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 2010 and 2011 were $106,800 and $79,200, respectively. Under the unemployment 

program, the taxable earnings base was the first $1,330 of each employee’s monthly earnings in 2010 and 2011. 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 2010, the deflator percent was 62.71.

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, 1937-2010

All employees Class I railroad employees

Number Compensation Number Compensation

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

Taxable1

Aggregate Percent

Calendar year Total Average2 Total tier 1 of total Tier 2 Total Average2 Total Tier 1

 

 

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, 1937-2010 - Continued

All employees Class I railroad employees

Number Compensation Number Compensation

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

Taxable1

Aggregate Percent

Calendar year Total Average2 Total tier 1 of total Tier 2 Total Average2 Total Tier 1

 

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, 1937-2010 - Continued

All employees Class I railroad employees

Number Compensation Number Compensation

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

Taxable1

Aggregate Percent

Calendar year Total Average2 Total tier 1 of total Tier 2 Total Average2 Total Tier 1

 

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 17,897 16,201 90.5 14,995 206 183 14,063 12,730 

2009.............................. 251 223 16,210 15,340 94.6 14,279 195 172 12,654 11,976 

2010.............................. 247 221 16,250 15,432 95.0 14,379 194 172 12,794 12,149 

 

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, 1981-2010 (In thousands)

Number by employment status

In service

Separated in following New

Year Total1 Females during year year entrants Reentrants

1981................................. 603 47 61 542 22 5 

1982................................. 555 43 71 485 7 6 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1993................................. 310 27 23 286 13 3 

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

1995................................. 298 26 22 276 12 2 

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

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

1998................................. 295 26 21 274 24 3 

1999................................. 291 24 23 267 15 2 

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 (2) (2) 13 2 

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, 2001-2010

 

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

2001..................................... 271 11.1 $4,366 $48,308 220 $4,483 $53,798 

2002..................................... 263 10.9 4,518 49,212 209 4,635 55,625 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

CLASS I RAILROADS

2001..................................... 212 11.2 $4,392 $49,042 174 $4,497 $53,958 

2002..................................... 207 11.0 4,540 49,792 166 4,645 55,740 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 
 

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

2001..................................... 271 100 91 33 40 15 90 33 51 19 

2002..................................... 263 100 90 34 38 15 82 31 52 20 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

EMPLOYEES AGE 60 OR OLDER

2001..................................... 17 100 1 5 1 8 4 25 11 61 

2002..................................... 18 100 1 6 1 8 4 24 11 62 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1

 Calendar year 2010 total includes almost 47,000 employees with 5 or more years of service after calendar year 1995.

Table D4.--All employees and employees age 60 or older, by completed years of service, 2001-2010 (In thousands)
Table D5.--Employees in 2010 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 $4,200- $5,100- $6,400-

Class of employer Total1 Male Female service employees service $4,200 5,099.99 6,399.99 8,899.99 $8,900.00

 

Class I railroads..................................... 193,853 178,242 15,595 10.9 $5,666 $5,800 41,273 46,722 49,178 44,597 12,083

Class II railroads.................................... 5,544 5,027 386 10.7 4,943 5,098 2,041 1,487 1,138 684 194

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies......... 41,063 36,088 4,742 11.0 5,628 5,772 11,539 7,744 8,609 10,102 3,069

Car-loan companies............................... 1,346 1,226 120 9.9 5,516 5,522 316 451 237 178 164

Miscellaneous

 employers2..................................... 5,643 3,788 1,832 9.9 6,079 6,389 1,957 617 687 1,076 1,306

 

Total ....................................................... 247,449 224,371 22,675 10.9 $5,652 $5,790 57,126 57,021 59,849 56,637 16,816

 

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, 2010

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 2010 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA

CLASS OF EMPLOYER 

Class I railroads........................................................ 193,853 152,983 149,396 185,032 9,358 4,182 $11,990,923 $11,333,865 $2,791,797

Class II railroads....................................................... 5,544 4,289 4,017 5,098 319 143 292,329 282,760 76,530

