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Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters salaries across 33 states

$73,115
National Average (Median)
$102,260
Highest: Oklahoma
$52,380
Lowest: Kentucky

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters Salary by State

Compare Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 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
$52,380
$102,260

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AZ $78,080 AR $67,710 CA $69,950 CO $77,550 DE $80,410 FL $79,600 GA $75,810 IL $79,820 IN $81,260 KS $68,730 KY $52,380 LA $62,170 MD $83,390 MI $78,960 MN $78,930 MS $78,010 MO $68,030 NM $77,890 NY $80,000 NC $58,930 OH $61,390 OK $102,260 OR $68,580 PA $83,610 SC $73,660 SD $62,730 TN $71,740 TX $68,980 VA $79,900 WA $79,040 WV $55,180 WI $59,690 WY $68,430

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Oklahoma
$102,260
#2
Pennsylvania
$83,610
#3
Maryland
$83,390
#4
Indiana
$81,260
#5
Delaware
$80,410

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters Salary in All 33 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Oklahoma $102,260 $94,440 310
2 Pennsylvania $83,610 $78,750 2,750
3 Maryland $83,390 $88,340 300
4 Indiana $81,260 $81,500 1,720
5 Delaware $80,410 $87,540 N/A
6 New York $80,000 $86,720 6,980
7 Virginia $79,900 $78,770 900
8 Illinois $79,820 $89,110 2,790
9 Florida $79,600 $85,030 760
10 Washington $79,040 $81,600 810
11 Michigan $78,960 $78,350 760
12 Minnesota $78,930 $83,640 830
13 Arizona $78,080 $83,390 460
14 Mississippi $78,010 $86,160 440
15 New Mexico $77,890 $75,150 400
16 Colorado $77,550 $83,220 490
17 Georgia $75,810 $77,670 1,740
18 South Carolina $73,660 $72,890 420
19 Tennessee $71,740 $72,560 790
20 California $69,950 $76,110 1,500
21 Texas $68,980 $67,100 4,640
22 Kansas $68,730 $62,980 1,200
23 Oregon $68,580 $70,320 390
24 Wyoming $68,430 $80,360 N/A
25 Missouri $68,030 $69,990 970
26 Arkansas $67,710 $70,610 390
27 South Dakota $62,730 $61,410 90
28 Louisiana $62,170 $59,890 390
29 Ohio $61,390 $61,810 1,480
30 Wisconsin $59,690 $64,110 630
31 North Carolina $58,930 $68,070 N/A
32 West Virginia $55,180 $65,470 320
33 Kentucky $52,380 $50,230 110

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 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 Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 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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