SOC 53-4099 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other — Georgia
Georgia
The median wage for Rail Transportation Workers, All Other in Georgia is $78,500 per year, well above the national median of $56,360.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow about as fast as average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +3.9%
- Openings per year
- 200
- Typical entry-level education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Georgia.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage for Rail Transportation Workers, All Other in Georgia is $78,500 per year, well above the national median of $56,360. The gap of 39.3% is among the widest recorded for this occupation. Half of workers earn between $56,640 and $78,500. Beyond that band, the tenth percentile sits at $50,030 and the ninetieth at $96,080.
Employment stands at 50, or 0.0 jobs per thousand held locally. Georgia ranks number 2nd out of 5 states by median pay for this occupation. Of the 744 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 182nd.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $50,030 | −11.2% |
| 25th | $56,640 | +0.5% |
| Median (50th) | $78,500 | +39.3% |
| 75th | $78,500 | +39.3% |
| 90th | $96,080 | +70.5% |
| Mean | $71,980 | +27.7% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Georgia run 3.7% below the national average, so the median of $78,500 goes as far as $81,516 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 44.6% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$78,500as reported by BLSLocal price level
96.3US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$81,516US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $78,500 a year, 39.3% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $50,030 to $96,080 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 50 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 2nd of 5 states for this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Rail Transportation Workers, All Other in Georgia?
The median annual wage is $78,500, or $37.74 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $56,360, so pay in Georgia is 39.3% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Georgia earns more than $96,080 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $50,030 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 50 jobs in this occupation in Georgia. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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