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 2013 were $113,700 and $84,300, respectively. For 2014, the tier I limit increased to 

$117,000 per year, while the tier II limit was $87,000 per year. Under the unemployment program, the taxable earnings 

base was the first $1,405 of each employee’s monthly earnings in 2013 and $1,440 in 2014. 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 2013, the deflator percent was 53.53.

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, 1937-2013

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, 1937-2013 - 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, 1937-2013 - 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 16,211 15,341 94.6 14,280 195 172 12,655 11,977 

2010.............................. 247 221 16,258 15,439 95.0 14,386 194 172 12,800 12,156 

2011.............................. 258 229 17,856 16,571 92.8 15,263 203 179 14,159 13,141 

2012.............................. 259 234 19,521 17,349 88.9 16,075 202 183 15,476 13,754 

2013.............................. 260 237 18,709 17,764 94.9 16,469 202 184 14,751 14,005 

 

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, 1984-2013 (In thousands)

Number by employment status

In service

Separated in following New

Year Total1 Females during year year entrants Reentrants

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 19 240 19 1 

2013................................. 260 24 (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, 2004-2013

 

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

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 

2013..................................... 260 11.0 6,134 67,416 210 6,269 75,228 

 

CLASS I RAILROADS

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 

2013..................................... 202 11.0 6,188 68,368 164 6,309 75,703 

 

 
 

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

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 

2013..................................... 260 100 132 51 63 24 26 10 39 15 

 

EMPLOYEES AGE 60 OR OLDER

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 

2013..................................... 24 100 2 10 4 18 4 19 13 54 

1

 Calendar year 2013 total includes almost 59,000 employees with 5 or more years of service after calendar year 1995.

NOTE.--Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.

Table D4.--All employees and employees age 60 or older, by completed years of service, 2004-2013 (In thousands)
Table D5.--Employees in 2013 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 $4,600- $5,600- $6,900-

Class of employer Total1 Male Female service employees service $4,600 5,599.99 6,899.99 9,474.99 $9,475.00

 

Class I railroads...................................... 202,309 185,668 16,584 11.0 $6,188 $6,309 42,757 48,832 47,483 48,150 15,087

Class II railroads..................................... 5,311 4,798 379 10.5 5,562 5,767 1,916 1,300 1,073 779 243

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies......... 44,560 38,944 5,234 10.8 5,939 6,130 14,157 8,452 8,707 9,450 3,794

Car-loan companies............................... 1,638 1,516 122 10.7 5,354 5,484 737 414 208 138 141

Miscellaneous

 employers2.................................... 6,406 4,340 2,006 10.7 6,400 6,550 2,274 712 714 1,233 1,473

 

Total......................................................... 260,224 235,266 24,325 11.0 $6,134 $6,269 61,841 59,710 58,185 59,750 20,738

 

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, 2013

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 2013 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA

CLASS OF EMPLOYER 

Class I railroads.......................................................... 202,309 164,287 146,875 194,287 13,504 8,323 $13,831,402 $12,974,641 $3,126,846

Class II railroads......................................................... 5,311 3,977 3,631 4,855 542 310 310,664 296,786 77,137

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies........................... 44,560 35,314 32,227 41,676 3,713 1,967 2,868,027 2,666,488 667,452

Car-loan companies................................................... 1,638 1,295 1,010 1,520 215 124 94,039 88,603 24,489

Miscellaneous employers1.................................... 6,406 5,069 3,559 5,815 602 340 439,257 383,729 93,210

 Total.......................................................................... 260,224 209,942 187,302 248,153 18,576 11,064 $17,543,390 $16,410,246 $3,989,133

 

SELECTED EMPLOYERS 

BNSF Railway Co....................................................... 47,277 38,304 33,408 45,162 4,403 2,770 $3,490,497 $3,201,129 $729,431

Canadian National, U.S. Operations

 Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Co.................. 72 53 51 64 7 3 4,182 4,109 1,016

 Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad Co............ 256 223 214 252 11 7 19,887 17,778 4,076

 Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co....................... 877 689 681 864 44 39 68,184 61,529 13,643

 Illinois Central Railroad Co................................... 4,143 3,370 3,043 4,035 251 185 316,005 284,829 64,544

 Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock Co...................... 31 23 27 30 4 3 1,547 1,547 442

 Wisconsin Central LTD2................................ 2,140 1,676 1,528 2,067 135 87 163,581 147,999 32,823

