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 2015 and 2016 were $118,500 and $88,200, respectively. Under the unemployment program, the taxable earnings base 

was the first $1,455 of each employee’s monthly earnings in 2015 and 2016. 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 2015, the deflator percent was 54.60.

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, 1937-2015

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, 1937-2015 - 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 10,851 231 205 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, 1937-2015 - 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 12,176 212 186 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 12,155 

2011.............................. 258 229 17,857 16,572 92.8 15,264 203 179 14,160 13,141 

2012.............................. 259 234 19,522 17,350 88.9 16,076 202 183 15,477 13,755 

2013.............................. 260 237 18,714 17,768 94.9 16,473 202 184 14,754 14,009 

2014.............................. 270 242 20,695 19,213 92.8 17,678 211 187 16,276 15,110 

2015.............................. 272 247 21,347 19,981 93.6 18,367 210 190 16,757 15,685 

 

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, 1986-2015 (In thousands)

Number by employment status

In service

Separated in following New

Year Total1 Females during year year entrants Reentrants

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 19 242 19 1 

2014................................. 270 25 20 250 27 2 

2015................................. 272 25 (2) (2) 20 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, 2006-2015

 

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

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 

2014..................................... 270 11.2 6,493 70,203 213 6,658 79,894 

2015..................................... 272 11.0 6,631 72,685 215 6,801 81,616 

 

CLASS I RAILROADS

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 

2014..................................... 211 11.2 6,543 70,853 164 6,697 80,368 

2015..................................... 210 11.0 6,685 73,607 167 6,845 82,141 

 
 

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

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 

2014..................................... 270 100 140 51 68 26 28 10 35 13 

2015..................................... 272 100 139 51 74 27 29 11 29 11 

 

EMPLOYEES AGE 60 OR OLDER

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 

2014..................................... 25 100 2 10 5 19 5 19 13 52 

2015..................................... 25 100 2 10 5 21 5 20 12 50 

1

 Calendar year 2015 total includes approximately 49,000 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, 2006-2015 (In thousands)
Table D5.--Employees in 2015 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 $4,900- $6,000- $7,400-

Class of employer Total1 Male Female service employees service $4,900 5,999.99 7,399.99 9,874.99 $9,875.00

 

Class I railroads...................................... 210,478 193,156 17,266 11.0 $6,685 $6,845 39,534 50,810 51,125 51,217 17,792

Class II railroads..................................... 5,587 5,061 410 10.7 5,891 6,037 2,038 1,406 1,090 769 284

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies......... 46,338 40,194 5,558 10.9 6,499 6,713 14,277 8,415 8,504 8,688 6,454

Car-loan companies............................... 2,155 2,010 142 10.2 5,553 5,879 1,090 458 279 162 166

Miscellaneous

 employers2.................................... 6,971 4,818 2,079 10.5 6,774 6,912 2,409 892 771 1,165 1,734

 

Total......................................................... 271,529 245,239 25,455 11.0 $6,631 $6,801 59,348 61,981 61,769 62,001 26,430

 

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, 2015

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 2015 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA

CLASS OF EMPLOYER 

Class I railroads.......................................................... 210,478 167,321 140,784 203,615 14,301 10,706 $15,492,686 $14,433,782 $3,353,097

Class II railroads......................................................... 5,587 4,346 3,534 5,242 509 316 353,180 337,675 86,009

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies........................... 46,338 36,572 31,969 43,582 3,847 2,327 3,269,914 2,977,740 722,729

Car-loan companies................................................... 2,155 1,492 1,030 1,965 523 371 122,400 116,078 31,821

Miscellaneous employers1.................................... 6,971 5,331 4,233 6,277 743 413 497,907 434,984 103,037

 Total.......................................................................... 271,529 215,062 181,550 260,681 19,923 14,133 $19,736,086 $18,300,259 $4,296,693

 

SELECTED EMPLOYERS 

BNSF Railway Co....................................................... 51,633 41,566 31,815 50,255 3,104 2,250 $4,054,932 $3,727,080 $830,873

Canadian National, U.S. Operations

 Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Co.................. 82 61 49 79 7 6 5,561 5,390 1,258

 Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad Co............ 286 233 212 280 11 10 23,905 21,437 4,674

 Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co....................... 886 669 606 877 39 37 76,363 66,901 14,192

 Illinois Central Railroad Co................................... 4,246 3,399 2,939 4,159 223 176 347,379 311,781 68,262

 Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock Co...................... 46 32 22 44 7 6 2,455 2,455 679

 Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp........... 2,289 1,819 1,481 2,240 125 115 188,873 170,387 36,647

Canadian Pacific, Soo Line Corporation

 Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp...... 769 618 503 738 42 35 45,633 44,412 11,884

 Delaware and Hudson Railway Co. Inc................ 327 210 211 303 9 8 20,628 19,473 4,683

 Soo Line Railroad Co............................................ 2,762 2,125 1,786 2,619 180 128 199,323 185,927 42,596

CSX Transportation Inc............................................. 32,396 25,569 22,297 31,384 1,504 1,214 2,456,707 2,286,277 515,114

Kansas City Southern Railway Co........................... 3,195 2,538 2,094 3,024 264 157 227,630 213,341 50,325

 Gateway Eastern Railway Co................................ 10 10 9 10 ..... ..... 656 648 175

 Texas Mexican Railway Co.................................... 263 196 123 254 16 9 19,933 18,388 4,084

National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak).......... 22,663 17,855 15,531 21,738 1,825 1,215 1,563,891 1,459,803 358,455

Norfolk Southern Corp.............................................. 33,165 26,549 22,964 31,675 3,110 2,157 2,280,480 2,163,522 525,416

Union Pacific Railroad Co......................................... 55,460 43,872 38,142 53,936 3,835 3,183 3,978,336 3,736,558 883,779

1

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

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

 
Table D7.-- Employees in 2015, by class of employer and amount of creditable compensation

Amount of creditable compensation

Under $27,000- $46,500- $56,500- $62,500- $67,500- $73,000- $79,000- $85,500- $93,500- $103,000-

Class of employer Total $27,000 46,499 56,499 62,499 67,499 72,999 78,999 85,499 93,499 102,999 118,499 $118,500 

 

Class I railroads................................... 210,478 15,304 16,062 15,656 18,173 19,574 18,095 18,252 18,286 19,078 18,844 18,465 14,689

Class II railroads.................................. 5,587 619 638 779 684 535 464 440 340 321 288 251 228

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies...... 46,338 5,293 4,839 4,788 3,507 3,081 3,075 3,137 3,001 3,146 3,028 3,444 5,999

Car-loan companies............................ 2,155 363 363 334 259 155 145 128 84 69 51 57 147

Miscellaneous employers1................. 6,971 991 845 797 477 314 301 265 260 296 328 566 1,531

Total..................................................... 271,529 22,570 22,747 22,354 23,100 23,659 22,080 22,222 21,971 22,910 22,539 22,783 22,594

 

 

1

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

Number of months of service

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

 

Class I railroads...................................... 210,478 167,321 7,342 5,583 4,831 4,303 4,349 3,865 3,079 3,031 2,387 2,415 1,972

Class II railroads..................................... 5,587 4,346 156 150 87 122 99 107 81 105 115 97 122

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies........ 46,338 36,572 1,436 1,102 924 907 875 742 698 772 847 751 712

Car-loan companies............................... 2,155 1,492 52 41 72 149 33 39 60 41 77 58 41

Miscellaneous employers1.................. 6,971 5,331 153 152 130 141 117 152 150 145 157 158 185

Total.......................................................... 271,529 215,062 9,139 7,028 6,044 5,622 5,473 4,905 4,068 4,094 3,583 3,479 3,032

 

1

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

Table D8.--Employees in 2015, by class of employer and months of service
Table D9.--Employees in 2015, 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...................... 7,962 6,210 1,144 6,476 510 304 189 123 90 270 

$10,000.00-$19,999.99.............. 8,636 7,445 1,131 6,717 473 326 218 145 95 662

$20,000.00-$29,999.99.............. 8,472 7,344 1,088 6,458 562 375 263 157 65 592

$30,000.00-$39,999.99.............. 10,590 9,065 1,495 7,436 1,054 647 417 218 152 666

$40,000.00-$44,999.99.............. 7,157 6,116 1,024 4,524 875 509 349 186 119 595

$45,000.00-$49,999.99.............. 9,031 7,568 1,444 5,041 1,399 785 580 330 242 654

$50,000.00-$54,999.99.............. 11,683 9,948 1,724 5,794 1,992 1,288 892 511 311 895

$55,000.00-$57,499.99.............. 7,056 6,067 986 3,045 1,364 819 633 359 283 553

$57,500.00-$59,999.99.............. 8,685 7,613 1,069 3,407 1,740 1,083 829 464 369 793

