR $87,470 PA $62,350 SD $71,750 TN $60,090 TX $59,330 UT $83,980 VA $83,720 WA $63,410 WV $50,800 WI $58,870 WY $59,040

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Massachusetts
$108,680
#2
Maryland
$89,430
#3
Oregon
$87,470
#4
Colorado
$86,630
#5
Idaho
$85,420

Rail Car Repairers Salary in All 40 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Massachusetts $108,680 $101,040 770
2 Maryland $89,430 $86,590 560
3 Oregon $87,470 $78,650 230
4 Colorado $86,630 $82,940 250
5 Idaho $85,420 $72,910 110
6 New York $84,580 $84,170 1,730
7 Illinois $84,570 $79,540 1,850
8 Utah $83,980 $78,560 100
9 Virginia $83,720 $73,670 210
10 Arizona $81,230 $71,210 170
11 Delaware $78,900 $80,070 130
12 New Jersey $78,750 $78,940 410
13 Minnesota $77,800 $71,910 170
14 South Dakota $71,750 $69,030 90
15 California $68,370 $75,020 700
16 Missouri $68,290 $61,780 220
17 New Mexico $67,550 $71,610 120
18 Michigan $64,370 $62,180 370
19 Georgia $64,230 $70,330 980
20 Washington $63,410 $63,880 180
21 Pennsylvania $62,350 $65,670 970
22 Florida $62,260 $57,750 410
23 Iowa $60,550 $62,280 340
24 Oklahoma $60,540 $64,130 90
25 Indiana $60,490 $63,340 670
26 Maine $60,090 $67,300 70
27 Tennessee $60,090 $63,790 320
28 Kentucky $59,430 $60,630 770
29 Texas $59,330 $59,740 2,690
30 Wyoming $59,040 $61,980 250
31 Wisconsin $58,870 $62,880 220
32 Alabama $58,080 $55,560 280
33 Arkansas $53,810 $56,390 340
34 Ohio $53,480 $56,590 690
35 West Virginia $50,800 $52,940 100
36 Kansas $48,160 $57,580 300
37 Nevada $48,100 $57,730 50
38 Louisiana $47,970 $53,550 190
39 North Carolina $47,880 $56,150 350
40 Mississippi $47,480 $58,460 320

Rail Car Repairers Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Rail Car Repairers keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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