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. In 2017, the tier I and tier II annual compensation 

maximums were $127,200 and $94,500, respectively. In 2018, the tier I limit increased to $128,400 and the tier II limit rose 

to $95,400. Under the unemployment program, the taxable earnings base was the first $1,545 of each employee’s monthly 

earnings in 2017 and $1,560 in 2018. 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. Beginning with 2017 data, railroads have been classified by the employer's function rather than class since 

operating revenue data is not available. The new categories based on type are:

• Class I line-haul railroads

• Non-Class I line-haul railroads and switching & terminal companies

• Commuter railroads (includes National Railroad Passenger Corp. [Amtrak])

• Car-loan companies

• Labor organizations

• Miscellaneous employers (includes lessor companies, employer associations and miscellaneous carrier 

affiliates)
Changes from the prior class categories to the new type categories are noted below in bold:

• Class I railroads (excludes Amtrak)

• Class II railroads (no longer reported as a group; included in the Non-Class I line-haul railroads)

• Class III railroads and switching & terminal companies (no longer reported as a group; separated into

Non-Class I line-haul railroads and Commuter railroads)

• Car-loan companies

• Labor organizations (separated from Miscellaneous employers)

• Miscellaneous employers (excludes Labor organizations)

NOTE: Class I railroads are defined by the Surface Transportation Board, based on annual operating revenue. 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. 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 2017 the deflator factor was .5390, which corresponds to annual operating revenue 

of $463.9 million or more.

2. Tables D1 and D3 include National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak) with Class I line-haul railroads under the 

overall category Class I railroads.

3. The employer shown for employees reported by more than one employer is the last employer in the year.

4. 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 the employee did not perform railroad service may be deemed to have additional 

railroad service months if the employee’s 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.

5. 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, 1937-2017

All employees Class I railroad employees1

Number Compensation Number Compensation

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

Taxable2

Aggregate Percent

Calendar year Total Average3 Total tier I of total Tier II Total Average3 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, 1937-2017 - Continued

All employees Class I railroad employees1

Number Compensation Number Compensation

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

Taxable2

Aggregate Percent

Calendar year Total Average3 Total tier I of total Tier II Total Average3 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, 1937-2017 - Continued

All employees Class I railroad employees1

Number Compensation Number Compensation

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

Taxable2

Aggregate Percent

Calendar year Total Average3 Total tier I of total Tier II Total Average3 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 19,523 17,350 88.9 16,077 202 183 15,477 13,755 

2013.............................. 260 237 18,717 17,772 95.0 16,477 202 184 14,757 14,012 

2014.............................. 270 242 20,699 19,216 92.8 17,682 211 187 16,279 15,113 

2015.............................. 272 247 21,357 19,990 93.6 18,377 210 190 16,765 15,692 

2016.............................. 253 231 19,501 18,314 93.9 16,918 192 174 14,868 13,963 

2017.............................. 247 225 19,685 18,505 94.0 17,228 185 168 14,855 13,965 

 

1 Class I railroad employers include Class I line-hauls and National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). 2 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. 3 Average of 12 mid-monthly figures.

NOTE.--Compensation data revised to include delayed reports. Compensation for the past 5 years is revised to reflect updated reports from railroad employers. 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, 1988-2017 (In thousands)

Number by employment status

In service

Separated in following New

Year Total1 Females during year year entrants Reentrants

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 27 245 20 1 

2016................................. 253 24 22 231 7 1 

2017................................. 247 24 (2) (2) 12 3 

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 types of employer and

for class I railroads, 2008-2017

 

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 TYPES OF EMPLOYER

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 

2016..................................... 253 10.9 6,524 71,428 203 6,651 79,814 

2017..................................... 247 10.9 6,761 73,996 197 6,878 82,535 

 

CLASS I RAILROADS1

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 

2016..................................... 192 11.0 6,533 71,682 155 6,642 79,708 

2017..................................... 185 11.0 6,758 74,310 149 6,855 82,263 

1

 Class I railroads include Class I line-hauls and National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak).

