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 2016, the tier I and tier II annual compensation 

maximums were $118,500 and $88,200, respectively. In 2017, the tier I limit increased to $127,200 and the tier II limit rose 

to $94,500. Under the unemployment program, the taxable earnings base was the first $1,455 of each employee’s monthly 

earnings in 2016 and $1,545 in 2017. 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 2016, the deflator percent was 55.85.

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, 1937-2016

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, 1937-2016 - 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, 1937-2016 - 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 19,523 17,350 88.9 16,077 202 183 15,477 13,755 

2013.............................. 260 237 18,717 17,772 95.0 16,476 202 184 14,757 14,011 

2014.............................. 270 242 20,698 19,216 92.8 17,681 211 187 16,278 15,112 

2015.............................. 272 247 21,355 19,988 93.6 18,375 210 190 16,763 15,691 

2016.............................. 253 231 19,493 18,307 93.9 16,918 192 174 14,862 13,958 

 

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. 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, 1987-2016 (In thousands)

Number by employment status

In service

Separated in following New

Year Total1 Females during year year entrants Reentrants

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 27 245 20 1 

2016................................. 253 24 (2) (2) 7 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, 2007-2016

 

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

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 

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

 

CLASS I RAILROADS

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 

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

 
 

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

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 

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

 

EMPLOYEES AGE 60 OR OLDER

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 

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

1

 Calendar year 2016 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, 2007-2016 (In thousands)
Table D5.--Employees in 2016 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...................................... 192,173 175,992 16,143 11.0 $6,533 $6,642 38,471 47,287 47,098 45,282 14,035

Class II railroads..................................... 5,178 4,729 355 10.9 5,966 6,074 1,712 1,322 1,066 790 288

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies......... 46,158 40,132 5,512 10.9 6,561 6,757 13,043 8,027 9,082 9,918 6,088

Car-loan companies............................... 2,195 2,054 140 11.1 5,508 5,622 1,140 419 312 162 162

Miscellaneous

 employers2.................................... 7,248 5,081 2,096 10.7 6,767 6,959 2,541 824 803 1,309 1,771

 

Total......................................................... 252,952 227,988 24,246 10.9 $6,524 $6,651 56,907 57,879 58,361 57,461 22,344

 

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, 2016

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 2016 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA

CLASS OF EMPLOYER 

Class I railroads................................................................ 192,173 154,587 143,892 185,102 3,171 1,727 $13,775,322 $12,942,499 $3,051,533

Class II railroads............................................................... 5,178 4,212 3,419 4,841 270 128 335,541 320,075 79,987

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies................................. 46,158 36,915 31,978 43,498 3,148 1,845 3,300,740 3,006,082 720,701

Car-loan companies......................................................... 2,195 1,803 1,112 2,099 221 165 133,686 127,302 35,120

Miscellaneous employers1....................................... 7,248 5,693 4,486 6,582 642 361 522,568 455,622 108,242

 Total................................................................................ 252,952 203,210 184,887 242,122 7,452 4,226 $18,067,857 $16,851,582 $3,995,583

 

SELECTED EMPLOYERS 

BNSF Railway Co............................................................. 46,936 38,048 33,553 45,576 163 73 $3,618,670 $3,339,442 $750,364

Canadian National, U.S. Operations

 Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Co........................ 74 58 48 72 1 1 5,007 4,922 1,178

 Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad Co.................. 280 215 206 275 9 8 22,495 20,210 4,465

 Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co............................. 812 627 628 796 16 16 67,020 59,933 12,708

 Illinois Central Railroad Co......................................... 3,937 3,216 2,936 3,834 82 38 315,270 285,520 63,222

 Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock Co............................ 42 23 20 38 1 1 1,866 1,866 607

 Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp.................... 2,110 1,719 1,519 2,071 32 15 171,911 157,882 34,073

Canadian Pacific, Soo Line Corporation

 Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp............ 678 537 529 648 7 6 46,932 44,405 10,384

 Delaware and Hudson Railway Co. Inc...................... 253 173 185 248 ..... ..... 15,690 15,136 3,888

 Soo Line Railroad Co.................................................. 2,385 1,797 1,745 2,267 47 18 175,483 160,064 36,350

CSX Transportation Inc................................................... 28,487 22,169 22,724 27,160 144 80 2,052,877 1,944,454 445,137

