Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers · SOC 53-4013
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers Salary in the Utah
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Utah
Figures describe the state of Utah as a whole.
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers in the Utah earned a median of $58,380 per year ($28.07 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $43,160 at the 10th percentile to $61,230 at the 90th.
Pay distribution
Half of Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers in the Utah earn more than $58,380 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $43,160 and $61,230.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $43,160 | $43,160 | $58,380 | $61,230 | $61,230 |
| Hourly | $20.75 | $20.75 | $28.07 | $29.44 | $29.44 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Utah$58,380 median for Utah; middle half earns $43,160 to $61,230
- United Statesnational$60,600 median for United States; middle half earns $52,780 to $80,360
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −4% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Utah
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Utahthis page$58,380 median for Utah; middle half earns $43,160 to $61,230
- $61,230 median for Salt Lake City metro area; middle half earns $43,160 to $61,230
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.