 
 

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

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 

2016..................................... 253 100 120 48 78 31 31 13 24 9 

2017..................................... 247 100 115 46 79 32 34 14 19 8 

 

EMPLOYEES AGE 60 OR OLDER

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 

2016..................................... 24 100 2 10 6 24 5 21 11 45 

2017..................................... 24 100 2 10 6 25 6 24 10 40 

1

 Calendar year 2017 total includes approximately 52,000 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, 2008-2017 (In thousands)
Table D5.--Employees in 2017 and selected service and compensation data, by type 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 $5,000- $6,100- $7,600-

Type of employer Total1 Male Female service employees service $5,000 6,099.99 7,599.99 10,599.99 $10,600.00

 

Class I line-haul railroads...................... 163,363 152,965 10,298 11.0 $6,817 $6,912 29,951 41,164 42,799 39,800 9,649

Non-Class I line-haul railroads and 22,935 20,828 1,577 10.5 5,553 5,773 10,491 5,339 3,759 2,405 941

 switching & terminal companies........

Commuter railroads2.......................... 50,430 40,979 9,401 11.1 7,066 7,211 11,451 9,618 10,502 12,930 5,929

Car-loan companies............................... 2,270 2,118 149 10.9 5,809 5,826 1,085 555 294 148 188

Labor organizations............................... 2,402 1,603 723 10.4 7,417 7,757 751 196 256 513 686

Miscellaneous employers3.................. 5,176 3,745 1,386 10.2 7,223 7,186 1,658 714 714 924 1,166

 

Total........................................................ 246,576 222,238 23,534 10.9 $6,761 $6,878 55,387 57,586 58,324 56,720 18,559

 

1

 Includes employees whose sex was not reported.

2

 Includes National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak).

3

 Includes lessor companies, employer associations and miscellaneous carrier affiliates.
Table D6.--All employees, new entrants, employees qualified for RUIA benefits, and related data, by employer, 2017

All employees New entrants Creditable Compensation (thousands)

With

With 12 months sufficient Qualified Qualified

of service service for for RUIA for RUIA

Type or name of employer Total in 2017 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA

TYPE OF EMPLOYER 

Class I line-haul railroads................................................ 163,363 131,797 127,318 157,033 6,161 2,983 $12,247,383 $11,607,963 $2,762,824

Non-Class I line-haul railroads and

 switching & terminal companies................................. 22,935 17,188 14,909 20,732 1,995 1,047 1,335,285 1,287,753 358,148

Commuter railroads1 ............................................. 50,430 41,142 36,221 48,694 2,988 1,853 3,952,341 3,623,086 860,180

Car-loan companies......................................................... 2,270 1,760 1,236 2,149 179 113 143,268 136,499 37,694

Labor organizations......................................................... 2,402 1,804 1,729 2,024 186 78 185,224 157,840 34,564

Miscellaneous employers2 ...................................... 5,176 3,667 2,948 4,785 679 411 382,180 338,957 81,203

 Total................................................................................ 246,576 197,358 184,361 235,417 12,188 6,485 $18,245,681 $17,152,098 $4,134,612

 

SELECTED EMPLOYERS 

BNSF Railway Co............................................................. 45,047 37,726 33,674 43,813 1,072 468 $3,655,408 $3,427,744 $780,613

Canadian National, U.S. Operations

 Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Co........................ 68 61 47 68 ..... ..... 4,775 4,728 1,225

 Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad Co.................. 298 233 210 288 24 18 23,900 21,844 4,958

 Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co............................. 801 625 589 771 36 13 66,008 60,763 13,393

 Illinois Central Railroad Co......................................... 4,078 3,262 3,007 3,914 308 197 338,461 308,030 68,689

 Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock Co............................ 35 26 17 35 ..... ..... 1,778 1,778 596

 Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp.................... 2,323 1,737 1,529 2,147 288 142 184,118 170,453 37,735

Canadian Pacific, Soo Line Corporation

 Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp............ 706 557 536 661 58 41 50,419 48,322 11,389

 Delaware and Hudson Railway Co. Inc...................... 232 170 186 221 9 2 15,138 14,642 3,828

 Soo Line Railroad Co.................................................. 2,247 1,755 1,759 2,119 104 52 181,190 165,504 36,778

CSX Transportation Inc................................................... 26,015 20,107 22,024 25,193 84 58 1,967,959 1,865,243 433,657

Kansas City Southern Railway Co................................. 3,049 2,541 2,198 2,899 216 109 228,388 214,704 51,748

 Gateway Eastern Railway Co...................................... 12 8 11 10 1 ..... 651 643 168

 Texas Mexican Railway Co.......................................... 231 169 164 223 3 1 18,246 17,471 3,825

National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak)................ 21,923 17,468 15,387 21,097 1,251 741 1,521,215 1,438,481 369,937

Norfolk Southern Corp.................................................... 29,544 23,954 23,188 28,148 1,666 823 1,990,882 1,924,946 496,589

Union Pacific Railroad Co............................................... 48,677 38,866 38,179 46,523 2,292 1,059 3,520,064 3,361,148 817,633

1

 Includes National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak).

