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Locomotive Engineer Salaries in the United States

How much does a Locomotive Engineer make in the United States?

Locomotive Engineers earn $60,000 annually on average, or $29 per hour, which is 10% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Locomotive Engineers work for CN at $74,000 annually while the lowest paid Locomotive Engineers work for United States Steel earning approximately $46,000 each year.

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$60K Union Pacific Railroad's Average Locomotive Engineer Salary (30 salaries)

Equal to national average Locomotive Engineer salary ($60K)
+$5K (8%) more than average Union Pacific Railroad salary ($55K)
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+$90K (85%) more than average Union Pacific Railroad Locomotive Engineer salary ($60K)
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-$19K (37%) less than average Union Pacific Railroad Locomotive Engineer salary ($60K)
-$30K (66%) less than average Union Pacific Railroad Locomotive Engineer salary ($60K)
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$65K CSX Transportation's Average Locomotive Engineer Salary (9 salaries)

+$5K (8%) more than national average Locomotive Engineer salary ($60K)
+$20K (36%) more than average CSX Transportation salary ($45K)
$50K
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+$7K (10%) more than average CSX Transportation Locomotive Engineer salary ($65K)
+$6K (8%) more than average CSX Transportation Locomotive Engineer salary ($65K)
-$15K (26%) less than average CSX Transportation Locomotive Engineer salary ($65K)
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$60K BNSF Railway's Average Locomotive Engineer Salary (8 salaries)

Equal to national average Locomotive Engineer salary ($60K)
Equal to average BNSF Railway salary ($60K)
$50K
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+$11K (16%) more than average BNSF Railway Locomotive Engineer salary ($60K)
+$26K (35%) more than average BNSF Railway Locomotive Engineer salary ($60K)
+$41K (50%) more than average BNSF Railway Locomotive Engineer salary ($60K)
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$66K General Electric's Average Locomotive Engineer Salary (4 salaries)

+$6K (9%) more than national average Locomotive Engineer salary ($60K)
+$1K (1%) more than average General Electric salary ($65K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
-$6K (9%) less than average General Electric Locomotive Engineer salary ($66K)
+$5K (7%) more than average General Electric Locomotive Engineer salary ($66K)
-$15K (25%) less than average General Electric Locomotive Engineer salary ($66K)
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$55K Amtrak's Average Locomotive Engineer Salary (4 salaries)

-$5K (8%) less than national average Locomotive Engineer salary ($60K)
-$5K (8%) less than average Amtrak salary ($60K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
+$10K (16%) more than average Amtrak Locomotive Engineer salary ($55K)
-$10K (20%) less than average Amtrak Locomotive Engineer salary ($55K)
-$13K (26%) less than average Amtrak Locomotive Engineer salary ($55K)
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$74K CN's Average Locomotive Engineer Salary (3 salaries)

+$14K (20%) more than national average Locomotive Engineer salary ($60K)
+$12K (17%) more than average CN salary ($62K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
+$16K (19%) more than average CN Locomotive Engineer salary ($74K)
-$13K (19%) less than average CN Locomotive Engineer salary ($74K)
-$4K (5%) less than average CN Locomotive Engineer salary ($74K)

$61K Kansas City Southern's Average Locomotive Engineer Salary (2 salaries)

+$1K (1%) more than national average Locomotive Engineer salary ($60K)
+$1K (1%) more than average Kansas City Southern salary ($60K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
-$10K (17%) less than average Kansas City Southern Locomotive Engineer salary ($61K)
+$9K (13%) more than average Kansas City Southern Locomotive Engineer salary ($61K)

$60K Norfolk Southern Railway's Average Locomotive Engineer Salary (2 salaries)

Equal to national average Locomotive Engineer salary ($60K)
+$9K (16%) more than average Norfolk Southern Railway salary ($51K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
-$16K (30%) less than average Norfolk Southern Railway Locomotive Engineer salary ($60K)
+$15K (22%) more than average Norfolk Southern Railway Locomotive Engineer salary ($60K)

$56K Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad's Average Locomotive Engineer Salary (2 salaries)

-$4K (6%) less than national average Locomotive Engineer salary ($60K)
+$9K (17%) more than average Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad salary ($47K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
+$4K (6%) more than average Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Locomotive Engineer salary ($56K)
-$4K (7%) less than average Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Locomotive Engineer salary ($56K)

$46K United States Steel's Average Locomotive Engineer Salary (2 salaries)

-$14K (26%) less than national average Locomotive Engineer salary ($60K)
-$10K (19%) less than average United States Steel salary ($56K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
-$6K (13%) less than average United States Steel Locomotive Engineer salary ($46K)
+$6K (12%) more than average United States Steel Locomotive Engineer salary ($46K)

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