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies........................... 41,063 33,476 29,757 38,789 2,184 1,100 2,535,651 2,350,542 589,524

Car-loan companies.................................................. 1,346 965 1,099 1,179 98 27 73,503 68,923 17,565

Miscellaneous employers1.................................... 5,643 3,786 3,169 5,010 1,107 779 337,907 294,279 70,792

 Total........................................................................ 247,449 195,499 187,438 235,108 13,066 6,231 $15,230,313 $14,330,369 $3,546,207

 

SELECTED EMPLOYERS 

BNSF Railway Co...................................................... 42,750 34,235 33,777 40,726 1,375 379 $2,829,914 $2,638,582 $617,410

Canadian National, U.S. Operations

 Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Co.................. 85 63 67 80 2 2 4,495 4,469 1,164

 Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad Co............ 255 217 216 253 5 4 18,043 16,194 3,825

 Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Co...... 373 256 229 338 61 31 23,108 21,391 5,021

 Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway Co........... 105 93 82 102 1 ..... 7,952 7,452 1,557

 Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Co................... 224 141 157 195 34 8 12,841 12,394 2,866

 Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co....................... 1,015 770 889 973 39 20 69,529 63,648 14,600

 Illinois Central Railroad Co.................................. 3,906 3,134 3,029 3,752 220 130 271,369 244,504 56,833

 Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock Co...................... 33 21 32 27 ..... ..... 1,115 1,115 372

 Wisconsin Central LTD......................................... 1,332 1,064 1,132 1,295 44 21 86,735 81,253 19,616

Canadian Pacific, Soo Line Corporation

 Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp....... 1,128 798 719 1,056 128 76 57,492 56,385 15,645

 Delaware and Hudson Railway Co. Inc................ 520 377 406 504 7 3 28,366 27,491 7,396

 Soo Line Railroad Co........................................... 2,918 2,208 2,180 2,753 272 154 169,732 162,242 41,350

CSX Transportation Inc............................................ 31,792 24,086 24,111 30,310 1,622 855 1,925,388 1,839,191 453,109

Kansas City Southern Railway Co........................... 2,874 2,265 2,019 2,699 201 84 171,159 164,059 41,029

 Gateway Eastern Railway Co............................... 13 9 8 10 4 1 549 549 167

 Texas Mexican Railway Co................................... 185 139 135 176 12 6 11,923 11,201 2,650

National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak).......... 21,773 17,764 15,811 21,059 1,213 768 1,328,630 1,245,498 319,280

Norfolk Southern Corp............................................. 31,477 24,699 23,109 29,623 2,658 1,189 1,813,444 1,749,071 448,071

Union Pacific Railroad Co........................................ 51,095 40,644 41,288 49,101 1,460 451 3,159,138 2,987,175 739,836

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 2010, by class of employer and amount of creditable compensation

Number by amount of creditable compensation

Under $22,000- $41,000- $49,000- $53,000- $57,000- $62,000- $68,000- $74,000- $81,000- $90,000-

Class of employer Total $22,000 40,999 48,999 52,999 56,999 61,999 67,999 73,999 80,999 89,999 106,799 $106,800

 

Class I railroads................................... 193,853 14,803 16,159 16,950 17,614 16,163 17,539 19,170 16,808 16,576 16,501 15,602 9,968

Class II railroads.................................. 5,544 695 705 725 577 475 591 524 343 271 277 213 148

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies...... 41,063 4,049 4,338 3,858 2,703 2,810 3,215 3,371 3,108 3,027 3,301 4,685 2,598

Car-loan companies............................ 1,346 192 131 148 131 195 130 100 51 57 35 56 120

Miscellaneous employers1................. 5,643 1,110 901 394 220 162 234 241 187 242 295 481 1,176

Total..................................................... 247,449 20,849 22,234 22,075 21,245 19,805 21,709 23,406 20,497 20,173 20,409 21,037 14,010

 

 

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..................................... 193,853 152,983 6,947 5,127 4,330 3,545 3,396 3,159 2,809 2,810 2,744 3,057 2,946