2

 Includes lessor companies, employer associations and miscellaneous carrier affiliates.

NOTE.--Tier I compensation excludes miscellaneous compensation taxable at the tier I tax rate. Beginning with 2017 data, railroads have been classified by the employer's function rather than class 

since operating revenue data is not available. For a detailed explanation, please see the introduction to this section. The new categories are listed in this table.
Table D7.-- Employees in 2017, by type of employer and amount of creditable compensation

Amount of creditable compensation

Under $29,000- $49,500- $58,500- $63,000- $68,000- $74,000- $80,500- $87,500- $96,000- $106,500-

Type of employer Total $29,000 49,499 58,499 62,999 67,999 73,999 80,499 87,499 95,999 106,499 127,199 $127,200 

 

Class I line-haul railroads.................... 163,363 11,747 11,666 12,487 14,590 14,741 15,193 15,761 15,070 15,634 14,908 13,721 7,845

Non-Class I line-haul railroads and 22,935 4,269 3,653 2,996 1,811 1,956 1,992 1,579 1,172 1,099 805 855 748

 switching & terminal companies.....

Commuter railroads1 ....................... 50,430 3,677 4,664 4,619 3,292 3,420 3,853 3,649 3,799 4,132 4,216 5,762 5,347

Car-loan companies............................. 2,270 211 287 590 252 196 179 141 85 63 50 59 157

Labor organizations............................. 2,402 481 227 128 72 73 89 101 80 111 144 276 620

Miscellaneous employers2............... 5,176 637 877 581 270 233 257 232 217 226 240 416 990

Total........................................................ 246,576 21,022 21,374 21,401 20,287 20,619 21,563 21,463 20,423 21,265 20,363 21,089 15,707

 

 

1

 Includes National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak).

2

 Includes lessor companies, employer associations and miscellaneous carrier affiliates.
 

Number of months of service

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

 

Class I line-haul railroads...................... 163,363 131,797 5,089 3,808 3,444 2,757 2,699 2,576 2,125 2,448 2,125 2,236 2,259

Non-Class I line-haul railroads and 22,935 17,188 565 528 496 489 486 500 488 529 569 565 532

 switching & terminal companies.......

Commuter railroads1 ........................ 50,430 41,142 1,643 1,216 956 913 722 811 683 613 702 542 487

Car-loan companies............................... 2,270 1,760 135 62 28 28 28 30 41 33 37 48 40

Labor organizations............................... 2,402 1,804 66 38 42 48 33 73 43 50 57 54 94

Miscellaneous employers2................ 5,176 3,667 128 112 119 77 132 230 144 233 142 123 69

Total.......................................................... 246,576 197,358 7,626 5,764 5,085 4,312 4,100 4,220 3,524 3,906 3,632 3,568 3,481

 

1

 Includes National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak).

2

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

Table D8.--Employees in 2017, by type of employer and months of service
Table D9.--Employees in 2017, 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...................... 8,523 6,974 1,001 6,775 647 414 228 149 96 214 

$10,000.00-$19,999.99.............. 6,801 5,828 877 4,697 629 418 273 167 97 520

$20,000.00-$29,999.99.............. 6,382 5,485 857 4,016 802 518 298 187 94 467

$30,000.00-$39,999.99.............. 8,039 6,865 1,149 4,622 1,259 769 449 276 156 508

$40,000.00-$49,999.99.............. 13,519 11,291 2,202 6,428 2,696 1,582 944 539 347 983

$50,000.00-$52,499.99.............. 4,760 4,064 689 1,927 1,089 674 388 227 150 305

$52,500.00-$54,999.99.............. 5,633 4,801 828 2,038 1,310 848 551 299 235 352

$55,000.00-$57,499.99.............. 6,842 5,922 917 2,179 1,735 1,092 668 384 317 467

$57,500.00-$59,999.99.............. 9,315 8,312 999 2,438 2,504 1,785 892 614 416 666

$60,000.00-$62,499.99.............. 11,952 10,893 1,055 2,605 3,081 2,581 1,338 948 626 773

