SOC 49-9097 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Signal and Track Switch Repairers
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
Nationally, signal and track switch repairers earned a median of $92,460 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 8,720 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.
National pay distribution
Pay by state
Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $126,440 | $60.79 | 160 | 0.0 |
| Washington | $121,710 | $58.51 | 210 | 0.1 |
| Minnesota | $96,780 | $46.53 | 80 | 0.0 |
| Arizona | $96,460 | $46.38 | 100 | 0.0 |
| Virginia | $95,620 | $45.97 | 170 | 0.0 |
| Illinois | $95,610 | $45.96 | 720 | 0.1 |
| New York | $94,530 | $45.45 | 1,910 | 0.2 |
| Michigan | $93,060 | $44.74 | 120 | 0.0 |
| Indiana | $92,200 | $44.33 | 220 | 0.1 |
| Missouri | $86,300 | $41.49 | 250 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | $85,440 | $41.08 | 60 | 0.0 |
| Texas | $85,020 | $40.88 | 650 | 0.0 |
| California | $84,670 | $40.71 | 390 | 0.0 |
| Colorado | $83,930 | $40.35 | 160 | 0.1 |
| Kansas | $83,550 | $40.17 | 120 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | $82,990 | $39.90 | 260 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | $79,860 | $38.39 | 440 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | $79,730 | $38.33 | 190 | 0.1 |
| Florida | $78,680 | $37.83 | 290 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | $75,870 | $36.48 | 60 | 0.0 |
| Ohio | $58,840 | $28.29 | 150 | 0.0 |
| Oregon | Not published | Not published | 70 | 0.0 |
| Pennsylvania | Not published | Not published | 260 | 0.0 |
Pay by metro area
All 2 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.
| Metro area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $121,710 | $58.51 | 170 | 0.1 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $94,530 | $45.45 | 1,080 | 0.1 |
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.