SOC 49-9097 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Signal and Track Switch Repairers — Massachusetts
Massachusetts
In Massachusetts the median wage for Signal and Track Switch Repairers reaches $126,440 a year.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow more slowly than average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +1.7%
- Openings per year
- 800
- 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.
15.3% of people in this occupation work for themselves.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Massachusetts.
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
In Massachusetts the median wage for Signal and Track Switch Repairers reaches $126,440 a year. That is 36.8% more than the national median of $92,460. The middle half of workers in this occupation earn between $96,600 and $126,440. The lowest tenth earn under $74,690, while the highest tenth earn more than $160,180.
The area has 160 jobs in this occupation, giving a location quotient of 0.77 — a measure of how concentrated the occupation is here relative to the country as a whole. Among the 21 states with published data for this occupation, Massachusetts ranks 1st by median wage. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 78th of 717 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $74,690 | −19.2% |
| 25th | $96,600 | +4.5% |
| Median (50th) | $126,440 | +36.8% |
| 75th | $126,440 | +36.8% |
| 90th | $160,180 | +73.2% |
| Mean | $114,970 | +24.3% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Massachusetts run 5.8% above the national average, so the median of $126,440 buys what $119,509 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way the gap against the national median narrows to 29.3% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$126,440as reported by BLSLocal price level
105.8US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$119,509US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $126,440 a year, 36.8% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $74,690 to $160,180 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 160 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 1st of 21 states for this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Signal and Track Switch Repairers in Massachusetts?
The median annual wage is $126,440, or $60.79 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 $92,460, so pay in Massachusetts is 36.8% 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 Massachusetts earns more than $160,180 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $74,690 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 160 jobs in this occupation in Massachusetts. 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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