$60,000.00-$62,499.99.............. 11,499 10,369 1,122 3,815 2,383 1,653 1,211 797 515 1,125

$62,500.00-$64,999.99.............. 12,148 11,145 1,000 3,985 2,598 1,884 1,272 766 513 1,130

$65,000.00-$67,499.99.............. 11,511 10,524 982 3,773 2,556 1,813 1,199 669 465 1,036

$67,500.00-$69,999.99.............. 10,452 9,583 867 3,381 2,397 1,716 1,075 562 393 928

$70,000.00-$72,499.99.............. 9,675 8,859 811 2,957 2,230 1,644 1,071 560 401 812

$72,500.00-$74,999.99.............. 9,539 8,810 726 2,730 2,214 1,704 1,060 574 381 876

$75,000.00-$77,499.99.............. 9,263 8,570 692 2,512 2,190 1,675 1,131 541 377 837

$77,500.00-$79,999.99.............. 8,969 8,360 609 2,217 2,096 1,666 1,159 572 381 878

$80,000.00-$82,499.99.............. 8,651 8,085 565 2,055 2,070 1,691 1,131 566 340 798

$82,500.00-$84,999.99.............. 8,147 7,622 525 1,779 2,034 1,639 1,057 536 322 780

$85,000.00-$87,499.99.............. 7,712 7,211 501 1,588 1,790 1,568 1,142 568 300 756

$87,500.00-$89,999.99.............. 7,338 6,871 467 1,364 1,671 1,567 1,151 556 314 715

$90,000.00-$92,499.99.............. 6,943 6,488 454 1,212 1,548 1,567 1,091 544 296 685

$92,500.00-$94,999.99.............. 6,308 5,896 411 986 1,345 1,442 1,079 539 277 640

$95,000.00-$97,499.99.............. 6,281 5,879 400 987 1,227 1,354 1,147 566 304 696

$97,500.00-$99,999.99.............. 5,981 5,559 419 824 1,115 1,302 1,147 591 308 694

$100,000.00-$104,999.99.......... 10,237 9,612 623 1,272 1,832 2,240 1,991 1,009 547 1,346

$105,000.00-$109,999.99.......... 8,233 7,733 497 890 1,456 1,661 1,654 860 491 1,221

$110,000.00-$118,499.99.......... 10,776 9,948 827 1,084 1,639 2,002 2,023 1,313 732 1,983

$118,500.00............................... 22,594 20,739 1,852 1,550 2,865 3,405 4,139 2,825 2,006 5,804

Total........................................... 271,529 245,239 25,455 89,859 2

49,225 41,329 32,300 18,007 11,389 29,420

 

 

1

 Includes employees whose sex was not reported.

2

 Includes 49,105 employees with 5 or more years of railroad service after calendar year 1995.
Table D10.--Employees in 2015, by amount of creditable compensation or sex and by age 

 

Age on birthday in 2015

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............... 7,962 222 1,337 1,238 1,000 831 667 583 477 426 427 106 38 

$10,000.00-$19,999.99........ 8,636 102 1,490 1,726 1,290 998 746 546 405 380 688 164 40 

$20,000.00-$29,999.99........ 8,472 67 1,236 1,703 1,409 1,095 802 569 376 381 634 131 29 

$30,000.00-$39,999.99........ 10,590 51 1,333 2,093 1,807 1,306 942 793 664 605 729 198 38 

$40,000.00-$44,999.99........ 7,157 27 750 1,346 1,158 924 678 525 468 493 630 113 28 

$45,000.00-$49,999.99........ 9,031 16 729 1,562 1,454 1,118 950 839 674 724 744 167 34 

$50,000.00-$54,999.99........ 11,683 11 709 1,815 1,851 1,640 1,312 1,104 1,044 1,079 866 198 43 

$55,000.00-$57,499.99........ 7,056 3 383 994 1,037 939 834 736 691 753 546 108 29 

$57,500.00-$59,999.99........ 8,685 ... 381 1,163 1,242 1,178 1,037 939 889 1,070 630 135 18 

$60,000.00-$62,499.99........ 11,499 2 380 1,236 1,608 1,474 1,481 1,372 1,263 1,586 890 168 31 

$62,500.00-$64,999.99........ 12,148 1 380 1,346 1,744 1,696 1,501 1,478 1,364 1,603 849 156 27 

$65,000.00-$67,499.99........ 11,511 1 337 1,296 1,637 1,664 1,500 1,429 1,259 1,469 723 166 25 

