Section D -- Employment and Compensation

This section presents data on the service and compensation of railroad employees covered under the railroad retirement 

and railroad unemployment insurance programs. Under the railroad retirement program, different maximums on 

compensation subject to retirement tax have been in effect since 1979 for tier I and tier II financing. Until 1985, the tier I 

maximum corresponded on a monthly basis to the annual maximum provided under current social security law. The tier II 

maximum is based on lower limits determined under pre-1977 social security law. The tier I and tier II annual 

compensation maximums for 2012 were $110,100 and $81,900, respectively. For 2013, the tier I limit increased to 

$113,700 per year, while the tier II limit was $84,300 per year. Under the unemployment program, the taxable earnings 

base was the first $1,365 of each employee’s monthly earnings in 2012 and $1,405 in 2013. In these tables, creditable 

compensation, unless otherwise specified, refers to the tier I amount creditable under the Railroad Retirement Act. Except 

for table D1, tier I payroll excludes miscellaneous compensation taxable at the tier I tax rate.

The more important qualifications of the data are shown in footnotes to the tables.

Certain general observations about the figures and definitions of the terminology used are as follows:

1. Class of employer is based on classifications established for reporting to the Surface Transportation Board. The 

base year used in calculating revenue is 1991. Class I railroads in 1991 were those with operating revenues 

totaling $250 million or more per year, class II railroads were those with less than $250 million but at least $20 

million in operating revenues, and class III railroads were those with less than $20 million in operating revenues 

and all switching and terminal companies regardless of their operating revenues. Current operating revenues are 

deflated by changes in the annual average Railroad’s Freight Price Index developed by the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics for comparison with the established thresholds. For calendar year 2012, the deflator percent was 55.23.

2. The employer shown for employees reported by more than one employer is the last employer in the year.
3. A month of service is a month in which an employee performs any service, however slight, for which creditable 

railroad compensation is reported. Continuous service refers to service by an employee in one or more months of each 

year over a period of years. Completed years of service, on the other hand, are based on total months of service. 

Effective for earnings years 1985 and later, an employee who had an employment relation or was an employee 

representative in months in which he did not perform railroad service may be deemed to have additional railroad 

service months if his railroad earnings for the year exceed one-twelfth of the tier II yearly compensation maximum 

times the number of months actually worked in the calendar year. These deemed months are included in the 

calculation of completed years of service. One completed year of service represents service in 12 to 23 months; two 

completed years, service in 24 to 35 months, etc.

4. Data in the tables are based on reports of service and compensation made by employers and processed for inclusion in 

the Board's data processing records within 10 months after the end of the calendar year. Late reports were last 

included in 1987.
Table D1.--Number of employees and their compensation, for all employers and class I railroads, 1937-2012

All employees Class I railroad employees

Number Compensation Number Compensation

(thousands) (millions) (thousands) (millions)

Taxable1

Aggregate Percent

Calendar year Total Average2 Total tier I of total Tier II Total Average2 Total Tier I

 

 

1937.............................. 1,996 1,279 $2,294 $2,264 98.7 . . . . . 1,758 1,115 $1,985 $1,959 

1938.............................. 1,617 1,093 2,047 2,008 98.1 . . . . . 1,404 939 1,746 1,713 

1939.............................. 1,666 1,151 2,180 2,145 98.4 . . . . . 1,427 988 1,863 1,833 

1940.............................. 1,708 1,195 2,280 2,248 98.6 . . . . . 1,453 1,027 1,964 1,936 

1941.............................. 2,052 1,322 2,697 2,657 98.5 . . . . . 1,762 1,140 2,332 2,297 

1942.............................. 2,587 1,470 3,394 3,302 97.3 . . . . . 2,209 1,271 2,932 2,853 

1943.............................. 2,887 1,591 4,100 3,944 96.2 . . . . . 2,391 1,355 3,521 3,387 

1944.............................. 2,903 1,670 4,523 4,301 95.1 . . . . . 2,325 1,415 3,858 3,669 

1945.............................. 3,014 1,680 4,530 4,340 95.8 . . . . . 2,414 1,420 3,862 3,700 

1946.............................. 2,658 1,622 4,883 4,639 95.0 . . . . . 2,198 1,359 4,171 3,963 

1947.............................. 2,470 1,598 5,113 4,750 92.9 . . . . . 2,072 1,352 4,352 4,036 

1948.............................. 2,339 1,558 5,539 4,952 89.4 . . . . . 1,984 1,327 4,769 4,233 

1949.............................. 2,112 1,403 5,133 4,609 89.8 . . . . . 1,802 1,192 4,419 3,926 

1950.............................. 2,073 1,421 5,327 4,704 88.3 . . . . . 1,772 1,220 4,594 4,042 

1951.............................. 2,103 1,476 6,101 5,111 83.8 . . . . . 1,796 1,276 5,273 4,409 

1952.............................. 2,045 1,429 6,185 5,046 81.6 . . . . . 1,733 1,226 5,327 4,333 

1953.............................. 1,982 1,405 6,147 4,989 81.2 . . . . . 1,679 1,206 5,325 4,282 

1954.............................. 1,690 1,250 5,630 4,707 83.6 . . . . . 1,424 1,064 4,854 4,016 

1955.............................. 1,694 1,239 5,801 4,925 84.9 . . . . . 1,433 1,058 4,992 4,214 

1956.............................. 1,647 1,220 6,206 5,060 81.5 . . . . . 1,388 1,043 5,325 4,307 

1957.............................. 1,510 1,150 6,177 4,859 78.7 . . . . . 1,278 986 5,358 4,166 

