Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators · SOC 47-4061
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operatorss
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Top 15 of 15 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $87,410 | 50 | 0.0 |
| 2 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $87,150 | 2,710 | 0.3 |
| 3 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $85,240 | 280 | 0.1 |
| 4 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $75,280 | 90 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $65,060 | 130 | 0.1 |
| 6 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $62,030 | 50 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $61,050 | 30 | 0.1 |
| 8 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $60,120 | 220 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh, PA | $59,390 | 160 | 0.1 |
| 10 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $59,110 | 40 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $56,470 | 100 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $52,900 | 180 | 0.1 |
| 13 | Longview, TX | $50,140 | 90 | 0.8 |
| 14 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $48,150 | Not published | Not published |
| 15 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $45,090 | Not published | Not published |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.