Class II railroads ................................... 5,544 4,289 132 113 126 112 114 117 80 129 111 94 127

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies........ 41,063 33,476 1,041 849 732 620 624 600 594 684 599 630 614

Car-loan companies............................... 1,346 965 26 15 13 11 20 57 58 30 17 28 106

Miscellaneous employers1................... 5,643 3,786 94 81 113 62 94 515 334 137 135 136 156

Total........................................................ 247,449 195,499 8,240 6,185 5,314 4,350 4,248 4,448 3,875 3,790 3,606 3,945 3,949

 

1

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

Table D8.--Employees in 2010, by class of employer and months of service
Table D9.--Employees in 2010, 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..................... 10,705 9,142 1,218 8,363 715 482 235 155 143 612 

$10,000.00-$19,999.99............. 8,456 7,376 1,062 5,700 619 396 241 161 178 1,161

$20,000.00-$29,999.99............. 8,596 7,415 1,170 5,343 1,044 577 298 182 215 937

$30,000.00-$39,999.99............. 13,466 11,400 2,060 6,735 2,332 1,211 641 442 368 1,737

$40,000.00-$42,499.99............. 5,023 4,208 812 2,165 937 571 308 196 195 651

$42,500.00-$44,999.99............. 6,045 5,096 946 2,186 1,247 749 421 275 290 877

$45,000.00-$47,499.99............. 7,475 6,357 1,117 2,361 1,593 975 553 442 438 1,113

$47,500.00-$49,999.99............. 9,945 8,639 1,303 2,576 2,155 1,301 859 613 695 1,746

$50,000.00-$52,499.99............. 14,003 12,667 1,335 3,148 3,008 1,909 1,190 780 1,095 2,873

$52,500.00-$54,999.99............. 13,011 11,762 1,249 2,845 3,028 1,888 1,096 778 910 2,466

$55,000.00-$57,499.99............. 11,719 10,701 1,018 2,641 2,859 1,710 950 690 724 2,145

$57,500.00-$59,999.99............. 11,031 10,134 896 2,388 2,803 1,698 846 594 704 1,998

$60,000.00-$62,499.99............. 10,480 9,638 841 2,055 2,687 1,677 907 603 673 1,878

$62,500.00-$64,999.99............. 9,957 9,252 704 1,828 2,578 1,706 794 575 634 1,842

$65,000.00-$67,499.99............. 9,555 8,880 675 1,536 2,493 1,717 853 584 594 1,778

$67,500.00-$69,999.99............. 9,067 8,466 599 1,299 2,237 1,693 860 527 602 1,849

$70,000.00-$72,499.99............. 8,445 7,872 571 1,098 2,080 1,689 783 519 485 1,791

$72,500.00-$74,999.99............. 8,088 7,576 511 890 1,915 1,669 848 474 530 1,762

$75,000.00-$77,499.99............. 7,248 6,801 447 666 1,662 1,488 802 502 455 1,673

$77,500.00-$79,999.99............. 6,980 6,493 487 597 1,533 1,543 780 466 392 1,669

$80,000.00-$82,499.99............. 6,703 6,283 419 502 1,361 1,411 815 438 402 1,774

$82,500.00-$84,999.99............. 6,021 5,689 331 409 1,144 1,245 723 443 426 1,631

$85,000.00-$87,499.99............. 5,540 5,202 338 372 946 1,151 667 386 339 1,679

$87,500.00-$89,999.99............. 4,843 4,533 310 287 683 964 588 380 361 1,580

$90,000.00-$94,999.99............. 7,909 7,471 438 419 1,056 1,411 984 568 586 2,885

$95,000.00-$99,999.99............. 6,147 5,797 349 277 664 1,050 774 496 455 2,431

$100,000.00-$106,799.99......... 6,981 6,599 382 274 673 1,125 786 716 635 2,772

$106,800.00.............................. 14,010 12,922 1,087 717 1,049 1,574 1,531 1,265 1,391 6,483

Total.......................................... 247,449 224,371 22,675 59,677 2

47,101 36,580 21,133 14,250 14,915 53,793

 

 

1

 Includes employees whose sex was not reported.