$67,500.00-$69,999.99........ 10,452 1 269 1,174 1,571 1,527 1,428 1,297 1,130 1,281 628 131 13 

$70,000.00-$72,499.99........ 9,675 2 279 977 1,392 1,452 1,383 1,241 1,048 1,199 578 103 16 

$72,500.00-$74,999.99........ 9,539 ... 233 955 1,373 1,449 1,391 1,218 1,030 1,176 574 127 9 

$75,000.00-$77,499.99........ 9,263 1 186 903 1,306 1,435 1,404 1,185 1,074 1,094 534 114 26 

$77,500.00-$79,999.99........ 8,969 2 148 763 1,240 1,388 1,383 1,206 1,037 1,162 525 104 11 

$80,000.00-$82,499.99........ 8,651 ... 126 714 1,170 1,410 1,402 1,161 992 1,065 521 85 4 

$82,500.00-$84,999.99........ 8,147 ... 100 645 1,159 1,244 1,287 1,153 955 992 494 108 10 

$85,000.00-$89,999.99........ 15,050 ... 162 1,051 1,956 2,385 2,431 2,267 1,830 1,894 902 150 22 

$90,000.00-$94,999.99........ 13,251 ... 103 765 1,673 2,072 2,185 2,101 1,669 1,672 837 157 15 

$95,000.00-$99,999.99........ 12,262 ... 92 632 1,341 1,773 2,167 1,840 1,590 1,811 857 139 15 

$100,000.00-$104,999.99.... 10,237 1 44 417 1,017 1,441 1,729 1,723 1,398 1,555 752 137 20 

$105,000.00-$109,999.99.... 8,233 ... 40 274 715 1,132 1,325 1,364 1,155 1,406 680 123 16 

$110,000.00-$118,499.99.... 10,776 ... 37 279 851 1,315 1,714 1,794 1,577 1,954 1,038 189 28 

$118,500.00......................... 22,594 ... 27 327 1,143 2,077 3,068 3,771 3,625 4,917 2,902 618 115 

ALL EMPLOYEES

Male.................................... 245,239 429 10,184 24,912 32,260 33,764 33,731 31,036 26,281 30,396 18,197 3,472 569 

Female............................... 25,455 81 1,107 2,482 2,884 3,199 3,016 3,198 3,403 3,351 1,981 623 130 

Total1................................. 271,529 510 11,291 27,394 35,144 36,963 36,747 34,234 29,684 33,747 20,178 4,095 700 

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 2015 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 

Under 20. . . . . . . . . 510 100 510 100 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

20 to 24. . . . . . . . . . 11,291 100 11,291 100 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

25 to 29. . . . . . . . . . 27,394 100 27,147 99 247 1 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

30 to 34. . . . . . . . . . 35,144 100 29,831 85 5,187 15 126 (1) ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

35 to 39. . . . . . . . . . 36,963 100 23,504 64 9,299 25 4,025 11 135 (1) ....... ... ....... ... 

40 to 44. . . . . . . . . . 36,747 100 17,188 47 8,434 23 8,035 22 2,968 8 122 (1) ....... ... 

45 to 49. . . . . . . . . . 34,234 100 12,831 37 6,813 20 7,405 22 5,098 15 2,049 6 38 (1)

50 to 54. . . . . . . . . . 29,684 100 8,782 30 5,481 18 5,639 19 4,190 14 3,543 12 2,049 7 

55 to 59. . . . . . . . . . 33,747 100 4,761 14 3,543 10 4,126 12 3,177 9 3,210 10 14,930 44 

60 to 64. . . . . . . . . . 20,178 100 1,859 9 1,742 9 2,241 11 1,838 9 1,973 10 10,525 52 

65 to 69. . . . . . . . . . 4,095 100 457 11 501 12 616 15 522 13 425 10 1,574 38 

70 and older. . . . . . 700 100 101 14 70 10 82 12 76 11 67 10 304 43 

 

Median age

ALL EMPLOYEES

Male. . . . . . . . . . . . . 245,239 100 124,073 51 38,039 16 29,042 12 16,389 7 9,979 4 27,717 11 

Female. . . . . . . . . . . 25,455 100 14,195 56 3,278 13 3,254 13 1,616 6 1,410 6 1,702 7 

 

Total2. . . . . . . . . . . . 271,529 100 3

139,084 51 41,329 15 32,300 12 18,007 7 11,389 4 29,420 11 

 

1

 Less than 0.5 percent.