Canadian Pacific, Soo Line Corporation

 Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp...... 980 787 661 940 2 1 54,891 54,159 15,080

 Delaware and Hudson Railway Co. Inc................ 527 349 381 504 3 2 30,315 29,153 7,668

 Soo Line Railroad Co............................................ 2,986 2,071 1,990 2,812 123 50 184,525 176,075 43,243

CSX Transportation Inc............................................. 32,555 25,504 23,352 30,947 2,149 1,163 2,165,165 2,058,273 495,219

Kansas City Southern Railway Co........................... 3,062 2,396 2,103 2,858 305 143 204,786 192,074 45,859

 Gateway Eastern Railway Co................................ 10 10 8 10 ..... ..... 629 622 169

 Texas Mexican Railway Co.................................... 245 178 132 221 45 26 16,382 15,146 3,546

National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak).......... 22,192 17,710 15,525 21,415 1,686 1,098 1,399,755 1,317,097 341,902

Norfolk Southern Corp.............................................. 31,904 27,072 23,193 30,960 1,019 615 2,057,085 1,974,037 500,728

Union Pacific Railroad Co......................................... 53,052 43,872 40,578 51,146 3,317 2,131 3,653,987 3,439,083 827,458

1

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

2

 Effective with 2013, includes Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Co.

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

 
Table D7.-- Employees in 2013, by class of employer and amount of creditable compensation

Number by amount of creditable compensation

Under $26,000- $44,500- $53,000- $58,000- $62,500- $68,000- $74,000- $80,500- $88,500- $98,000-

Class of employer Total $26,000 44,499 52,999 57,999 62,499 67,999 73,999 80,499 88,499 97,999 113,699 $113,700 

 

Class I railroads................................... 202,309 14,581 15,523 16,264 19,035 17,759 18,797 18,642 17,975 18,320 17,350 15,179 12,884

Class II railroads.................................. 5,311 750 589 628 565 469 457 454 356 307 271 260 205

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies...... 44,560 5,431 4,884 4,291 3,233 3,177 3,361 3,474 3,295 3,445 3,196 3,379 3,394

Car-loan companies............................ 1,638 189 292 233 162 182 138 103 57 56 42 54 130

Miscellaneous employers1................. 6,406 897 838 674 325 264 288 279 251 286 383 580 1,341

Total..................................................... 260,224 21,848 22,126 22,090 23,320 21,851 23,041 22,952 21,934 22,414 21,242 19,452 17,954

 

 

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...................................... 202,309 164,287 6,701 4,634 4,077 3,258 3,260 3,019 2,683 2,735 2,760 2,527 2,368

Class II railroads..................................... 5,311 3,977 112 153 109 140 128 102 104 126 125 126 109

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies........ 44,560 35,314 1,261 1,012 795 810 732 810 705 830 822 759 710

Car-loan companies............................... 1,638 1,295 31 27 36 49 12 13 35 40 35 30 35

Miscellaneous employers1.................. 6,406 5,069 129 119 94 137 98 99 125 128 163 102 143

Total.......................................................... 260,224 209,942 8,234 5,945 5,111 4,394 4,230 4,043 3,652 3,859 3,905 3,544 3,365

 

1

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

Table D8.--Employees in 2013, by class of employer and months of service
Table D9.--Employees in 2013, 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..................... 9,507 7,899 1,146 7,838 591 302 194 121 73 388 

$10,000.00-$19,999.99............. 7,971 6,829 1,086 5,841 620 302 207 128 97 776

$20,000.00-$29,999.99............. 7,683 6,604 1,043 5,294 814 370 279 184 99 643

$30,000.00-$39,999.99............. 11,157 9,557 1,581 6,818 1,537 735 503 346 175 1,043

$40,000.00-$44,999.99............. 8,644 7,272 1,363 4,723 1,541 667 495 260 171 787

$45,000.00-$47,499.99............. 5,468 4,623 841 2,592 1,135 478 354 225 151 533

$47,500.00-$49,999.99............. 6,345 5,372 968 2,808 1,385 580 446 293 230 603

$50,000.00-$52,499.99............. 7,560 6,432 1,127 2,881 1,718 799 598 415 327 822

$52,500.00-$54,999.99............. 9,720 8,562 1,152 3,168 2,362 1,073 890 595 460 1,172

$55,000.00-$57,499.99............. 12,653 11,401 1,249 3,427 3,279 1,421 1,272 838 620 1,796