$62,500.00-$64,999.99.............. 11,098 10,129 963 2,495 2,839 2,470 1,279 813 511 691

$65,000.00-$67,499.99.............. 9,980 9,164 807 2,341 2,613 2,143 1,081 719 447 636

$67,500.00-$69,999.99.............. 9,325 8,514 808 2,122 2,411 2,032 1,073 676 433 578

$70,000.00-$72,499.99.............. 8,966 8,179 784 2,002 2,380 2,026 963 676 376 543

$72,500.00-$74,999.99.............. 8,547 7,921 623 1,764 2,293 1,994 1,004 590 360 542

$75,000.00-$77,499.99.............. 8,411 7,771 636 1,660 2,250 1,946 982 648 387 538

$77,500.00-$79,999.99.............. 8,065 7,485 578 1,425 2,129 1,940 1,043 697 337 494

$80,000.00-$82,499.99.............. 7,699 7,145 551 1,264 2,073 1,884 992 673 343 470

$82,500.00-$84,999.99.............. 7,328 6,817 511 1,161 1,837 1,859 1,023 667 313 468

$85,000.00-$87,499.99.............. 6,967 6,469 497 999 1,719 1,856 1,010 632 319 432

$87,500.00-$89,999.99.............. 6,506 6,065 441 856 1,566 1,678 999 673 331 403

$90,000.00-$92,499.99.............. 6,410 6,000 407 758 1,430 1,752 1,027 684 325 434

$92,500.00-$94,999.99.............. 6,057 5,638 419 674 1,382 1,568 981 697 331 424

$95,000.00-$99,999.99.............. 11,259 10,430 828 1,241 2,298 2,910 1,923 1,402 641 844

$100,000.00-$104,999.99.......... 9,012 8,394 617 850 1,762 2,236 1,611 1,220 552 781

$105,000.00-$112,499.99.......... 10,270 9,519 748 839 1,783 2,474 1,847 1,540 721 1,066

$112,500.00-$119,999.99.......... 7,135 6,562 571 554 1,209 1,527 1,288 1,150 543 864

$120,000.00-$127,199.99.......... 6,068 5,508 560 420 850 1,138 1,106 1,071 573 910

$127,200.00............................... 15,707 14,093 1,611 986 1,992 2,669 2,865 2,556 1,622 3,017

Total........................................... 246,576 222,238 23,534 62,136 2

52,568 48,783 30,126 21,574 11,999 19,390

 

 

1

 Includes employees whose sex was not reported.

2

 Includes 52,489 employees with 5 or more years of railroad service after calendar year 1995.
Table D10.--Employees in 2017, by amount of creditable compensation or sex and by age 

 

Age on birthday in 2017

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............... 8,523 201 1,302 1,451 1,228 1,021 710 608 482 404 395 126 46 

$10,000.00-$19,999.99........ 6,801 83 999 1,173 1,033 828 590 491 376 325 615 159 34 

$20,000.00-$29,999.99........ 6,382 41 665 1,197 976 825 595 530 418 355 564 148 29 

$30,000.00-$39,999.99........ 8,039 21 751 1,405 1,268 1,049 794 709 538 593 626 216 44 

$40,000.00-$49,999.99........ 13,519 14 860 2,101 2,132 1,783 1,483 1,342 1,102 1,049 1,243 323 61 

$50,000.00-$54,999.99........ 10,393 6 417 1,426 1,609 1,505 1,194 1,149 987 1,011 833 197 48 

$55,000.00-$57,499.99........ 6,842 2 235 847 1,023 965 778 783 710 764 561 144 26 

$57,500.00-$59,999.99........ 9,315 ... 227 1,012 1,314 1,344 1,233 1,219 1,016 1,059 698 153 36 

$60,000.00-$62,499.99........ 11,952 3 217 1,100 1,574 1,642 1,625 1,654 1,404 1,625 888 190 26 

$62,500.00-$64,999.99........ 11,098 ... 200 993 1,573 1,628 1,493 1,516 1,302 1,390 789 177 31 

$65,000.00-$67,499.99........ 9,980 ... 200 901 1,427 1,592 1,421 1,387 1,086 1,112 680 152 13 

$67,500.00-$69,999.99........ 9,325 ... 179 852 1,364 1,442 1,296 1,331 1,050 1,073 585 126 23 

$70,000.00-$72,499.99........ 8,966 ... 149 865 1,320 1,403 1,341 1,253 1,006 937 546 129 14 