1958.............................. 1,321 984 5,722 4,246 74.2 . . . . . 1,115 841 4,930 3,626 

1959.............................. 1,242 949 5,751 4,377 76.1 . . . . . 1,050 816 4,986 3,768 

1960.............................. 1,177 909 5,648 4,404 78.0 . . . . . 995 780 4,894 3,793 

1961.............................. 1,082 836 5,345 4,076 76.3 . . . . . 911 718 4,624 3,488 

1962.............................. 1,033 815 5,381 3,991 74.2 . . . . . 869 700 4,662 3,422 

1963.............................. 1,011 790 5,350 3,955 73.9 . . . . . 852 680 4,630 3,402 

1964.............................. 990 775 5,446 4,211 77.3 . . . . . 827 665 4,698 3,606 

1965.............................. 969 753 5,590 4,140 74.1 . . . . . 799 640 4,793 3,522 

1966.............................. 955 741 5,676 4,719 83.1 . . . . . 793 631 4,879 4,040 

 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table D1.--Number of employees and their compensation, for all employers and class I railroads, 1937-2012 - Continued

All employees Class I railroad employees

Number Compensation Number Compensation

(thousands) (millions) (thousands) (millions)

Taxable1

Aggregate Percent

Calendar year Total Average2 Total tier I of total Tier II Total Average2 Total Tier I

 

1967.............................. 911 713 $5,734 $4,613 80.4 . . . . . 767 610 $4,934 $3,954 

1968.............................. 879 683 5,878 5,000 85.1 . . . . . 747 591 5,111 4,338 

1969.............................. 865 659 6,092 4,966 81.5 . . . . . 742 578 5,363 4,354 

1970.............................. 825 640 6,281 4,896 77.9 . . . . . 719 566 5,557 4,319 

1971.............................. 774 611 6,602 4,830 73.2 . . . . . 680 544 5,895 4,300 

1972.............................. 737 589 7,156 5,350 74.8 . . . . . 652 527 6,435 4,792 

1973.............................. 726 584 7,936 6,265 78.9 . . . . . 645 524 7,134 5,635 

1974.............................. 739 592 8,399 7,271 86.6 . . . . . 661 533 7,576 6,570 

1975.............................. 678 548 8,346 7,112 85.2 . . . . . 609 497 7,563 6,478 

1976.............................. 661 540 9,262 7,848 84.7 . . . . . 606 496 8,494 7,238 

1977.............................. 655 546 10,038 8,495 84.6 . . . . . 602 503 9,224 7,854 

1978.............................. 667 542 10,938 9,020 82.5 . . . . . 602 491 9,909 8,203 

1979.............................. 675 554 12,472 11,168 89.5 $10,120 610 503 11,300 10,183 

1980.............................. 636 532 13,129 11,870 90.4 10,520 568 480 11,784 10,804 

1981.............................. 603 503 13,368 12,402 92.8 10,849 545 457 12,106 11,338 

1982.............................. 555 440 12,501 11,797 94.4 10,332 498 398 11,354 10,715 

1983.............................. 497 395 12,349 11,724 94.9 10,257 428 343 10,797 10,250 

1984.............................. 474 395 12,949 12,346 95.3 10,783 411 345 11,421 10,890 

1985.............................. 452 372 12,736 12,117 95.1 10,807 384 323 11,138 10,597 

1986.............................. 423 342 12,496 11,958 95.7 10,687 358 293 10,830 10,364 

1987.............................. 400 320 12,529 11,881 94.8 10,481 335 271 10,707 10,154 

1988.............................. 374 312 12,193 11,660 95.6 10,264 306 258 10,260 9,810 

1989.............................. 355 308 12,128 11,513 94.9 10,262 288 251 10,057 9,547 

1990.............................. 341 296 11,828 11,377 96.2 10,221 275 241 9,696 9,326 

1991.............................. 327 285 12,032 11,560 96.1 10,328 265 231 9,918 9,528 

1992.............................. 318 276 12,696 11,896 93.7 10,573 256 223 10,453 9,794 

1993.............................. 310 271 12,420 11,716 94.3 10,490 248 217 10,189 9,611 

1994.............................. 305 266 12,490 11,884 95.1 10,664 245 214 10,210 9,715 

1995.............................. 298 265 12,551 11,913 94.9 10,641 238 212 10,200 9,682 

1996.............................. 290 257 12,880 12,221 94.9 10,848 231 205 10,474 9,938 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table D1.--Number of employees and their compensation, for all employers and class I railroads, 1937-2012 - Continued

All employees Class I railroad employees

Number Compensation Number Compensation

(thousands) (millions) (thousands) (millions)

Taxable1

Aggregate Percent

Calendar year Total Average2 Total tier I of total Tier II Total Average2 Total Tier I

 

1997.............................. 287 253 $13,149 $12,505 95.1 $11,146 229 201 $10,669 $10,146 

1998.............................. 295 256 14,062 13,161 93.6 11,721 236 205 11,496 10,760 

1999.............................. 291 256 14,170 13,321 94.0 12,043 232 204 11,521 10,830 

2000.............................. 283 246 14,014 13,358 95.3 12,181 223 194 11,191 10,667 

2001.............................. 271 238 13,704 13,244 96.6 12,175 212 186 10,886 10,521 

2002.............................. 263 229 13,562 13,112 96.7 12,129 207 179 10,825 10,467 

2003.............................. 255 225 13,877 13,261 95.6 12,212 199 175 10,930 10,445 

2004.............................. 259 227 14,603 13,870 95.0 12,670 202 176 11,548 10,969 