2

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

3

 Includes 49,105 employees with 5 or more years of railroad service after calendar year 1995.

NOTE.-- The median age was 43 years for male employees and 44 years for female employees.

Table D11.--Employees in 2015, by age or sex and by completed years of service

43 35 43 47 50 54 59

 Completed years of service
Table D12.--Employees in 2015, 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......................... 29,420 11 27,717 11 1,702 7 

25 to 29 ............................... 11,389 15 9,979 15 1,410 12 

20 to 24 ............................... 18,007 22 16,389 22 1,616 19 

15 to 19 ............................... 32,300 34 29,042 34 3,254 31 

10 to 14 ............................... 41,329 49 38,039 49 3,278 44 

9........................................... 11,673 53 10,650 54 1,017 48 

8........................................... 10,276 57 9,230 58 1,042 52 

7........................................... 10,393 61 9,216 61 1,167 57 

6........................................... 6,361 63 5,594 64 751 60 

5........................................... 10,522 67 9,367 67 1,140 64 

4........................................... 17,175 73 15,654 74 1,489 70 

3........................................... 13,992 78 12,473 79 1,484 76 

2........................................... 15,014 84 13,278 84 1,640 82 

1........................................... 21,566 92 19,349 92 2,062 91 

Less than 1......................... 22,112 100 19,262 100 2,403 100 

Total.................................... 271,529 100 245,239 100 25,455 100 

 

 

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

State Total of service in 2015 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA in year

 

 

Alabama..................... 4,028 11.1 3,243 2,896 3,923 130 94 $290,267 $274,125 $64,512 $72,062

Alaska........................ 114 10.2 84 73 102 7 4 5,745 5,612 1,258 50,397

Arizona....................... 3,555 11.0 2,840 2,514 3,435 202 144 270,264 246,649 56,460 76,024

Arkansas.................... 4,197 11.2 3,400 2,759 4,111 227 200 281,776 269,993 67,806 67,138

California................... 14,052 11.0 11,139 9,665 13,545 1,093 796 980,824 917,036 222,775 69,800

Colorado.................... 3,843 10.7 2,833 2,388 3,662 302 199 275,917 255,759 59,469 71,797

Connecticut............... 2,748 11.3 2,356 1,995 2,681 146 101 238,053 207,508 45,300 86,628

Delaware.................... 1,570 11.1 1,290 1,168 1,508 88 57 110,461 104,487 25,083 70,358

Washington DC......... 322 10.7 244 176 306 47 35 22,919 20,803 4,992 71,176

Florida........................ 8,150 10.8 6,361 5,438 7,709 504 373 608,152 550,648 126,857 74,620

Georgia...................... 8,511 11.1 7,040 6,046 8,264 274 202 631,265 589,452 137,014 74,171

Hawaii........................ 9 10.7 6 4 9 2 2 711 620 139 79,042

Idaho.......................... 1,695 10.9 1,302 1,116 1,633 163 130 115,867 110,145 26,692 68,358

Illinois........................ 20,081 11.0 15,925 13,267 19,305 1,365 927 1,445,452 1,352,272 318,701 71,981

Indiana....................... 8,876 11.1 7,139 6,052 8,615 458 344 632,869 595,655 142,077 71,301

Iowa............................ 4,099 11.0 3,239 2,869 3,959 256 197 300,043 279,476 65,162 73,199

Kansas....................... 6,296 11.1 5,121 4,179 6,084 388 283 458,932 426,595 100,902 72,893

Kentucky.................... 4,563 11.1 3,677 3,469 4,443 201 164 331,907 315,461 73,235 72,739

Louisiana................... 4,130 10.9 3,259 2,640 3,984 303 222 287,783 271,169 65,317 69,681

Maine.......................... 642 10.9 507 452 621 16 10 42,356 40,615 10,170 65,976

Maryland.................... 4,785 11.0 3,816 3,240 4,598 379 274 351,253 323,781 75,743 73,407

Massachusetts.......... 3,293 11.2 2,750 2,531 3,206 109 62 261,940 237,270 53,611 79,544

Michigan.................... 3,942 11.0 3,133 2,594 3,819 213 161 285,120 264,962 62,798 72,329

Minnesota.................. 5,739 10.9 4,440 3,276 5,516 424 327 414,830 386,763 89,755 72,283

Mississippi................ 2,297 11.0 1,834 1,600 2,218 125 88 170,435 157,978 36,650 74,199

Missouri..................... 9,370 11.0 7,314 5,927 9,083 750 611 663,349 626,186 149,243 70,795