$72,500.00-$74,999.99........ 8,547 ... 130 776 1,178 1,368 1,355 1,230 958 910 516 107 16 

$75,000.00-$77,499.99........ 8,411 ... 118 712 1,133 1,352 1,259 1,270 966 970 503 109 15 

$77,500.00-$79,999.99........ 8,065 1 80 600 1,157 1,329 1,284 1,205 986 852 455 103 11 

$80,000.00-$82,499.99........ 7,699 ... 69 540 1,070 1,255 1,206 1,216 931 828 480 86 15 

$82,500.00-$84,999.99........ 7,328 ... 54 477 953 1,162 1,169 1,226 930 849 396 96 16 

$85,000.00-$89,999.99........ 13,473 ... 75 772 1,769 2,158 2,177 2,188 1,743 1,568 831 169 22 

$90,000.00-$94,999.99........ 12,467 ... 62 631 1,460 1,978 2,110 2,113 1,644 1,496 771 182 17 

$95,000.00-$99,999.99........ 11,259 ... 51 528 1,241 1,708 1,821 1,951 1,602 1,453 743 146 14 

$100,000.00-$104,999.99.... 9,012 ... 30 353 885 1,226 1,460 1,601 1,338 1,245 689 162 22 

$105,000.00-$112,499.99.... 10,270 ... 24 322 900 1,362 1,628 1,925 1,538 1,488 828 210 42 

$112,500.00-$119,999.99.... 7,135 ... 19 222 555 849 1,134 1,329 1,160 1,078 604 165 18 

$120,000.00-$127,199.99.... 6,068 ... 7 111 377 640 912 1,149 1,068 1,013 610 162 18 

$127,200.00......................... 15,707 ... 6 159 705 1,521 2,131 2,900 2,761 2,957 1,958 509 97 

ALL EMPLOYEES

Male.................................... 222,238 321 6,294 19,483 28,478 31,969 31,379 32,201 25,900 25,304 16,437 3,836 632 

Female............................... 23,534 51 832 2,043 2,746 2,965 2,820 3,074 3,202 3,100 1,970 610 121 

Total1................................. 246,576 372 7,126 21,526 31,224 34,935 34,199 35,275 29,102 28,404 18,407 4,446 754 

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 2017 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 

Under 20. . . . . . . . . 372 100 372 100 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

20 to 24. . . . . . . . . . 7,126 100 7,126 100 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

25 to 29. . . . . . . . . . 21,526 100 21,351 99 175 1 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

30 to 34. . . . . . . . . . 31,224 100 25,414 81 5,714 18 96 (1) ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

35 to 39. . . . . . . . . . 34,935 100 20,428 58 11,209 32 3,167 9 131 (1) ....... ... ....... ... 

40 to 44. . . . . . . . . . 34,199 100 13,990 41 9,899 29 6,959 20 3,275 10 76 (1) ....... ... 

45 to 49. . . . . . . . . . 35,275 100 11,068 31 8,383 24 7,173 20 6,379 18 2,208 6 64 (1)

50 to 54. . . . . . . . . . 29,102 100 7,205 25 6,268 22 5,426 19 5,115 18 3,803 13 1,285 4 

55 to 59. . . . . . . . . . 28,404 100 4,500 16 4,387 15 4,074 14 3,751 13 3,191 11 8,501 30 

60 to 64. . . . . . . . . . 18,407 100 1,897 10 2,097 11 2,403 13 2,234 12 2,097 11 7,679 42 

65 to 69. . . . . . . . . . 4,446 100 465 10 560 13 717 16 602 14 546 12 1,556 35 

70 and older. . . . . . 753 100 96 13 83 11 107 14 85 11 77 10 305 41 

 

Median age

ALL EMPLOYEES

Male. . . . . . . . . . . . . 222,238 100 101,590 46 45,085 20 27,044 12 19,830 9 10,651 5 18,038 8 

Female. . . . . . . . . . . 23,534 100 12,323 52 3,691 16 3,079 13 1,742 7 1,347 6 1,352 6 

 

Total2. . . . . . . . . . . . 246,576 100 3

114,704 47 48,783 20 30,126 12 21,574 9 11,999 5 19,390 8 

 

1

 Less than 0.5 percent.

2

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

3

 Includes 52,489 employees with 5 or more years of railroad service after calendar year 1995.