2005.............................. 263 232 15,416 14,564 94.5 13,334 207 181 12,263 11,586 

2006.............................. 269 236 16,152 15,032 93.1 13,859 211 185 12,841 11,951 

2007.............................. 267 237 16,839 15,618 92.7 14,427 209 185 13,295 12,331 

2008.............................. 265 235 17,898 16,202 90.5 14,996 206 183 14,063 12,731 

2009.............................. 251 223 16,210 15,340 94.6 14,279 195 172 12,655 11,976 

2010.............................. 247 221 16,258 15,439 95.0 14,385 194 172 12,800 12,155 

2011.............................. 258 229 17,854 16,570 92.8 15,261 203 179 14,158 13,139 

2012.............................. 259 234 19,517 17,346 88.9 16,071 202 183 15,473 13,751 

 

1 Tier I and Tier II taxable payrolls had equal monthly earnings bases through 1978. Bases became annual in 1985. Beginning in 1982, tier I payroll includes

 miscellaneous compensation. 2 Average of 12 mid-monthly figures.

NOTE.--Compensation data revised to include delayed reports. Average employment and total compensation based on Surface Transportation Board (STB) reports. For 

all employees, such data include estimates of employees and compensation not reported to the STB.
Table D2.--Employees, by employment status, 1983-2012 (In thousands)

Number by employment status

In service

Separated in following New

Year Total1 Females during year year entrants Reentrants

1983................................. 497 39 48 449 7 5 

1984................................. 474 37 41 433 11 14 

1985................................. 452 36 44 408 11 8 

1986................................. 423 33 43 380 8 6 

1987................................. 400 31 47 353 8 12 

1988................................. 374 29 38 335 13 7 

1989................................. 355 27 32 323 14 6 

1990................................. 341 29 28 313 14 4 

1991................................. 327 28 23 304 10 4 

1992................................. 318 28 25 293 11 4 

1993................................. 310 27 23 286 13 4 

1994................................. 305 27 21 283 15 3 

1995................................. 298 26 22 276 12 3 

1996................................. 290 25 21 268 12 2 

1997................................. 287 25 19 268 17 2 

1998................................. 295 26 21 274 24 2 

1999................................. 291 24 23 267 15 3 

2000................................. 283 26 24 259 15 2 

2001................................. 271 25 21 249 10 2 

2002................................. 263 24 23 240 11 2 

2003................................. 255 23 20 235 13 2 

2004................................. 259 23 20 239 22 2 

2005................................. 263 23 19 244 23 2 

2006................................. 269 23 21 248 23 2 

2007................................. 267 23 22 246 18 2 

2008................................. 265 23 22 244 18 2 

2009................................. 251 23 19 232 6 1 

2010................................. 247 23 17 230 13 2 

2011................................. 258 23 19 239 25 2 

2012................................. 259 23 (2) (2) 19 1 

In service during year

1 Includes employees whose sex was not reported. 2 Not available.

NOTE.--Employees separated represent employees (including those who died or retired) who worked in a year but not in the following year; new 

entrants are employees with no previous railroad service and reentrants are those who returned to railroad service after an absence of at least one 

calendar year. 
Table D3.--Employees and averages of months of service and creditable compensation, for all classes of employer and

for class I railroads, 2003-2012

 

All employees Employees with 12 months of service

Average Average creditable Average creditable

Number months of compensation Number compensation

(thousands) service Per month In year (thousands) Per month In year

 

ALL CLASSES OF EMPLOYER

2003..................................... 255 11.0 $4,677 $51,427 205 $4,797 $57,562 

2004..................................... 259 10.9 4,868 52,907 204 5,010 60,126 

2005..................................... 263 10.9 4,986 54,544 210 5,135 61,623 

2006..................................... 269 10.9 5,052 55,143 214 5,195 62,340 

2007..................................... 267 11.0 5,246 57,620 215 5,377 64,525 

2008..................................... 265 11.0 5,497 60,246 214 5,628 67,542 

2009..................................... 251 10.9 5,525 60,281 199 5,682 68,186 

2010..................................... 247 10.9 5,652 61,549 195 5,790 69,477 

2011..................................... 258 10.9 5,845 63,482 203 6,000 72,001 

2012..................................... 259 11.0 5,986 66,091 210 6,122 73,461 

 

CLASS I RAILROADS

2003..................................... 199 11.1 $4,697 $51,963 161 $4,804 $57,652 

2004..................................... 202 10.9 4,910 53,559 160 5,043 60,517 

2005..................................... 207 11.0 5,026 55,262 166 5,169 62,025 

2006..................................... 211 11.0 5,085 55,814 169 5,214 62,567 

2007..................................... 209 11.1 5,258 58,160 169 5,373 64,479 

2008..................................... 206 11.0 5,507 60,767 168 5,619 67,425 

2009..................................... 195 10.9 5,532 60,457 155 5,686 68,226 

2010..................................... 194 10.9 5,666 61,856 153 5,800 69,598 

2011..................................... 203 10.9 5,879 63,870 160 6,029 72,349 

2012..................................... 202 11.1 6,036 67,053 166 6,154 73,852 

 

 
 

Completed years of service

Total Less than 101 10 to 19 20 to 29 30 and over

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 

ALL EMPLOYEES

2003..................................... 255 100 90 36 38 15 73 29 53 21 

2004..................................... 259 100 100 38 40 16 63 24 56 21 

2005..................................... 263 100 109 41 42 16 57 22 56 21 

2006..................................... 269 100 119 44 43 16 50 18 57 21 

2007..................................... 267 100 119 45 47 18 43 16 58 22 

2008..................................... 265 100 117 44 53 20 37 14 58 22 

2009..................................... 251 100 106 42 56 22 32 13 57 23 

2010..................................... 247 100 107 43 58 23 29 12 54 22 

2011..................................... 258 100 122 48 59 23 27 10 49 19 

2012..................................... 259 100 128 50 60 23 26 10 44 17 

 

