Pay by state · 40 states
Rail Car Repairer Salary by State (2026)
Rail Car Repairers earn the most in Massachusetts at $108,680 a year and the least in Mississippi at $47,480 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $67,530. All 40 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $108,680Massachusetts
- National median
- $67,530BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $47,480Mississippi
- States reporting
- 40of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Rail Car Repairer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of rail car repairers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAMassachusetts | $108,680 | $81,900 | $108,680 | 770 | $102,764 |
| 2 | MDMaryland | $89,430 | $74,320 | $103,540 | 560 | $85,205 |
| 3 | OROregon | $87,470 | $68,600 | $87,470 | 230 | $84,626 |
| 4 | COColorado | $86,630 | $74,090 | $90,260 | 250 | $84,064 |
| 5 | IDIdaho | $85,420 | $53,170 | $85,420 | 110 | $89,451 |
| 6 | NYNew York | $84,580 | $72,800 | $96,620 | 1,730 | $78,372 |
| 7 | ILIllinois | $84,570 | $66,220 | $94,530 | 1,850 | $84,606 |
| 8 | UTUtah | $83,980 | $65,380 | $83,980 | 100 | $84,945 |
| 9 | VAVirginia | $83,720 | $59,340 | $83,870 | 210 | $82,806 |
| 10 | AZArizona | $81,230 | $49,990 | $85,470 | 170 | $80,684 |
| 11 | DEDelaware | $78,900 | $73,590 | $95,100 | 130 | $79,052 |
| 12 | NJNew Jersey | $78,750 | $76,690 | $79,070 | 410 | $72,377 |
| 13 | MNMinnesota | $77,800 | $60,230 | $82,750 | 170 | $78,888 |
| 14 | SDSouth Dakota | $71,750 | $71,750 | $76,230 | 90 | $80,995 |
| 15 | CACalifornia | $68,370 | $64,190 | $86,440 | 700 | $61,750 |
| 16 | MOMissouri | $68,290 | $50,590 | $70,980 | 220 | $75,195 |
| 17 | NMNew Mexico | $67,550 | $64,110 | $83,620 | 120 | $73,255 |
| 18 | MIMichigan | $64,370 | $45,060 | $80,060 | 370 | $66,901 |
| 19 | GAGeorgia | $64,230 | $60,320 | $79,520 | 980 | $66,703 |
| 20 | WAWashington | $63,410 | $58,520 | $63,850 | 180 | $59,254 |
| 21 | PAPennsylvania | $62,350 | $57,300 | $78,940 | 970 | $63,902 |
| 22 | FLFlorida | $62,260 | $46,700 | $66,800 | 410 | $60,205 |
| 23 | IAIowa | $60,550 | $47,560 | $73,080 | 340 | $68,993 |
| 24 | OKOklahoma | $60,540 | $49,950 | $81,180 | 90 | $68,918 |
| 25 | INIndiana | $60,490 | $44,080 | $84,220 | 670 | $64,814 |
| 26 | MEMaine | $60,090 | $56,460 | $78,310 | 70 | $61,917 |
| 27 | TNTennessee | $60,090 | $51,220 | $78,390 | 320 | $65,408 |
| 28 | KYKentucky | $59,430 | $50,040 | $73,610 | 770 | $65,917 |
| 29 | TXTexas | $59,330 | $51,810 | $63,420 | 2,690 | $61,129 |
| 30 | WYWyoming | $59,040 | $51,500 | $68,690 | 250 | $63,696 |
| 31 | WIWisconsin | $58,870 | $49,400 | $72,940 | 220 | $62,564 |
| 32 | ALAlabama | $58,080 | $39,920 | $64,770 | 280 | $65,388 |
| 33 | ARArkansas | $53,810 | $44,500 | $68,770 | 340 | $61,895 |
| 34 | OHOhio | $53,480 | $53,450 | $64,840 | 690 | $57,645 |
| 35 | WVWest Virginia | $50,800 | $49,700 | $59,300 | 100 | $56,762 |
| 36 | KSKansas | $48,160 | $44,590 | $65,280 | 300 | $53,471 |
| 37 | NVNevada | $48,100 | $48,080 | $60,630 | 50 | $48,110 |
| 38 | LALouisiana | $47,970 | $47,360 | $58,680 | 190 | $54,383 |
| 39 | NCNorth Carolina | $47,880 | $47,500 | $61,090 | 350 | $50,760 |
| 40 | MSMississippi | $47,480 | $36,750 | $58,490 | 320 | $54,604 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Rail Car Repairers, that changes the ranking: Massachusetts leads on raw pay at $108,680, while Massachusetts leads once prices are taken into account at $102,764.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Rail Car Repairer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Rail Car Repairers the most?
Massachusetts reports the highest median wage for Rail Car Repairers at $108,680 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Maryland ($89,430) and Oregon ($87,470).
Which state pays Rail Car Repairers the least?
Mississippi reports the lowest median for Rail Car Repairers at $47,480 a year, $61,200 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Rail Car Repairers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Massachusetts first at $102,764 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $108,680. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.