SOC 49-9097 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Signal and Track Switch Repairers — Minnesota
Minnesota
The median wage for Signal and Track Switch Repairers in Minnesota is $96,780 per year, close to the national median of $92,460 for the same occupation.
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 Minnesota.
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 Signal and Track Switch Repairers in Minnesota is $96,780 per year, close to the national median of $92,460 for the same occupation. Pay ranges from under $69,790 at the tenth percentile to more than $96,910 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $96,750 to $96,910.
The area has 80 jobs in this occupation, which works out to 0.0 of every thousand jobs. Among the 21 states with published data for this occupation, Minnesota ranks 3rd by median wage. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 146th of 721 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $69,790 | −24.5% |
| 25th | $96,750 | +4.6% |
| Median (50th) | $96,780 | +4.7% |
| 75th | $96,910 | +4.8% |
| 90th | $96,910 | +4.8% |
| Mean | $91,850 | −0.7% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Minnesota sit close to the national average, so $96,780 is worth roughly its face value against pay elsewhere.
Published median
$96,780as reported by BLSLocal price level
98.6US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$98,154US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $96,780 a year, 4.7% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $69,790 to $96,910 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 80 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 3rd of 21 states for this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Signal and Track Switch Repairers in Minnesota?
The median annual wage is $96,780, or $46.53 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 Minnesota is 4.7% 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 Minnesota earns more than $96,910 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $69,790 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 80 jobs in this occupation in Minnesota. 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.
Explore related data