EMPLOYEES AGE 60 OR OLDER

2003..................................... 15 100 1 7 2 10 4 28 8 55 

2004..................................... 15 100 1 7 2 11 4 26 9 56 

2005..................................... 15 100 1 7 2 11 4 27 8 55 

2006..................................... 17 100 1 8 2 11 4 25 9 56 

2007..................................... 19 100 2 8 2 12 4 23 11 58 

2008..................................... 20 100 2 8 2 12 4 21 12 58 

2009..................................... 21 100 2 8 3 13 4 20 12 59 

2010..................................... 22 100 2 8 3 14 4 18 13 59 

2011..................................... 23 100 2 9 3 15 4 18 13 58 

2012..................................... 23 100 2 9 4 17 4 18 13 56 

1

 Calendar year 2012 total includes almost 57,000 employees with 5 or more years of service after calendar year 1995.

Table D4.--All employees and employees age 60 or older, by completed years of service, 2003-2012 (In thousands)
Table D5.--Employees in 2012 and selected service and compensation data, by class of employer 

Average creditable

compensation per Number of employees by amount of average creditable

month of service compensation per month of service

Employees

Average with 12

Number of employees months of All months of Under $4,500- $5,500- $6,800-

Class of employer Total1 Male Female service employees service $4,500 5,499.99 6,799.99 9,174.99 $9,175.00

 

Class I railroads...................................... 202,379 185,211 16,314 11.1 $6,036 $6,154 40,938 50,807 49,169 45,922 15,543

Class II railroads..................................... 5,084 4,550 347 10.6 5,304 5,506 2,010 1,256 926 661 231

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies......... 43,585 37,306 4,823 10.8 5,808 6,005 13,671 8,619 8,645 8,752 3,898

Car-loan companies............................... 1,530 1,250 99 10.9 5,340 5,549 581 451 222 128 148

Miscellaneous

 employers2..................................... 6,412 4,260 1,913 10.6 6,285 6,473 2,293 714 678 1,160 1,567

 

Total......................................................... 258,990 232,577 23,496 11.0 $5,986 $6,122 59,493 61,847 59,640 56,623 21,387

 

1

 Includes employees whose sex was not reported.

2 Includes labor organizations, lessor companies, employer associations, and miscellaneous carrier affiliates.

 
Table D6.--All employees, new entrants, employees qualified for RUIA benefits, and related data, by employer, 2012

All employees New entrants Creditable Compensation (thousands)

With

With 12 months sufficient Qualified Qualified

of service service for for RUIA for RUIA

Class or name of employer Total in 2012 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA

CLASS OF EMPLOYER 

Class I railroads.......................................................... 202,379 165,641 147,857 195,011 13,749 9,188 $13,570,046 $12,723,832 $3,053,885

Class II railroads......................................................... 5,084 3,908 3,578 4,595 498 241 285,003 272,756 71,699

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies........................... 43,585 34,496 31,374 40,808 3,715 2,162 2,745,701 2,549,860 634,826

Car-loan companies................................................... 1,530 1,222 1,000 1,458 193 135 89,454 84,103 22,705

Miscellaneous employers1.................................... 6,412 4,941 3,544 5,775 720 382 426,631 371,871 89,324

 Total.......................................................................... 258,990 210,208 187,353 247,647 18,875 12,108 $17,116,834 $16,002,422 $3,872,440

 

SELECTED EMPLOYERS 

BNSF Railway Co....................................................... 45,596 38,444 33,842 44,292 3,045 2,286 $3,284,447 $3,042,036 $698,672

Canadian National, U.S. Operations

 Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Co.................. 76 55 54 70 6 ..... 4,247 4,210 1,061

 Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad Co............ 255 211 221 251 13 10 18,458 16,778 3,882

 Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Co................... 222 182 151 221 9 9 16,100 15,207 3,402

 Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co....................... 900 711 716 880 25 16 66,796 60,364 13,489

 Illinois Central Railroad Co................................... 4,115 3,296 3,054 3,958 335 214 305,083 274,007 61,418

 Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock Co...................... 30 20 28 26 ..... ..... 1,256 1,256 393

 Wisconsin Central LTD2.................................... 1,916 1,527 1,405 1,853 98 57 140,547 127,715 28,815

Canadian Pacific, Soo Line Corporation

 Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp...... 1,159 900 661 1,116 70 52 55,061 54,797 17,052

 Delaware and Hudson Railway Co. Inc................ 586 419 385 564 72 58 31,964 31,227 8,538

 Soo Line Railroad Co............................................ 3,303 2,466 2,087 3,182 281 231 199,373 192,310 48,693

CSX Transportation Inc............................................. 33,064 26,231 23,656 31,957 2,042 1,487 2,195,411 2,070,400 496,253

Kansas City Southern Railway Co........................... 2,953 2,400 2,128 2,816 209 126 197,837 186,035 43,973

 Gateway Eastern Railway Co................................ 10 10 8 10 ..... ..... 614 611 164

 Texas Mexican Railway Co.................................... 234 159 143 214 35 23 15,200 13,700 3,163

National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak).......... 21,833 17,498 15,251 20,949 1,465 909 1,325,530 1,256,047 326,089

Norfolk Southern Corp.............................................. 33,179 27,427 23,068 31,806 2,386 1,508 2,091,925 1,992,776 499,399

Union Pacific Railroad Co......................................... 52,948 43,685 40,999 50,846 3,658 2,202 3,620,196 3,384,355 799,430

1

 Includes labor organizations, lessor companies, employer associations and miscellaneous carrier affiliates.

