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Average Rail Transportation Workers, All Other Salary in Tennessee

Rail Transportation Workers, All Other in Tennessee earn a median annual salary of $48,660, which is -13.7% compared to the national median. There are 110 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Tennessee (state).

$48,660
Tennessee median annual wage
$23/hour median
-13.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $56,360
110
Local employment
0.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
4.82
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$44,830
25th
$48,660
Median
$48,660
75th
$61,160
90th
$65,430

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 Tennessee, 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
91.9%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$52,966
Goods: 96.2%
Services: 72.1%
Rents: 79.1%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Washington $86,650 Compare 90
Georgia $78,500 Compare 50
California $60,360 Compare 230
Texas $43,150 Compare 120

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 Tennessee

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $610,080 1.55
Dermatologists $433,630 0.41
Surgeons, All Other $373,510 0.92
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $354,580 0.80
Orthodontists $339,610 N/A
Anesthesiologists $330,620 1.03
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $325,520 0.61
Physicians, All Other $301,290 0.74

Tennessee has salary data for 749 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Rail Transportation Workers, All Other in Tennessee

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Rail Transportation Workers, All Other are projected to change by +3.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 200 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.