Montana..................... 3,702 11.2 2,984 2,251 3,618 203 167 271,615 254,791 59,095 73,370

Nebraska................... 13,835 11.1 11,256 9,497 13,489 921 746 1,046,200 965,674 223,227 75,620

Nevada....................... 789 11.0 628 565 771 28 21 59,914 55,796 12,566 75,937

New Hampshire........ 442 10.8 344 319 421 28 18 33,672 30,251 6,827 76,182

New Jersey................ 8,828 11.1 7,230 6,513 8,502 533 340 637,863 592,919 141,945 72,255

New Mexico............... 2,145 10.9 1,698 1,382 2,053 168 106 161,738 148,112 33,910 75,403

(thousands)

All employees Creditable Compensation 

Table D13.--All employees, new entrants, employees qualified for RUIA benefits, and related data, by state, 2015 
 

 New entrants

With

Average With 12 months sufficient Qualified Qualified Average

months of service service for for RUIA for RUIA tier I

State Total of service in 2015 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA in year

 

New York................... 18,160 11.1 15,003 12,875 17,497 1,295 831 $1,492,092 $1,315,348 $294,154 $82,164

North Carolina.......... 3,117 11.1 2,564 2,245 3,011 112 67 224,401 210,829 50,059 71,993

North Dakota............. 2,423 10.8 1,873 1,389 2,323 161 111 184,274 169,273 37,690 76,052

Ohio........................... 9,079 11.1 7,336 6,114 8,743 457 323 639,024 603,386 144,858 70,385

Oklahoma.................. 2,409 10.9 1,888 1,547 2,331 145 115 168,618 160,012 38,060 69,995

Oregon...................... 2,545 10.9 1,968 1,698 2,468 209 174 167,166 160,618 39,827 65,684

Pennsylvania............ 12,843 11.1 10,524 8,907 12,299 646 418 895,590 840,203 204,400 69,734

Rhode Island............. 504 11.3 436 385 493 21 14 38,892 36,040 8,314 77,166

South Carolina.......... 2,256 11.1 1,833 1,652 2,179 98 77 166,110 155,366 36,163 73,630

South Dakota............ 957 11.0 758 591 922 70 48 70,276 66,017 15,187 73,433

Tennessee................. 4,897 11.1 3,975 3,527 4,776 173 130 360,141 339,974 78,858 73,543

Texas......................... 21,732 11.0 17,478 14,141 21,019 1,547 1,142 1,685,988 1,536,476 347,036 77,581

Utah........................... 1,980 10.9 1,549 1,440 1,913 116 88 139,654 131,709 31,018 70,533

Vermont..................... 267 10.5 195 160 245 43 29 13,491 13,054 3,972 50,529

Virginia...................... 6,936 11.0 5,588 5,105 6,624 271 164 503,247 465,817 109,285 72,556

Washington............... 6,082 10.9 4,740 3,740 5,850 439 269 442,719 412,283 96,028 72,792

West Virginia............ 2,971 11.1 2,368 2,297 2,886 132 105 208,837 199,347 47,348 70,292

Wisconsin................. 4,099 10.9 3,169 2,470 3,990 279 239 302,228 280,993 64,688 73,732

Wyoming................... 2,827 11.1 2,251 2,067 2,761 152 133 213,609 200,053 45,303 75,560

Military....................... 5 4.2 ..... 1 3 ..... ..... 107 107 26 21,330

Foreign...................... 688 5.4 78 200 208 138 12 4,324 3,993 2,337 6,285

Unknown................... 4,104 7.4 1,056 138 2,947 3,366 2,239 125,803 120,797 42,793 30,654

Total........................... 271,529 11.0 215,062 181,550 260,681 19,923 14,133 $19,736,086 $18,300,259 $4,296,693 $72,685

NOTE: Foreign includes U.S. territories.

Table D13.--All employees, new entrants, employees qualified for RUIA benefits, and related data, by state, 2015 - 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

Figure D14.--Employers in 2015, by number of employees

Number of Employees
Class I Railroads, 2.7%

Class II Railroads, 2.7%

Class III Railroads and 

Switching & Terminal 

Companies, 81.6%

Car Loan Companies, 0.6%

Miscellaneous Employers[1], 

12.3%

Figure D15.--Percent of employers in 2015, by class of employer

1 Includes labor organizations, lessor companies,

employer associations and miscellaneous carrier

affiliates.

There were 619 reporting 

employers in calendar year 

2015.