2

 Effective with 2012, includes Duluth, Missable & Iron Range Ry. Co. and Duluth, Winnepeg & Pacific Ry. Co.

NOTE.--Tier I compensation excludes miscellaneous compensation taxable at the tier I tax rate.

 
Table D7.-- Employees in 2012, by class of employer and amount of creditable compensation

Number by amount of creditable compensation

Under $27,000- $43,500- $52,000- $57,000- $61,000- $66,000- $71,500- $77,500- $85,000- $94,000-

Class of employer Total $27,000 43,499 51,999 56,999 60,999 65,999 71,499 77,499 84,999 93,999 110,099 $110,100 

 

Class I railroads................................... 202,379 14,663 15,507 16,083 16,700 17,820 18,713 18,352 17,999 18,040 17,720 17,753 13,029

Class II railroads.................................. 5,084 770 536 698 575 395 424 389 320 277 260 240 200

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies...... 43,585 5,466 4,557 4,202 3,233 2,946 3,194 3,218 3,043 3,353 3,180 3,661 3,532

Car-loan companies............................ 1,530 179 223 161 146 227 118 110 74 52 51 50 139

Miscellaneous employers1................. 6,412 977 758 679 349 226 297 252 231 284 338 609 1,412

Total..................................................... 258,990 22,055 21,581 21,823 21,003 21,614 22,746 22,321 21,667 22,006 21,549 22,313 18,312

 

 

1

 Includes labor organizations, lessor companies, employer associations and miscellaneous carrier affiliates.
 

Number by months of service

Class of employer Total 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

 

Class I railroads...................................... 202,379 165,641 6,859 4,988 3,841 3,159 3,028 2,857 2,449 2,498 2,640 2,370 2,049

Class II railroads..................................... 5,084 3,908 101 109 105 104 111 67 94 98 140 147 100

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies........ 43,585 34,496 1,224 988 835 901 757 772 674 775 718 721 724

Car-loan companies............................... 1,530 1,222 61 27 26 20 19 37 38 28 16 13 23

Miscellaneous employers1.................. 6,412 4,941 151 112 104 132 133 118 144 137 169 129 142

Total.......................................................... 258,990 210,208 8,396 6,224 4,911 4,316 4,048 3,851 3,399 3,536 3,683 3,380 3,038

 

1

 Includes labor organizations, lessor companies, employer associations and miscellaneous carrier affiliates.

Table D8.--Employees in 2012, by class of employer and months of service
Table D9.--Employees in 2012, by amount of creditable compensation and by sex or completed years of service 

 

Sex Completed years of service

 Total

Creditable compensation Number1 Male Female Less than 5 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 29 30 and over

 

Under $10,000.00..................... 8,630 6,509 1,047 7,076 584 312 176 135 82 265 

$10,000.00-$19,999.99............. 7,997 6,587 886 5,878 571 260 169 129 108 882

$20,000.00-$29,999.99............. 8,107 6,668 988 5,593 729 449 271 170 131 764

$30,000.00-$39,999.99............. 12,536 10,322 1,763 7,894 1,698 821 461 351 212 1,099

$40,000.00-$44,999.99............. 9,524 7,973 1,454 5,251 1,586 783 482 360 222 840

$45,000.00-$47,499.99............. 5,783 4,882 853 2,763 1,170 555 351 212 167 565

$47,500.00-$49,999.99............. 6,646 5,578 1,029 2,939 1,395 697 417 312 208 678

$50,000.00-$52,499.99............. 7,983 6,819 1,124 3,084 1,713 897 582 435 345 927

$52,500.00-$54,999.99............. 9,454 8,233 1,188 3,142 2,282 1,137 693 520 464 1,216

$55,000.00-$57,499.99............. 12,601 11,367 1,215 3,393 3,301 1,546 1,108 749 675 1,829

$57,500.00-$59,999.99............. 13,501 12,295 1,180 3,296 3,689 1,744 1,180 814 691 2,087

$60,000.00-$62,499.99............. 12,522 11,454 1,047 2,990 3,641 1,624 1,099 724 555 1,889

$62,500.00-$64,999.99............. 11,140 10,190 935 2,620 3,313 1,507 941 645 489 1,625

$65,000.00-$67,499.99............. 10,654 9,838 806 2,310 3,191 1,552 939 669 468 1,525

$67,500.00-$69,999.99............. 10,179 9,419 749 2,093 3,178 1,477 971 582 422 1,456

$70,000.00-$72,499.99............. 9,704 9,058 641 1,773 2,881 1,496 1,035 533 419 1,567

$72,500.00-$74,999.99............. 9,140 8,546 589 1,510 2,766 1,539 984 531 405 1,405

$75,000.00-$77,499.99............. 8,709 8,142 561 1,270 2,580 1,492 995 520 382 1,470

$77,500.00-$79,999.99............. 7,805 7,310 494 1,070 2,271 1,396 907 528 328 1,305

$80,000.00-$82,499.99............. 7,381 6,901 476 877 2,045 1,450 976 485 311 1,237

$82,500.00-$84,999.99............. 6,820 6,365 449 727 1,798 1,347 944 482 281 1,241

$85,000.00-$87,499.99............. 6,531 6,147 380 600 1,646 1,299 1,018 441 233 1,294

