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Average Rail Transportation Workers, All Other Salary in Washington

Rail Transportation Workers, All Other in Washington earn a median annual salary of $82,910, which is +68.1% compared to the national median. There are 100 workers employed locally in this occupation.

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

$82,910
Washington median annual wage
$40/hour median
+68.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $49,330
100
Local employment
0.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
2.83
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$63,580
25th
$82,820
Median
$82,910
75th
$82,910
90th
$90,320

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 Washington, 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
107.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$77,477
Goods: 104.4%
Services: 92.9%
Rents: 126.0%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
New Jersey$84,190Compare50
Georgia$61,820Compare60
California$54,710Compare320
Illinois$49,320CompareN/A
Tennessee$47,480Compare270
West Virginia$44,200Compare100

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 Washington

Washington has salary data for 771 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Podiatrists.

Historical series

Trend for Rail Transportation Workers, All Other in Washington

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.