$57,500.00-$59,999.99............. 12,909 11,659 1,246 3,396 3,693 1,436 1,243 823 584 1,734

$60,000.00-$62,499.99............. 11,618 10,599 1,018 2,997 3,349 1,445 1,195 661 501 1,470

$62,500.00-$64,999.99............. 10,837 9,935 900 2,718 3,358 1,357 1,085 585 395 1,339

$65,000.00-$67,499.99............. 10,195 9,397 794 2,443 3,002 1,384 1,060 573 413 1,320

$67,500.00-$69,999.99............. 9,808 9,070 737 2,199 2,930 1,318 1,152 561 419 1,229

$70,000.00-$72,499.99............. 9,579 8,874 704 1,998 2,874 1,383 1,159 566 395 1,204

$72,500.00-$74,999.99............. 9,282 8,654 627 1,686 2,821 1,397 1,195 563 359 1,261

$75,000.00-$77,499.99............. 8,669 8,113 554 1,479 2,616 1,324 1,176 515 359 1,200

$77,500.00-$79,999.99............. 7,944 7,405 537 1,256 2,418 1,362 1,061 470 305 1,072

$80,000.00-$82,499.99............. 7,604 7,127 477 1,031 2,146 1,328 1,164 503 293 1,139

$82,500.00-$84,999.99............. 7,166 6,693 473 889 2,052 1,286 1,155 497 259 1,028

$85,000.00-$87,499.99............. 6,619 6,178 438 799 1,775 1,240 1,113 409 281 1,002

$87,500.00-$89,999.99............. 6,464 6,035 429 637 1,682 1,094 1,224 501 261 1,065

$90,000.00-$94,999.99............. 11,625 10,856 765 1,142 2,681 1,971 2,283 961 542 2,045

$95,000.00-$99,999.99............. 9,293 8,753 536 688 1,931 1,519 1,914 783 476 1,982

$100,000.00-$104,999.99......... 7,132 6,679 453 513 1,302 1,106 1,421 628 403 1,759

$105,000.00-$109,999.99......... 5,512 5,194 317 326 826 825 1,115 531 332 1,557

$110,000.00-$113,699.99......... 3,306 3,090 216 183 448 459 613 304 220 1,079

$113,700.00.............................. 17,954 16,404 1,548 923 2,084 2,177 3,106 1,933 1,478 6,253

Total......................................... 260,224 235,266 24,325 72,693 2

58,970 32,138 30,672 15,772 10,678 39,301

 

 

1

 Includes employees whose sex was not reported.

2

 Includes 58,741 employees with 5 or more years of railroad service after calendar year 1995.
Table D10.--Employees in 2013, by amount of creditable compensation or sex and by age 

 

Age on birthday in 2013

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............... 9,507 256 1,534 1,724 1,395 1,078 815 682 541 411 453 121 32 

$10,000.00-$19,999.99........ 7,971 78 1,296 1,486 1,183 811 757 527 450 471 703 122 31 

$20,000.00-$29,999.99........ 7,683 37 1,036 1,407 1,189 903 749 595 488 469 632 120 22 

$30,000.00-$39,999.99........ 11,157 28 1,258 1,995 1,673 1,327 1,102 861 799 871 1,001 190 31 

$40,000.00-$44,999.99........ 8,644 9 753 1,456 1,323 1,069 961 759 685 701 764 125 30 

$45,000.00-$49,499.99........ 11,813 14 763 1,740 1,807 1,469 1,346 1,112 1,126 1,212 979 197 38 

$50,000.00-$54,999.99........ 17,280 10 739 1,988 2,369 2,205 2,224 1,863 1,906 2,381 1,266 265 57 

$55,000.00-$57,499.99........ 12,653 3 344 1,242 1,599 1,594 1,636 1,380 1,534 2,203 912 169 34 

$57,500.00-$59,999.99........ 12,909 3 364 1,287 1,625 1,672 1,664 1,496 1,578 2,132 899 157 28 

$60,000.00-$62,499.99........ 11,618 2 292 1,140 1,570 1,576 1,606 1,388 1,390 1,802 724 109 18 

$62,500.00-$64,999.99........ 10,837 2 272 1,117 1,503 1,556 1,506 1,258 1,218 1,592 676 114 21 

$65,000.00-$67,499.99........ 10,195 ... 212 951 1,397 1,457 1,461 1,242 1,220 1,524 611 101 15 