$87,500.00-$89,999.99............. 6,184 5,808 374 478 1,432 1,247 990 427 295 1,315

$90,000.00-$94,999.99............. 10,817 10,162 651 735 2,369 2,111 1,779 873 528 2,422

$95,000.00-$99,999.99............. 8,523 8,047 474 484 1,512 1,626 1,435 746 428 2,292

$100,000.00-$104,999.99......... 6,593 6,199 391 365 1,006 1,159 1,108 547 380 2,028

$105,000.00-$110,099.99......... 5,214 4,938 273 245 628 834 873 466 327 1,841

$110,100.00.............................. 18,312 16,820 1,479 921 1,851 2,417 2,794 1,744 1,457 7,128

Total......................................... 258,990 232,577 23,496 71,377 2

56,826 34,774 25,678 15,130 11,013 44,192

 

 

1

 Includes employees whose sex was not reported.

2

 Includes 56,566 employees with 5 or more years of railroad service after calendar year 1995.
Table D10.--Employees in 2012, by amount of creditable compensation or sex and by age 

 

Age on birthday in 2012

Total Under 20 to 25 to 30 to 35 to 40 to 45 to 50 to 55 to 60 to 65 to 70 and

Creditable compensation number1 20 24 29 34 39 44 49 54 59 64 69 older

 

Under $10,000.00................ 8,630 196 1,296 1,242 1,139 868 758 616 511 463 327 99 33 

$10,000.00-$19,999.99........ 7,997 80 1,076 1,347 1,118 809 691 529 435 451 789 116 26 

$20,000.00-$29,999.99........ 8,107 58 1,046 1,387 1,130 837 738 569 489 580 668 134 21 

$30,000.00-$39,999.99........ 12,536 39 1,383 2,104 1,796 1,452 1,300 1,017 846 895 1,035 177 41 

$40,000.00-$44,999.99........ 9,524 15 780 1,541 1,476 1,158 1,067 872 757 788 789 156 23 

$45,000.00-$49,499.99........ 12,429 14 745 1,746 1,892 1,536 1,482 1,229 1,192 1,338 957 179 31 

$50,000.00-$54,999.99........ 17,437 7 739 2,036 2,315 2,201 2,220 1,895 1,957 2,421 1,303 219 47 

$55,000.00-$57,499.99........ 12,601 4 343 1,199 1,598 1,601 1,653 1,383 1,611 2,151 865 144 30 

$57,500.00-$59,999.99........ 13,501 1 315 1,284 1,655 1,681 1,793 1,520 1,750 2,395 910 148 23 

$60,000.00-$62,499.99........ 12,522 3 301 1,168 1,629 1,649 1,660 1,457 1,553 2,115 803 133 29 

$62,500.00-$64,999.99........ 11,140 ... 247 1,049 1,509 1,548 1,494 1,308 1,396 1,773 692 97 12 

$65,000.00-$67,499.99........ 10,654 2 189 937 1,419 1,491 1,537 1,325 1,320 1,723 607 83 10 

$67,500.00-$69,999.99........ 10,179 ... 158 890 1,369 1,513 1,530 1,256 1,209 1,594 559 78 12 

$70,000.00-$72,499.99........ 9,704 ... 123 722 1,282 1,393 1,528 1,184 1,214 1,566 595 80 12 

$72,500.00-$74,999.99........ 9,140 ... 93 669 1,197 1,331 1,413 1,179 1,179 1,438 559 65 12 

$75,000.00-$77,499.99........ 8,709 ... 75 595 1,071 1,247 1,318 1,127 1,154 1,484 520 97 13 

$77,500.00-$79,999.99........ 7,805 ... 50 498 989 1,138 1,231 1,010 1,046 1,276 464 93 9 

$80,000.00-$82,499.99........ 7,381 ... 39 392 848 1,118 1,224 982 956 1,257 482 71 6 

$82,500.00-$84,999.99........ 6,820 1 37 328 729 970 1,124 953 977 1,183 436 68 8 

$85,000.00-$89,999.99........ 12,715 ... 36 501 1,258 1,812 2,101 1,750 1,799 2,489 821 127 13 

$90,000.00-$94,999.99........ 10,817 ... 35 341 921 1,478 1,750 1,493 1,664 2,202 816 97 14 

$95,000.00-$99,999.99........ 8,523 ... 10 226 594 1,015 1,378 1,214 1,355 1,903 701 106 19 

$100,000.00-$104,999.99.... 6,593 ... 5 133 436 709 970 910 1,020 1,675 629 89 13 

$105,000.00-$110,099.99.... 5,214 ... 8 82 253 485 740 708 822 1,432 586 81 12 

$110,100.00......................... 18,312 ... 10 166 632 1,335 2,284 2,469 3,253 5,190 2,464 406 88 

ALL EMPLOYEES

Male.................................... 232,577 371 8,266 20,624 27,738 29,775 32,018 26,744 28,042 38,336 17,475 2,671 477 

Female............................... 23,496 49 872 1,957 2,514 2,600 2,966 3,211 3,423 3,446 1,902 472 80 

Total1................................. 258,990 420 9,139 22,583 30,255 32,375 34,984 29,955 31,465 41,782 19,377 3,143 557 

 

1

 Includes employees whose sex and/or age was not reported. 
 

Age on birthday Total Less than 10 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 29 30 and over

in 2012 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 

Under 20. . . . . . . . . 420 100 420 100 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

20 to 24. . . . . . . . . . 9,139 100 9,139 100 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

25 to 29. . . . . . . . . . 22,583 100 22,472 100 111 (1) ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

30 to 34. . . . . . . . . . 30,255 100 26,552 88 3,560 12 143 (1) ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

35 to 39. . . . . . . . . . 32,375 100 21,118 65 7,574 23 3,598 11 85 (1) ....... ... ....... ... 