Kansas City Southern Railway Co................................. 3,045 2,523 2,178 2,943 90 54 213,918 203,604 48,949

 Gateway Eastern Railway Co...................................... 10 10 10 10 ..... ..... 634 634 175

 Texas Mexican Railway Co.......................................... 227 191 140 214 2 1 17,750 16,359 3,585

National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak)................ 22,424 17,890 15,493 21,617 1,376 890 1,511,195 1,414,614 357,824

Norfolk Southern Corp.................................................... 30,969 24,660 23,594 29,372 750 290 1,993,552 1,930,419 485,177

Union Pacific Railroad Co............................................... 49,504 40,731 38,384 47,961 451 236 3,545,050 3,343,035 793,447

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 2016, by class of employer and amount of creditable compensation

Amount of creditable compensation

Under $27,500- $47,500- $56,500- $61,500- $66,000- $71,500- $77,500- $84,000- $92,000- $102,000-

Class of employer Total $27,500 47,499 56,499 61,499 65,999 71,499 77,499 83,999 91,999 101,999 118,499 $118,500 

 

Class I railroads................................... 192,173 14,518 14,927 15,215 16,545 18,142 17,592 16,631 16,743 17,628 17,467 15,446 11,319

Class II railroads.................................. 5,178 512 531 679 547 463 536 422 363 325 291 268 241

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies...... 46,158 5,171 4,680 4,039 2,810 2,902 3,436 3,407 3,136 3,352 3,361 4,288 5,576

Car-loan companies............................ 2,195 188 342 569 215 159 148 129 111 66 61 60 147

Miscellaneous employers1................. 7,248 1,027 898 782 398 278 320 315 238 339 391 648 1,614

Total..................................................... 252,952 21,416 21,378 21,284 20,515 21,944 22,032 20,904 20,591 21,710 21,571 20,710 18,897

 

 

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...................................... 192,173 154,587 6,386 4,496 3,622 3,243 3,160 3,079 2,460 2,647 2,662 2,490 3,341

Class II railroads..................................... 5,178 4,212 121 86 67 69 96 75 55 82 101 114 100

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies........ 46,158 36,915 1,353 983 929 765 766 751 721 699 803 740 733

Car-loan companies............................... 2,195 1,803 75 37 33 35 25 40 25 32 39 29 22

Miscellaneous employers1.................. 7,248 5,693 148 133 109 114 139 145 145 136 162 130 194

Total.......................................................... 252,952 203,210 8,083 5,735 4,760 4,226 4,186 4,090 3,406 3,596 3,767 3,503 4,390

 

1

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

Table D8.--Employees in 2016, by class of employer and months of service
Table D9.--Employees in 2016, by amount of creditable compensation and by sex or completed years of service 

 

Sex Completed years of service

 Total

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

 

Under $10,000.00...................... 9,075 7,441 1,126 7,260 709 410 219 144 86 247 

$10,000.00-$19,999.99.............. 7,300 6,286 941 4,923 664 448 280 194 110 681

$20,000.00-$29,999.99.............. 6,824 5,824 962 4,319 825 492 352 189 118 529

$30,000.00-$39,999.99.............. 8,870 7,502 1,345 5,439 1,280 694 471 230 157 599

$40,000.00-$44,999.99.............. 6,693 5,679 1,001 3,678 1,069 610 404 225 151 556

$45,000.00-$49,999.99.............. 8,837 7,502 1,324 4,352 1,753 1,012 575 320 230 595

$50,000.00-$54,999.99.............. 12,056 10,339 1,709 4,942 2,640 1,517 1,065 589 424 879

$55,000.00-$57,499.99.............. 7,657 6,658 994 2,540 1,827 1,124 701 451 334 680

$57,500.00-$59,999.99.............. 9,532 8,397 1,133 2,678 2,385 1,662 990 589 436 792

$60,000.00-$62,499.99.............. 13,132 12,001 1,127 3,185 3,310 2,591 1,455 977 615 999

$62,500.00-$64,999.99.............. 12,208 11,243 962 2,964 3,098 2,443 1,436 791 495 981

$65,000.00-$67,499.99.............. 10,671 9,777 892 2,696 2,739 2,119 1,221 653 444 799