$67,500.00-$69,999.99........ 9,808 1 157 883 1,395 1,459 1,438 1,193 1,124 1,423 624 94 16 

$70,000.00-$72,499.99........ 9,579 ... 129 826 1,298 1,518 1,503 1,172 1,099 1,347 568 103 14 

$72,500.00-$74,999.99........ 9,282 ... 107 707 1,162 1,360 1,499 1,249 1,130 1,414 551 92 10 

$75,000.00-$77,499.99........ 8,669 ... 86 651 1,116 1,275 1,385 1,142 1,082 1,321 528 75 6 

$77,500.00-$79,999.99........ 7,944 ... 50 524 1,084 1,245 1,276 1,026 984 1,185 487 68 13 

$80,000.00-$82,499.99........ 7,604 ... 49 480 901 1,171 1,235 1,019 946 1,255 449 91 8 

$82,500.00-$84,999.99........ 7,166 ... 50 390 864 1,064 1,202 1,067 926 1,052 464 81 6 

$85,000.00-$89,999.99........ 13,083 1 82 654 1,463 1,981 2,163 1,839 1,710 2,149 872 145 21 

$90,000.00-$94,999.99........ 11,625 ... 56 464 1,098 1,584 2,005 1,714 1,641 2,077 839 119 24 

$95,000.00-$99,999.99........ 9,293 ... 36 308 770 1,131 1,504 1,344 1,371 1,883 799 124 18 

$100,000.00-$104,999.99.... 7,132 ... 16 185 505 869 1,161 1,034 1,047 1,549 663 91 12 

$105,000.00-$109,999.99.... 5,512 ... 8 108 375 575 821 809 833 1,335 533 99 15 

$110,000.00-$113,699.99.... 3,306 ... 4 54 204 303 447 467 494 860 383 82 8 

$113,700.00......................... 17,954 ... 7 162 711 1,425 2,298 2,600 2,912 4,835 2,462 441 98 

ALL EMPLOYEES

Male.................................... 235,266 385 8,726 21,762 28,928 30,845 32,706 27,726 26,798 35,987 17,884 2,991 519 

Female............................... 24,325 59 974 2,167 2,651 2,832 3,058 3,112 3,436 3,467 1,958 504 107 

Total1................................. 260,224 444 9,700 23,929 31,579 33,677 35,764 30,838 30,234 39,454 19,842 3,495 626 

 

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 2013 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 

Under 20. . . . . . . . . 444 100 444 100 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

20 to 24. . . . . . . . . . 9,700 100 9,700 100 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

25 to 29. . . . . . . . . . 23,929 100 23,804 99 125 1 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

30 to 34. . . . . . . . . . 31,579 100 27,818 88 3,554 11 207 1 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

35 to 39. . . . . . . . . . 33,677 100 22,160 66 6,964 21 4,453 13 100 (1) ....... ... ....... ... 

40 to 44. . . . . . . . . . 35,764 100 18,028 50 6,915 19 8,156 23 2,572 7 93 (1) ....... ... 

45 to 49. . . . . . . . . . 30,838 100 12,852 42 5,470 18 6,638 22 4,315 14 1,519 5 44 (1)

50 to 54. . . . . . . . . . 30,234 100 9,127 30 4,305 14 5,209 17 3,793 13 3,356 11 4,444 15 

55 to 59. . . . . . . . . . 39,454 100 4,780 12 2,931 7 3,582 9 2,855 7 3,373 9 21,933 56 

60 to 64. . . . . . . . . . 19,842 100 1,824 9 1,407 7 1,894 10 1,614 8 1,905 10 11,198 56 

65 to 69. . . . . . . . . . 3,495 100 431 12 378 11 459 13 457 13 374 11 1,396 40 

70 and older. . . . . . 626 100 82 13 70 11 68 11 64 10 58 9 284 45 

 

Median age

ALL EMPLOYEES

Male. . . . . . . . . . . . . 235,266 100 117,925 50 28,757 12 27,924 12 13,971 6 9,432 4 37,257 16 

Female. . . . . . . . . . . 24,325 100 13,132 54 3,363 14 2,742 11 1,800 7 1,246 5 2,042 8 

 

Total2. . . . . . . . . . . . 260,224 100 3

131,663 51 32,138 12 30,672 12 15,772 6 10,678 4 39,301 15 

 

1

 Less than 0.5 percent.