NOTE.-- The median age was 43 years for male employees and 45 years for female employees.

Table D11.--Employees in 2017, by age or sex and by completed years of service

44 35 43 48 50 54 59

 Completed years of service
Table D12.--Employees in 2017, 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......................... 19,390 8 18,038 8 1,352 6 

25 to 29 ............................... 11,999 13 10,651 13 1,347 11 

20 to 24 ............................... 21,574 21 19,830 22 1,742 19 

15 to 19 ............................... 30,126 34 27,044 34 3,079 32 

10 to 14 ............................... 48,783 53 45,085 54 3,691 48 

9........................................... 9,590 57 8,561 58 1,021 52 

8........................................... 5,941 60 5,257 61 670 55 

7........................................... 9,337 64 8,364 64 966 59 

6........................................... 15,257 70 13,970 71 1,267 64 

5........................................... 12,443 75 11,179 76 1,252 70 

4........................................... 11,954 80 10,605 80 1,308 75 

3........................................... 14,918 86 13,354 86 1,493 82 

2........................................... 13,564 91 11,990 92 1,480 88 

1........................................... 8,888 95 7,500 95 1,222 93 

Less than 1......................... 12,812 100 10,810 100 1,644 100 

Total.................................... 246,576 100 222,238 100 23,534 100 

 

 

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 2017 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA in year

 

 

Alabama..................... 3,736 10.8 2,914 2,944 3,544 159 72 $257,617 $248,502 $61,825 $68,955

Alaska........................ 107 10.2 78 70 92 11 4 5,756 5,560 1,258 53,791

Arizona....................... 3,255 11.1 2,633 2,590 3,152 51 22 253,245 236,974 55,743 77,802

Arkansas................... 3,709 11.1 3,059 2,920 3,578 85 35 249,640 242,490 63,224 67,306

California................... 13,025 10.9 10,317 9,541 12,362 848 440 918,972 871,237 217,480 70,554

Colorado.................... 3,145 10.6 2,364 2,265 2,947 177 63 227,185 214,498 51,202 72,237

Connecticut............... 2,845 11.3 2,424 2,102 2,744 155 90 241,427 217,000 49,205 84,860

Delaware.................... 1,493 11.1 1,198 1,129 1,448 59 43 105,290 100,535 25,325 70,522

Washington DC........ 345 10.7 257 190 330 39 29 26,084 23,573 5,665 75,606

Florida........................ 7,814 10.5 5,827 5,696 7,435 470 261 615,080 556,149 126,602 78,715

Georgia...................... 8,096 10.8 6,384 6,193 7,696 369 201 566,859 539,689 134,129 70,017

Hawaii........................ 11 8.1 3 6 11 1 1 638 572 137 57,981

Idaho.......................... 1,623 10.9 1,261 1,153 1,554 116 81 113,477 109,453 27,055 69,918

Illinois........................ 18,327 11.0 14,756 13,580 17,560 869 430 1,340,762 1,273,959 309,091 73,158

Indiana....................... 8,359 10.9 6,649 6,197 7,990 429 253 583,065 559,387 139,986 69,753

Iowa........................... 3,512 11.1 2,859 2,790 3,384 114 65 265,747 251,768 59,512 75,668

Kansas....................... 5,547 11.2 4,669 4,283 5,353 180 91 416,398 393,686 95,227 75,067

Kentucky................... 3,821 10.8 2,986 3,219 3,651 86 42 262,641 253,762 63,152 68,736

Louisiana................... 3,841 10.9 3,048 2,818 3,649 268 153 266,708 255,418 63,986 69,437

Maine......................... 641 10.6 473 476 600 48 19 41,842 40,524 10,529 65,275

Maryland.................... 4,344 10.9 3,388 3,132 4,175 227 141 318,280 296,935 72,449 73,269

Massachusetts......... 3,400 11.2 2,846 2,531 3,315 87 53 270,565 249,988 58,407 79,578

Michigan.................... 3,569 11.0 2,856 2,669 3,427 163 82 255,219 243,016 59,979 71,510

Minnesota.................. 4,802 10.9 3,853 3,458 4,584 199 92 358,079 339,221 80,473 74,569

Mississippi................ 2,241 10.9 1,776 1,679 2,136 142 82 165,728 156,456 37,547 73,953

Missouri..................... 8,305 11.0 6,711 6,244 7,984 262 115 601,147 575,339 140,533 72,384