$67,500.00-$69,999.99.............. 10,005 9,157 844 2,393 2,687 2,001 1,131 615 440 738

$70,000.00-$72,499.99.............. 9,317 8,551 763 2,099 2,444 2,008 1,081 601 385 699

$72,500.00-$74,999.99.............. 8,834 8,108 725 1,851 2,342 1,900 1,096 628 350 667

$75,000.00-$77,499.99.............. 8,462 7,825 636 1,634 2,199 1,960 1,045 630 341 653

$77,500.00-$79,999.99.............. 8,237 7,645 590 1,462 2,131 1,886 1,123 639 343 653

$80,000.00-$82,499.99.............. 7,933 7,440 492 1,245 1,995 1,884 1,126 631 365 687

$82,500.00-$84,999.99.............. 7,395 6,913 482 1,070 1,811 1,872 1,142 595 290 615

$85,000.00-$87,499.99.............. 6,923 6,448 473 914 1,634 1,778 1,114 593 329 561

$87,500.00-$89,999.99.............. 6,787 6,346 438 805 1,582 1,755 1,170 598 331 546

$90,000.00-$92,499.99.............. 6,237 5,798 439 656 1,431 1,614 1,115 601 286 534

$92,500.00-$94,999.99.............. 5,741 5,339 400 601 1,241 1,413 1,077 612 301 496

$95,000.00-$97,499.99.............. 5,542 5,143 399 583 1,062 1,397 1,074 603 283 540

$97,500.00-$99,999.99.............. 5,338 4,986 351 482 1,018 1,307 1,032 646 293 560

$100,000.00-$104,999.99.......... 8,600 7,971 628 741 1,592 1,946 1,696 1,070 546 1,009

$105,000.00-$109,999.99.......... 6,803 6,311 492 535 1,204 1,480 1,325 855 456 948

$110,000.00-$118,499.99.......... 9,046 8,199 844 700 1,341 1,777 1,670 1,268 781 1,509

$118,500.00............................... 18,897 17,159 1,734 1,235 2,218 3,146 3,495 2,645 1,932 4,226

Total........................................... 252,952 227,988 24,246 67,982 2

52,231 46,246 31,681 19,182 11,652 23,978

 

 

1

 Includes employees whose sex was not reported.

2

 Includes 52,148 employees with 5 or more years of railroad service after calendar year 1995.
Table D10.--Employees in 2016, by amount of creditable compensation or sex and by age 

 

Age on birthday in 2016

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

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

Under $10,000.00............... 9,075 179 1,232 1,637 1,417 1,074 860 672 481 409 434 124 44 

$10,000.00-$19,999.99........ 7,300 57 1,012 1,278 1,081 878 614 511 407 393 757 196 42 

$20,000.00-$29,999.99........ 6,824 24 712 1,253 1,077 839 661 576 452 399 615 147 31 

$30,000.00-$39,999.99........ 8,870 15 884 1,642 1,453 1,147 873 727 606 588 684 187 41 

$40,000.00-$44,999.99........ 6,693 5 539 1,102 1,089 874 667 582 510 493 642 151 26 

$45,000.00-$49,999.99........ 8,837 6 556 1,406 1,496 1,173 978 881 710 707 707 177 29 

$50,000.00-$54,999.99........ 12,056 6 586 1,714 1,856 1,619 1,383 1,347 1,118 1,235 928 223 32 

$55,000.00-$57,499.99........ 7,657 2 279 878 1,138 1,031 912 917 781 942 611 124 37 

$57,500.00-$59,999.99........ 9,532 ... 284 1,027 1,343 1,385 1,183 1,212 1,018 1,214 700 138 26 

$60,000.00-$62,499.99........ 13,132 1 268 1,303 1,751 1,831 1,761 1,742 1,537 1,755 952 196 31 

$62,500.00-$64,999.99........ 12,208 2 236 1,196 1,690 1,810 1,611 1,653 1,317 1,669 809 180 32 

$65,000.00-$67,499.99........ 10,671 ... 227 1,044 1,564 1,599 1,527 1,423 1,207 1,231 681 148 17 

$67,500.00-$69,999.99........ 10,005 1 211 962 1,455 1,600 1,395 1,338 1,102 1,150 645 125 17 