40 to 44. . . . . . . . . . 34,984 100 17,634 50 7,892 23 6,997 20 2,388 7 73 (1) ....... ... 

45 to 49. . . . . . . . . . 29,955 100 12,694 42 5,988 20 5,606 19 4,178 14 1,418 5 71 (1)

50 to 54. . . . . . . . . . 31,465 100 8,660 28 4,609 15 4,361 14 3,647 12 3,691 12 6,497 21 

55 to 59. . . . . . . . . . 41,782 100 4,435 11 3,065 7 3,008 7 2,865 7 3,611 9 24,798 59 

60 to 64. . . . . . . . . . 19,377 100 1,730 9 1,511 8 1,523 8 1,513 8 1,833 9 11,267 58 

65 to 69. . . . . . . . . . 3,143 100 357 11 376 12 382 12 395 13 337 11 1,296 41 

70 and older. . . . . . 557 100 76 14 69 12 45 8 56 10 50 9 261 47 

 

Median age

ALL EMPLOYEES

Male. . . . . . . . . . . . . 232,577 100 113,201 49 30,886 13 23,376 10 13,325 6 9,853 4 41,936 18 

Female. . . . . . . . . . . 23,496 100 12,109 52 3,873 16 2,294 10 1,805 8 1,160 5 2,255 10 

 

Total2. . . . . . . . . . . . 258,990 100 3

128,203 50 34,774 13 25,678 10 15,130 6 11,013 4 44,192 17 

 

1

 Less than 0.5 percent.

2

 Includes employees whose age and/or sex was not reported.

3

 Includes 56,566 employees with 5 or more years of railroad service after calendar year 1995.

NOTE.-- The median age was 44 years for male employees and 46 years for female employees.

Table D11.--Employees in 2012, by age or sex and by completed years of service

44 35 43 46 51 55 58

Completed years of service
Table D12.--Employees in 2012, by sex and completed years of service

 

All employees1 Male Female

Completed years Cumulative Cumulative Cumulative

of service Number percent Number percent Number percent

 

30 and over......................... 44,192 17 41,936 18 2,255 10 

25 to 29 ............................... 11,013 21 9,853 22 1,160 15 

20 to 24 ............................... 15,130 27 13,325 28 1,805 22 

15 to 19 ............................... 25,678 37 23,376 38 2,294 32 

10 to 14 ............................... 34,774 50 30,886 51 3,873 48 

9........................................... 7,745 53 7,157 54 581 51 

8........................................... 12,524 58 11,651 59 864 55 

7........................................... 12,710 63 11,705 64 997 59 

6........................................... 12,610 68 11,446 69 1,154 64 

5........................................... 11,237 72 10,008 74 1,215 69 

4........................................... 11,560 77 10,167 78 1,368 75 

3........................................... 6,934 80 6,080 81 813 78 

2........................................... 12,372 84 10,901 85 1,413 84 

1........................................... 21,362 93 19,139 94 1,927 92 

Less than 1......................... 19,149 100 14,947 100 1,777 100 

 

Total.................................... 258,990 100 232,577 100 23,496 100 

 

 

1

 Includes employees whose sex was not reported.
 

 New entrants

With

Average With 12 months sufficient Qualified Qualified Average

months of service service for for RUIA for RUIA tier I

States Total of service in 2012 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA in year

 

 

Alabama..................... 4,257 10.9 3,339 3,006 4,037 336 249 $267,884 $255,091 $62,734 $62,928

Alaska........................ 103 10.3 56 71 97 5 4 5,078 4,948 1,116 49,304

Arizona....................... 3,153 11.2 2,643 2,600 3,049 152 99 226,104 207,880 48,245 71,711

Arkansas.................... 3,871 11.0 3,174 2,863 3,686 328 189 245,701 233,720 58,039 63,472

California................... 13,137 11.1 10,741 10,279 12,592 824 500 861,789 806,511 197,279 65,600

Colorado.................... 3,650 11.0 2,951 2,687 3,496 254 169 247,946 230,210 54,580 67,930

Connecticut............... 2,592 11.2 2,200 1,829 2,504 174 113 186,713 169,938 39,590 72,034

Delaware.................... 1,495 11.2 1,243 1,074 1,451 87 63 93,885 90,322 22,795 62,799

Washington DC......... 279 10.9 219 181 267 27 19 17,348 15,936 4,118 62,178

Florida........................ 7,419 11.1 6,034 5,219 7,148 494 360 516,819 468,009 111,463 69,662

Georgia...................... 8,605 11.0 6,910 5,905 8,163 658 394 556,420 523,076 127,900 64,662

Hawaii........................ 4 10.8 3 3 4 1 1 302 246 58 75,597

Idaho.......................... 1,563 11.1 1,283 1,151 1,501 94 60 101,136 96,025 23,493 64,706

Illinois........................ 19,131 11.1 15,634 13,569 18,414 1,327 885 1,264,434 1,188,989 288,108 66,093

Indiana....................... 8,537 11.1 6,967 6,064 8,226 515 343 542,251 517,539 128,442 63,518

Iowa............................ 4,019 11.2 3,342 3,158 3,909 185 141 272,100 253,767 61,101 67,703

Kansas....................... 6,092 11.2 5,095 4,497 5,915 382 276 414,199 385,590 92,895 67,991