2

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

3

 Includes 58,741 employees with 5 or more years of railroad service after calendar year 1995.

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

Table D11.--Employees in 2013, by age or sex and by completed years of service

44 35 43 46 51 55 58
Table D12.--Employees in 2013, 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......................... 39,301 15 37,257 16 2,042 8 

25 to 29 ............................... 10,678 19 9,432 20 1,246 14 

20 to 24 ............................... 15,772 25 13,971 26 1,800 21 

15 to 19 ............................... 30,672 37 27,924 38 2,742 32 

10 to 14 ............................... 32,138 49 28,757 50 3,363 46 

9........................................... 12,246 54 11,400 55 840 49 

8........................................... 12,369 59 11,414 60 946 53 

7........................................... 12,292 64 11,172 64 1,111 58 

6........................................... 10,833 68 9,678 68 1,142 63 

5........................................... 11,230 72 9,905 73 1,307 68 

4........................................... 6,727 75 5,893 75 804 71 

3........................................... 11,630 79 10,293 80 1,301 77 

2........................................... 19,273 87 17,449 87 1,741 84 

1........................................... 16,236 93 14,290 93 1,809 91 

Less than 1......................... 18,827 100 16,431 100 2,131 100 

 

Total.................................... 260,224 100 235,266 100 24,325 100 

 

 

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 2013 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA in year

 

 

Alabama..................... 4,035 11.2 3,400 2,978 3,904 126 75 $265,023 $254,769 $63,005 $65,681

Alaska........................ 117 10.2 65 80 111 14 13 5,617 5,494 1,296 48,007

Arizona....................... 3,194 11.2 2,650 2,555 3,114 195 157 234,388 214,585 50,206 73,384

Arkansas.................... 3,984 11.1 3,278 2,864 3,834 315 218 255,882 245,369 62,157 64,227

California................... 13,255 11.1 10,771 10,245 12,751 897 586 886,599 829,480 204,801 66,888

Colorado.................... 3,692 11.0 2,953 2,657 3,544 271 195 255,283 237,184 56,631 69,145

Connecticut............... 2,662 11.2 2,247 1,907 2,571 183 117 197,890 179,628 41,833 74,339

Delaware.................... 1,500 11.4 1,283 1,074 1,471 60 44 96,617 92,467 23,805 64,412

Washington DC......... 289 10.8 228 188 274 36 25 18,287 16,849 4,360 63,277

Florida........................ 7,525 11.1 6,157 5,326 7,266 370 240 534,051 486,519 116,512 70,970

Georgia...................... 8,388 11.2 7,038 5,963 8,134 321 208 559,816 530,068 131,426 66,740

Hawaii........................ 7 9.6 4 6 6 ..... ..... 489 430 95 69,837

Idaho.......................... 1,581 11.1 1,285 1,177 1,530 103 77 103,010 98,399 24,552 65,155

Illinois........................ 18,900 11.2 15,689 13,591 18,314 951 662 1,295,002 1,216,167 294,778 68,519

Indiana....................... 8,392 11.2 6,963 6,089 8,106 320 185 547,760 524,577 130,658 65,272

Iowa............................ 3,921 11.1 3,226 3,108 3,766 184 98 272,235 254,235 60,901 69,430

Kansas....................... 6,020 11.2 4,994 4,391 5,854 358 264 418,151 388,895 94,212 69,460

Kentucky.................... 4,548 11.2 3,733 3,641 4,425 62 39 293,387 284,060 70,781 64,509

Louisiana................... 4,050 10.8 3,167 2,717 3,844 366 222 261,711 246,970 61,314 64,620

Maine.......................... 728 10.4 491 478 687 74 43 42,443 40,615 10,633 58,301

Maryland.................... 4,596 11.1 3,763 3,337 4,451 242 156 309,156 287,499 71,029 67,266

Massachusetts.......... 3,445 11.1 2,833 2,518 3,312 214 124 245,403 226,585 53,511 71,235

Michigan.................... 3,850 11.0 3,084 2,726 3,696 220 137 254,794 239,256 59,178 66,180

Minnesota.................. 5,402 10.8 4,084 3,487 5,174 374 250 360,771 338,720 81,172 66,785

Mississippi................ 2,182 11.1 1,792 1,596 2,117 138 94 152,709 142,296 33,961 69,986

