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Average Rail Car Repairers Salary in Massachusetts

Rail Car Repairers in Massachusetts earn a median annual salary of $97,660, which is +48.7% compared to the national median. There are 620 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Massachusetts (state).

$97,660
Massachusetts median annual wage
$47/hour median
+48.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $65,680
620
Local employment
0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.43
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$73,170
25th
$79,920
Median
$97,660
75th
$97,660
90th
$100,170

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Massachusetts, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
105.8%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$92,344
Goods: 98.8%
Services: 152.1%
Rents: 128.1%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Oregon$85,380Compare220
New York$85,160Compare1,560
Maryland$84,840Compare490
Wisconsin$84,750Compare120
Colorado$84,420Compare250
Minnesota$79,330Compare390

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has salary data for 730 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dentists, All Other Specialists.

Historical series

Trend for Rail Car Repairers in Massachusetts

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Rail Car Repairers are projected to change by +2.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 1,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.