$70,000.00-$72,499.99........ 9,317 ... 172 862 1,358 1,493 1,319 1,352 1,002 1,036 572 127 21 

$72,500.00-$74,999.99........ 8,834 ... 145 784 1,243 1,371 1,371 1,223 1,030 994 537 125 10 

$75,000.00-$77,499.99........ 8,462 ... 110 627 1,149 1,389 1,359 1,210 958 1,040 497 104 18 

$77,500.00-$79,999.99........ 8,237 ... 90 614 1,122 1,293 1,258 1,253 989 970 538 97 11 

$80,000.00-$82,499.99........ 7,933 ... 76 529 1,004 1,299 1,265 1,189 1,014 959 478 106 13 

$82,500.00-$84,999.99........ 7,395 ... 65 436 936 1,172 1,214 1,232 865 941 436 83 15 

$85,000.00-$89,999.99........ 13,710 ... 78 787 1,633 2,187 2,211 2,240 1,836 1,702 833 172 26 

$90,000.00-$94,999.99........ 11,978 ... 48 565 1,343 1,822 1,968 2,050 1,628 1,612 794 130 16 

$95,000.00-$99,999.99........ 10,880 ... 46 445 1,075 1,604 1,821 1,909 1,496 1,514 808 143 18 

$100,000.00-$104,999.99.... 8,600 ... 29 291 769 1,171 1,390 1,514 1,221 1,334 717 144 19 

$105,000.00-$109,999.99.... 6,803 ... 15 200 582 852 1,075 1,231 984 1,127 583 140 14 

$110,000.00-$118,499.99.... 9,046 ... 15 199 614 1,035 1,343 1,588 1,483 1,624 897 216 29 

$118,500.00......................... 18,897 ... 8 208 885 1,777 2,461 3,376 3,286 3,771 2,413 594 113 

ALL EMPLOYEES

Male.................................... 227,988 238 7,007 20,762 29,376 32,304 31,591 31,730 25,769 27,629 17,302 3,678 594 

Female............................... 24,246 60 916 2,227 2,747 3,021 2,889 3,218 3,269 3,180 1,966 619 134 

Total1................................. 252,952 298 7,923 22,989 32,123 35,325 34,480 34,948 29,038 30,809 19,268 4,297 728 

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 2016 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 

Under 20. . . . . . . . . 298 100 298 100 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

20 to 24. . . . . . . . . . 7,923 100 7,923 100 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

25 to 29. . . . . . . . . . 22,989 100 22,760 99 229 1 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

30 to 34. . . . . . . . . . 32,123 100 26,365 82 5,674 18 84 (1) ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

35 to 39. . . . . . . . . . 35,325 100 20,903 59 10,673 30 3,621 10 128 (1) ....... ... ....... ... 

40 to 44. . . . . . . . . . 34,480 100 14,859 43 9,173 27 7,389 21 2,978 9 81 (1) ....... ... 

45 to 49. . . . . . . . . . 34,948 100 11,689 33 7,821 22 7,615 22 5,620 16 2,168 6 35 (1)

50 to 54. . . . . . . . . . 29,038 100 7,671 26 6,035 21 5,653 19 4,492 15 3,701 13 1,486 5 

55 to 59. . . . . . . . . . 30,809 100 4,634 15 4,052 13 4,165 14 3,334 11 3,151 10 11,473 37 

60 to 64. . . . . . . . . . 19,268 100 1,842 10 1,984 10 2,386 12 1,988 10 1,981 10 9,087 47 

65 to 69. . . . . . . . . . 4,297 100 453 11 525 12 664 15 564 13 500 12 1,591 37 

70 and older. . . . . . 728 100 101 14 74 10 100 14 77 11 70 10 306 42 

 

Median age

ALL EMPLOYEES

Male. . . . . . . . . . . . . 227,988 100 106,486 47 42,764 19 28,401 12 17,602 8 10,245 4 22,490 10 

Female. . . . . . . . . . . 24,246 100 13,019 54 3,476 14 3,277 14 1,579 7 1,407 6 1,488 6 

 

Total2. . . . . . . . . . . . 252,952 100 3

120,213 48 46,246 18 31,681 13 19,182 8 11,652 5 23,978 9 

 

1

 Less than 0.5 percent.