2

 Includes 46,767 employees with 5 or more years of railroad service after calendar year 1995.
Table D10.--Employees in 2010, by amount of creditable compensation or sex and by age 

 

Age on birthday in 2010

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............... 10,705 280 1,504 1,671 1,493 1,302 1,062 966 706 610 615 123 23 

$10,000.00-$19,999.99....... 8,456 89 981 1,260 1,208 989 892 694 580 625 955 132 32 

$20,000.00-$29,999.99....... 8,596 22 742 1,353 1,214 1,121 957 796 735 721 789 116 17 

$30,000.00-$39,999.99....... 13,466 9 903 1,943 1,861 1,744 1,492 1,330 1,219 1,278 1,444 200 35 

$40,000.00-$44,999.99....... 11,068 3 513 1,333 1,456 1,420 1,282 1,215 1,256 1,414 989 156 23 

$45,000.00-$47,499.99....... 7,475 5 269 801 969 927 869 824 955 1,162 591 89 13 

$47,500.00-$49,999.99....... 9,945 ... 248 923 1,157 1,262 1,130 1,113 1,461 1,808 695 117 27 

$50,000.00-$52,499.99....... 14,003 ... 308 1,230 1,522 1,588 1,562 1,558 2,171 2,885 1,013 143 21 

$52,500.00-$54,999.99....... 13,011 ... 255 1,090 1,518 1,604 1,584 1,463 1,966 2,518 859 126 27 

$55,000.00-$57,499.99....... 11,719 ... 234 1,053 1,474 1,514 1,422 1,354 1,734 2,073 750 88 22 

$57,500.00-$59,999.99....... 11,031 1 204 935 1,331 1,475 1,436 1,307 1,604 2,006 633 80 17 

$60,000.00-$62,499.99....... 10,480 ... 165 868 1,284 1,405 1,392 1,316 1,594 1,759 614 68 14 

$62,500.00-$64,999.99....... 9,957 ... 136 807 1,201 1,418 1,300 1,237 1,476 1,721 570 76 13 

$65,000.00-$67,499.99....... 9,555 ... 95 692 1,183 1,321 1,366 1,196 1,444 1,627 551 65 15 

$67,500.00-$69,999.99....... 9,067 ... 74 570 1,073 1,262 1,261 1,135 1,448 1,626 535 69 11 

$70,000.00-$72,499.99....... 8,445 ... 71 465 995 1,185 1,218 1,059 1,322 1,535 507 74 12 

$72,500.00-$74,999.99....... 8,088 ... 53 404 883 1,161 1,157 1,067 1,269 1,570 445 65 12 

$75,000.00-$77,499.99....... 7,248 ... 31 315 730 1,050 1,052 953 1,210 1,396 457 46 8 

$77,500.00-$79,999.99....... 6,980 ... 25 294 677 1,009 1,065 899 1,183 1,365 419 37 6 

$80,000.00-$84,999.99....... 12,724 1 37 424 1,112 1,690 1,873 1,644 2,153 2,784 903 83 15 

$85,000.00-$89,999.99....... 10,383 ... 19 271 744 1,234 1,357 1,359 1,979 2,504 820 85 9 

$90,000.00-$94,999.99....... 7,909 ... 14 144 477 850 983 1,012 1,518 2,151 662 77 18 

$95,000.00-$99,999.99....... 6,147 ... 5 83 307 566 753 782 1,226 1,788 557 66 13 

$100,000.00-$106,799.99... 6,981 ... 4 79 309 572 860 961 1,471 1,930 693 88 14 

$106,800.00......................... 14,010 ... 5 87 333 896 1,420 1,674 3,037 4,437 1,795 266 59 

ALL EMPLOYEES

Male.................................... 224,371 359 6,196 17,422 24,203 28,078 27,910 25,607 33,164 41,792 17,028 2,179 406 

Female............................... 22,675 51 699 1,673 2,308 2,487 2,835 3,307 3,553 3,501 1,833 356 70 

Total1................................. 247,449 410 6,895 19,095 26,511 30,565 30,745 28,914 36,717 45,293 18,861 2,535 476 

 

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 2010 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 

Under 20. . . . . . . . . 410 100 410 100 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

20 to 24. . . . . . . . . . 6,895 100 6,895 100 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

25 to 29. . . . . . . . . . 19,095 100 18,960 99 135 1 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

30 to 34. . . . . . . . . . 26,511 100 21,985 83 4,383 17 143 1 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

35 to 39. . . . . . . . . . 30,565 100 18,455 60 8,772 29 3,205 10 133 (1) ....... ... ....... ... 