Kentucky.................... 4,811 11.1 3,909 3,652 4,676 199 143 304,066 292,248 72,537 63,202

Louisiana................... 3,915 10.8 3,044 2,737 3,708 422 265 251,683 236,188 57,497 64,287

Maine.......................... 654 10.9 513 483 623 30 15 37,517 36,280 9,648 57,365

Maryland.................... 4,709 11.0 3,769 3,382 4,509 316 206 306,101 285,396 70,167 65,003

Massachusetts.......... 3,379 11.1 2,742 2,449 3,240 244 156 227,425 211,960 50,783 67,305

Michigan.................... 3,932 10.9 3,116 2,790 3,757 241 150 251,849 235,838 58,013 64,051

Minnesota.................. 5,467 11.0 4,321 3,508 5,251 472 342 348,635 330,691 81,338 63,771

Mississippi................ 2,111 11.3 1,814 1,591 2,056 86 49 146,054 136,154 32,449 69,187

Missouri..................... 8,419 11.1 6,931 6,166 8,110 572 383 559,368 528,100 127,252 66,441

Montana..................... 3,327 11.1 2,685 2,386 3,200 272 201 218,008 206,613 49,419 65,527

Nebraska................... 13,176 11.3 11,182 10,147 12,839 726 519 921,820 852,496 202,471 69,962

Nevada....................... 746 11.1 616 625 715 27 10 52,060 48,978 11,226 69,785

New Hampshire........ 393 11.1 316 293 380 17 10 27,090 24,963 5,939 68,930

New Jersey................ 8,329 11.2 6,894 6,367 8,033 475 294 563,816 525,426 126,028 67,693

New Mexico............... 1,958 11.1 1,617 1,567 1,892 147 117 139,214 127,544 29,580 71,100

(thousands)

All employees Creditable Compensation 

Table D13.--All employees, new entrants, employees qualified for RUIA benefits, and related data, by state, 2012 
 

 New entrants

With

Average With 12 months sufficient Qualified Qualified Average

months of service service for for RUIA for RUIA tier I

States Total of service in 2012 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA in year

 

New York................... 17,050 11.2 14,318 13,006 16,393 1,181 728 $1,220,012 $1,110,841 $258,644 $71,555

North Carolina.......... 3,143 11.0 2,502 2,201 3,015 219 148 196,057 186,518 46,680 62,379

North Dakota............. 2,204 10.9 1,745 1,507 2,090 226 144 146,042 137,308 32,674 66,262

Ohio........................... 9,056 11.0 7,307 6,256 8,666 620 397 562,224 535,036 135,620 62,083

Oklahoma.................. 2,318 10.9 1,878 1,595 2,190 196 121 145,463 138,812 34,328 62,754

Oregon...................... 2,322 11.1 1,925 1,815 2,232 125 78 148,109 141,536 35,023 63,785

Pennsylvania............ 12,769 11.0 10,318 9,154 12,129 868 513 786,548 746,263 189,818 61,598

Rhode Island............. 487 11.1 398 343 467 30 15 31,762 29,982 7,359 65,220

South Carolina.......... 2,296 11.0 1,844 1,648 2,213 155 110 147,174 139,685 34,332 64,100

South Dakota............ 949 11.2 774 680 929 43 35 57,877 55,996 14,354 60,987

Tennessee................. 4,952 11.0 3,972 3,457 4,780 289 207 312,201 298,422 74,087 63,046

Texas......................... 19,839 11.0 16,196 14,753 18,882 1,891 1,205 1,428,787 1,303,242 296,297 72,019

Utah........................... 1,917 11.2 1,595 1,657 1,870 70 53 133,085 124,474 29,191 69,423

Vermont..................... 259 10.9 210 157 245 21 14 12,666 12,194 3,772 48,903

Virginia...................... 7,551 11.1 6,180 5,189 7,209 446 279 490,539 456,994 112,817 64,963

Washington............... 5,222 11.1 4,294 3,804 5,017 360 221 354,600 331,593 78,676 67,905

West Virginia............ 3,213 11.2 2,654 2,442 3,121 110 68 202,952 195,176 48,791 63,166

Wisconsin................. 3,773 11.0 2,920 2,726 3,642 269 204 251,097 233,998 56,147 66,551

Wyoming................... 2,876 11.2 2,414 2,353 2,802 95 59 202,481 189,408 43,812 70,404

Military....................... 3 5.0 ..... ..... 2 1 ..... 45 45 20 15,139

Foreign...................... 662 6.2 108 247 195 95 4 4,629 4,219 2,317 6,992

Unknown................... 2,896 8.4 1,353 64 2,110 1,476 780 107,670 104,009 31,375 37,179

Total........................... 258,990 11.0 210,208 187,353 247,647 18,875 12,108 $17,116,834 $16,002,422 $3,872,440 $66,091

Table D13.--All employees, new entrants, employees qualified for RUIA benefits, and related data, by state, 2012 - Continued

All employees Creditable Compensation 

(thousands)
0

50

100

150

200

250

1-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100-499 500-999 1,000-

1,999

2,000-

9,999

20,000

& over

Table D14.--Employers in 2012, by number of employees

Number of Employees
Class I Railroads, 2.9%

Class II Railroads, 2.6%

Class III Railroads and 

Switching & Terminal 

Companies, 80.8%

Car Loan Companies, 0.7%

Miscellaneous Employers[1], 

13.0%

Table D15.--Percentage of employers in 2012, by class of employer

1 Includes labor organizations, lessor companies,

 employer associations and miscellaneous carrier

 affiliates.

There were 614 reporting 

employers in calendar year 

2012.