2

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

3

 Includes 52,148 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 2016, by age or sex and by completed years of service

43 35 43 48 50 54 59

 Completed years of service
Table D12.--Employees in 2016, 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......................... 23,978 9 22,490 10 1,488 6 

25 to 29 ............................... 11,652 14 10,245 14 1,407 12 

20 to 24 ............................... 19,182 22 17,602 22 1,579 18 

15 to 19 ............................... 31,681 34 28,401 35 3,277 32 

10 to 14 ............................... 46,246 52 42,764 53 3,476 46 

9........................................... 9,974 56 8,984 57 987 50 

8........................................... 9,983 60 8,882 61 1,093 55 

7........................................... 6,201 63 5,455 64 728 58 

6........................................... 9,882 67 8,839 67 1,035 62 

5........................................... 16,191 73 14,813 74 1,359 68 

4........................................... 13,195 78 11,799 79 1,379 73 

3........................................... 12,948 83 11,479 84 1,411 79 

2........................................... 16,960 90 15,147 91 1,720 86 

1........................................... 15,836 96 13,910 97 1,774 94 

Less than 1......................... 9,043 100 7,178 100 1,533 100 

Total.................................... 252,952 100 227,988 100 24,246 100 

 

 

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 2016 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA in year

 

 

Alabama..................... 3,922 10.8 3,080 2,966 3,713 99 41 $260,027 $250,622 $61,062 $66,300

Alaska........................ 108 10.1 75 67 98 13 11 5,367 5,153 1,153 49,692

Arizona....................... 3,277 11.1 2,680 2,595 3,149 39 19 247,842 226,986 52,462 75,631

Arkansas.................... 3,792 11.1 3,162 2,863 3,687 37 23 253,593 243,640 61,095 66,876

California................... 13,073 11.1 10,767 9,612 12,595 287 152 914,542 854,543 209,196 69,957

Colorado.................... 3,373 10.3 2,401 2,370 3,142 75 41 231,373 215,916 50,077 68,596

Connecticut............... 2,810 11.2 2,375 2,033 2,712 165 109 229,624 204,127 45,565 81,717

Delaware.................... 1,538 11.1 1,268 1,140 1,486 63 42 106,654 100,774 24,789 69,346

Washington DC......... 340 10.8 260 182 318 45 26 24,131 21,811 5,301 70,975

Florida........................ 7,677 10.9 6,198 5,458 7,308 311 168 574,211 521,333 120,900 74,796

Georgia...................... 8,533 10.8 6,776 6,251 8,120 342 184 569,224 543,513 133,683 66,709

Hawaii........................ 17 8.6 6 9 14 ..... ..... 959 899 211 56,422

Idaho.......................... 1,608 10.8 1,216 1,156 1,559 22 17 108,766 103,570 25,067 67,640

Illinois........................ 18,816 11.0 15,259 13,579 18,104 611 370 1,336,991 1,256,516 299,519 71,056

Indiana....................... 8,602 10.9 6,883 6,296 8,224 260 145 577,572 552,896 135,836 67,144

Iowa............................ 3,634 11.0 2,898 2,858 3,514 60 45 267,277 249,749 57,538 73,549

Kansas....................... 5,780 11.1 4,778 4,312 5,598 123 74 415,728 388,763 92,858 71,925

Kentucky.................... 4,154 10.6 3,115 3,391 3,912 65 40 270,956 261,960 63,573 65,228

Louisiana................... 3,847 11.0 3,141 2,723 3,702 99 66 264,298 250,864 61,265 68,702

Maine.......................... 605 11.1 488 453 586 20 14 39,204 37,870 9,631 64,800

Maryland.................... 4,528 11.0 3,679 3,219 4,365 207 145 326,693 302,470 72,330 72,149

Massachusetts.......... 3,576 10.9 2,843 2,534 3,393 278 146 268,216 245,187 56,337 75,004

Michigan.................... 3,704 10.9 2,933 2,709 3,560 104 55 258,150 243,344 58,307 69,695

Minnesota.................. 5,033 10.9 3,990 3,431 4,835 68 31 357,493 336,167 79,062 71,030

Mississippi................ 2,203 11.1 1,817 1,630 2,131 56 27 158,613 148,874 35,268 71,998

Missouri..................... 8,569 11.0 6,940 6,183 8,242 105 53 594,233 564,398 136,144 69,347