40 to 44. . . . . . . . . . 30,745 100 14,916 49 8,054 26 5,525 18 2,206 7 44 (1) ....... ... 

45 to 49. . . . . . . . . . 28,914 100 11,823 41 6,201 21 4,615 16 3,951 14 2,009 7 315 1 

50 to 54. . . . . . . . . . 36,717 100 7,373 20 4,628 13 3,605 10 3,687 10 5,850 16 11,574 32 

55 to 59. . . . . . . . . . 45,293 100 3,732 8 2,827 6 2,461 5 2,663 6 4,622 10 28,988 64 

60 to 64. . . . . . . . . . 18,861 100 1,495 8 1,252 7 1,261 7 1,267 7 2,017 11 11,569 61 

65 to 69. . . . . . . . . . 2,535 100 280 11 266 10 262 10 291 11 325 13 1,111 44 

70 and older. . . . . . 476 100 59 12 41 9 44 9 50 11 47 10 235 49 

 

Median age

ALL EMPLOYEES

Male. . . . . . . . . . . . . 224,371 100 95,476 43 32,604 15 19,088 9 12,415 6 13,684 6 51,104 23 

Female. . . . . . . . . . . 22,675 100 10,921 48 3,960 17 2,040 9 1,835 8 1,231 5 2,688 12 

 

Total2. . . . . . . . . . . . 247,449 100 3

106,778 43 36,580 15 21,133 9 14,250 6 14,915 6 53,793 22 

 

1

 Less than 0.5 percent.

2

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

3

 Includes 46,767 employees with 5 or more years of railroad service after calendar year 1995.

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

Table D11.--Employees in 2010, by age or sex and by completed years of service

46 36 43 46 51 54 57
Table D12.--Employees in 2010, 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......................... 53,793 22 51,104 23 2,688 12 

25 to 29 ............................... 14,915 28 13,684 29 1,231 17 

20 to 24 ............................... 14,250 34 12,415 34 1,835 25 

15 to 19 ............................... 21,133 42 19,088 43 2,040 34 

10 to 14 ............................... 36,580 57 32,604 57 3,960 52 

9........................................... 5,542 59 4,839 60 696 55 

8........................................... 6,610 62 5,946 62 658 58 

7........................................... 8,135 65 7,505 66 623 61 

6........................................... 13,266 70 12,319 71 940 65 

5........................................... 13,548 76 12,436 77 1,093 70 

4........................................... 13,429 81 12,116 82 1,293 75 

3........................................... 12,061 86 10,701 87 1,328 81 

2........................................... 12,714 91 11,067 92 1,593 88 

1........................................... 7,664 94 6,610 95 977 92 

Less than 1......................... 13,809 100 11,937 100 1,720 100 

 

Total.................................... 247,449 100 224,371 100 22,675 100 

 

 

1

 Includes employees whose sex was not reported.
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-

4,999

5,000-

19,999

20,000 

& over

Number of Employers

Number of Employees

Table D13.--Employers in 2010, by number of employees
Class I Railroads, 3.3%

Class II Railroads, 3.8%

Class III Railroads and 

Switching & Terminal 

Companies, 78.7%

Car Loan Companies, 0.7%

Miscellaneous Employers[1], 

13.5%

Table D14.--Percentage of employers in 2010, by class of employer

1 Includes labor organizations, lessor companies,

 employer associations and miscellaneous carrier

 affiliates.

There were 601 reporting 

employers in calendar year 

2010.