Missouri..................... 8,348 11.2 6,970 6,173 8,120 459 331 577,626 544,570 131,077 69,193

Montana..................... 3,331 11.3 2,704 2,336 3,260 247 208 235,220 220,787 52,030 70,615

Nebraska................... 13,062 11.2 10,905 10,119 12,628 684 440 938,038 864,752 204,435 71,814

Nevada....................... 780 10.8 602 632 733 58 28 53,711 50,577 11,717 68,860

New Hampshire........ 422 10.7 324 296 393 27 10 29,366 26,914 6,286 69,588

New Jersey................ 8,551 11.1 6,984 6,525 8,203 551 332 586,180 545,798 132,327 68,551

New Mexico............... 1,973 11.1 1,621 1,498 1,915 162 128 144,427 131,196 30,704 73,202

(thousands)

All employees Creditable Compensation 

Table D13.--All employees, new entrants, employees qualified for RUIA benefits, and related data, by state, 2013 
 

 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 2013 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA in year

 

New York................... 17,443 11.1 14,433 13,351 16,667 1,287 731 $1,259,298 $1,149,045 $270,208 $72,195

North Carolina.......... 3,053 11.1 2,523 2,223 2,948 98 59 197,003 188,359 47,386 64,528

North Dakota............. 2,185 11.1 1,753 1,483 2,124 136 109 159,057 146,939 33,914 72,795

Ohio........................... 8,671 11.1 7,128 6,267 8,373 242 137 549,682 527,425 134,395 63,393

Oklahoma.................. 2,284 11.1 1,894 1,588 2,202 142 98 150,720 143,603 35,247 65,990

Oregon...................... 2,356 11.1 1,919 1,804 2,270 168 120 150,988 145,122 36,438 64,087

Pennsylvania............ 12,783 11.1 10,435 9,016 12,174 735 407 805,397 766,397 196,069 63,005

Rhode Island............. 511 11.1 404 351 498 40 28 34,999 32,884 7,988 68,491

South Carolina.......... 2,215 11.2 1,830 1,645 2,150 69 50 145,120 139,083 34,497 65,517

South Dakota............ 889 11.3 737 661 872 47 40 60,921 57,752 13,966 68,527

Tennessee................. 4,782 11.2 3,956 3,525 4,658 114 80 314,518 301,507 74,813 65,771

Texas......................... 20,155 11.1 16,570 14,680 19,379 1,468 999 1,493,302 1,362,474 312,763 74,091

Utah........................... 1,944 11.0 1,583 1,620 1,853 148 82 133,179 125,258 29,846 68,508

Vermont..................... 259 10.7 200 162 241 20 11 12,818 12,444 3,815 49,489

Virginia...................... 7,260 11.1 5,974 5,226 6,926 293 153 479,261 448,198 111,557 66,014

Washington............... 5,288 11.3 4,473 3,796 5,151 348 265 376,352 350,537 83,173 71,171

West Virginia............ 2,999 11.1 2,457 2,423 2,899 37 12 191,513 185,369 46,426 63,859

Wisconsin................. 3,778 10.9 2,934 2,637 3,627 245 163 260,343 242,066 57,554 68,910

Wyoming................... 2,781 11.2 2,288 2,245 2,714 159 119 201,513 188,953 43,736 72,461

Military....................... 2 11.5 1 1 2 ..... ..... 133 133 34 66,648

Foreign...................... 643 6.2 88 230 214 82 11 4,679 4,423 2,451 7,277

Unknown................... 5,213 5.8 1,074 90 2,703 4,116 1,684 131,547 126,565 41,474 25,234

Total........................... 260,224 11.0 209,942 187,302 248,153 18,576 11,064 $17,543,390 $16,410,246 $3,989,133 $67,416

NOTE: Foreign includes U.S. territories.

Table D13.--All employees, new entrants, employees qualified for RUIA benefits, and related data, by state, 2013 - Continued

All employees Creditable Compensation 

(thousands)
0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

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 2013, by number of employees

Number of Employees
Class I Railroads, 2.8%

Class II Railroads, 2.6%

Class III Railroads and 

Switching & Terminal 

Companies, 81.1%

Car Loan Companies, 0.7%

Miscellaneous Employers[1], 

12.8%

Table D15.--Percentage of employers in 2013, by class of employer

1 Includes labor organizations, lessor companies,

 employer associations and miscellaneous carrier

 affiliates.

There were 609 reporting 

employers in calendar year 

2013.