Montana..................... 3,466 11.1 2,816 2,427 3,349 223 155 264,803 250,708 58,476 76,400

Nebraska................... 12,058 11.1 9,848 9,300 11,622 432 179 931,723 865,101 205,527 77,270

Nevada....................... 736 11.0 580 588 708 40 25 57,338 54,392 12,397 77,906

New Hampshire........ 434 11.2 362 328 422 9 5 35,153 32,329 7,299 80,998

New Jersey................ 8,548 11.2 7,038 6,500 8,295 400 258 686,178 632,826 146,736 80,273

New Mexico............... 1,846 11.1 1,512 1,367 1,773 47 24 144,240 134,529 31,493 78,137

(thousands)

All employees Creditable Compensation 

Table D13.--All employees, new entrants, employees qualified for RUIA benefits, and related data, by state, 2017 
 

 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 2017 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA in year

 

New York................... 18,014 11.1 14,866 13,003 17,327 1,085 670 $1,508,102 $1,352,387 $307,266 $83,718

North Carolina.......... 2,998 10.7 2,303 2,303 2,836 177 98 203,968 194,978 49,177 68,035

North Dakota............. 1,912 11.1 1,583 1,422 1,835 51 21 151,512 142,119 32,512 79,242

Ohio........................... 8,053 11.0 6,481 6,248 7,768 242 135 552,537 531,971 135,985 68,613

Oklahoma.................. 2,225 11.0 1,828 1,681 2,115 120 50 156,910 151,982 37,683 70,522

Oregon....................... 2,288 10.7 1,765 1,669 2,168 144 75 151,741 147,768 37,644 66,320

Pennsylvania............. 12,166 11.0 9,851 8,981 11,595 616 346 842,168 800,608 204,313 69,223

Rhode Island............. 517 11.2 431 393 503 9 4 39,101 37,039 8,890 75,630

South Carolina.......... 2,144 10.5 1,608 1,715 2,014 97 57 147,317 140,887 34,511 68,711

South Dakota............ 847 11.0 685 625 812 33 14 62,991 60,543 14,418 74,370

Tennessee................. 4,190 10.8 3,248 3,476 4,016 129 66 293,385 280,661 69,635 70,020

Texas......................... 19,998 11.0 16,407 15,027 19,179 916 443 1,587,362 1,476,138 339,728 79,376

Utah........................... 1,865 10.7 1,423 1,367 1,734 150 66 132,007 126,253 30,423 70,781

Vermont..................... 290 10.8 231 173 276 38 30 16,140 15,758 4,747 55,657

Virginia...................... 6,178 10.9 4,960 4,908 5,828 287 140 441,354 414,565 102,945 71,440

Washington............... 5,783 10.9 4,601 3,951 5,534 417 257 436,704 411,665 97,131 75,515

West Virginia............. 2,473 10.8 1,894 2,064 2,340 64 33 161,298 156,885 40,403 65,224

Wisconsin................. 3,672 10.8 2,845 2,648 3,467 260 134 279,590 261,398 60,633 76,141

Wyoming................... 2,338 11.0 1,861 1,848 2,225 122 42 175,102 168,139 39,351 74,894

Military....................... 2 4.0 ..... 1 1 1 ..... 65 65 12 32,641

Foreign...................... 554 7.7 165 170 189 45 3 4,116 3,763 2,247 7,429

Unknown................... 1,068 8.7 577 303 785 420 195 55,323 50,948 13,311 51,801

Total........................... 246,576 10.9 197,358 184,361 235,417 12,188 6,485 $18,245,681 $17,152,098 $4,134,612 $73,996

NOTE: Foreign includes U.S. territories.

Table D13.--All employees, new entrants, employees qualified for RUIA benefits, and related data, by state, 2017 - Continued

All employees Creditable Compensation 

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Figure D14.--Employers in 2017, by number of employees
Class I Line-Haul Railroads, 2.6%

Non-Class I Line-Haul 

Railroads and Switching & 

Terminal Companies, 83.0%

Commuter Railroads[1], 1.8%

Car-Loan Companies, 0.6%

Labor Organizations, 2.4%

Miscellaneous Employers[2], 

9.6%

Table D15.--Percentage of employers in 2017, by type of employer

1 Includes National Passenger Railroad Corp (Amtrak)

2 Includes lessor companies, employer associations and

miscellaneous carrier affiliates.

There were 616 reporting 

employers in calendar year 

2017.