Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators salaries across 39 states

$66,504
National Average (Median)
$94,330
Highest: Massachusetts
$44,150
Lowest: Louisiana

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators Salary by State

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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
$44,150
$94,330

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Massachusetts
$94,330
#2
Maryland
$92,030
#3
New York
$87,150
#4
Virginia
$84,750
#5
New Mexico
$83,370

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators Salary in All 39 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Massachusetts $94,330 $84,610 570
2 Maryland $92,030 $90,980 320
3 New York $87,150 $79,670 3,590
4 Virginia $84,750 $79,300 360
5 New Mexico $83,370 $72,100 80
6 Delaware $80,610 $72,540 130
7 Montana $79,170 $75,000 200
8 Idaho $79,020 $71,080 90
9 Illinois $78,910 $79,340 1,190
10 Indiana $78,020 $75,110 320
11 Arizona $76,620 $71,340 170
12 Michigan $75,450 $70,140 290
13 Kentucky $73,120 $64,970 270
14 South Carolina $71,770 $67,950 30
15 Wyoming $71,580 $69,240 220
16 California $71,170 $67,340 770
17 New Jersey $66,540 $74,750 230
18 Tennessee $66,390 $69,020 260
19 South Dakota $64,500 $62,120 110
20 Missouri $64,390 $60,020 410
21 Colorado $64,300 $66,900 300
22 Utah $63,190 $67,870 60
23 Georgia $63,010 $64,890 710
24 Oklahoma $61,860 $64,310 310
25 Florida $61,220 $55,930 490
26 Arkansas $60,230 $59,740 150
27 Pennsylvania $59,800 $65,580 830
28 Washington $58,740 $67,430 500
29 Kansas $58,590 $62,610 310
30 Nevada $56,740 $57,910 40
31 West Virginia $56,660 $56,810 270
32 Texas $56,470 $58,990 940
33 Oregon $50,930 $58,610 190
34 Minnesota $49,640 $59,700 760
35 Ohio $47,980 $52,280 1,130
36 Wisconsin $47,920 $55,300 180
37 North Carolina $47,700 $53,250 270
38 Iowa $45,640 $53,890 200
39 Louisiana $44,150 $46,010 N/A

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 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-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 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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