Montana..................... 3,456 11.1 2,787 2,373 3,368 35 15 254,415 238,219 54,612 73,615

Nebraska................... 12,604 11.0 10,210 9,506 12,244 232 134 928,480 859,462 201,521 73,665

Nevada....................... 723 11.1 592 590 702 3 1 55,271 51,318 11,623 76,447

New Hampshire........ 464 10.8 367 330 432 29 9 35,021 31,858 7,123 75,477

New Jersey................ 8,548 11.3 7,204 6,497 8,354 206 139 657,659 604,109 139,771 76,937

New Mexico............... 1,908 11.0 1,514 1,352 1,850 32 20 141,542 130,382 30,250 74,184

(thousands)

All employees Creditable Compensation 

Table D13.--All employees, new entrants, employees qualified for RUIA benefits, and related data, by state, 2016 
 

 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 2016 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA in year

 

New York................... 18,035 11.1 14,993 12,924 17,358 1,038 637 $1,459,461 $1,296,573 $290,413 $80,924

North Carolina.......... 3,091 10.8 2,395 2,318 2,935 85 50 207,339 197,157 47,972 67,078

North Dakota............. 2,095 10.7 1,603 1,423 2,010 46 29 155,293 143,607 32,392 74,126

Ohio........................... 8,632 10.7 6,597 6,350 8,122 161 81 553,438 532,290 132,803 64,115

Oklahoma.................. 2,224 11.0 1,824 1,657 2,132 43 23 153,575 146,904 35,511 69,054

Oregon...................... 2,347 10.8 1,835 1,715 2,245 52 21 152,806 147,598 36,596 65,107

Pennsylvania............ 12,626 11.0 10,111 9,008 11,970 499 287 839,881 794,321 198,260 66,520

Rhode Island............. 532 10.9 426 388 509 32 15 38,491 35,928 8,477 72,352

South Carolina.......... 2,266 10.7 1,749 1,775 2,134 65 37 152,263 144,723 34,848 67,194

South Dakota............ 890 10.6 672 636 855 13 6 62,120 58,784 13,631 69,798

Tennessee................. 4,524 10.8 3,520 3,615 4,306 41 20 304,752 291,744 70,588 67,363

Texas......................... 20,108 11.1 16,849 14,653 19,455 268 138 1,568,831 1,432,417 324,049 78,020

Utah........................... 1,775 11.1 1,449 1,390 1,725 38 35 126,771 119,913 28,365 71,420

Vermont..................... 270 10.8 206 169 254 32 23 14,201 13,880 4,138 52,598

Virginia...................... 6,503 10.8 5,165 5,058 6,118 201 98 444,004 415,856 101,308 68,277

Washington............... 5,744 11.0 4,653 3,893 5,574 159 85 424,753 395,849 91,263 73,947

West Virginia............ 2,703 10.6 2,025 2,230 2,545 36 21 172,179 166,772 41,166 63,699

Wisconsin................. 3,654 10.9 2,901 2,549 3,484 63 30 266,640 247,869 57,227 72,972

Wyoming................... 2,483 10.8 1,900 1,972 2,409 5 4 178,987 169,037 38,669 72,085

Military....................... 1 12.0 1 1 1 ..... ..... 72 72 17 71,650

Foreign...................... 546 6.1 81 180 162 24 2 3,506 3,258 1,875 6,422

Unknown................... 1,081 8.7 553 315 802 460 222 54,366 49,737 12,890 50,292

Total........................... 252,952 10.9 203,210 184,887 242,122 7,452 4,226 $18,067,857 $16,851,582 $3,995,583 $71,428

NOTE: Foreign includes U.S. territories.

Table D13.--All employees, new entrants, employees qualified for RUIA benefits, and related data, by state, 2016 - Continued

All employees Creditable Compensation 

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Figure D14.--Employers in 2016, by number of employees
Class I Railroads, 2.8%

Class II Railroads, 2.6%

Class III Railroads and 

Switching & Terminal 

Companies, 81.7%

Car Loan Companies, 0.6%

Miscellaneous Employers[1], 

12.3%

Table D15.--Percentage of employers in 2016, by class of employer

1 Includes labor organizations, lessor companies,

employer associations and miscellaneous carrier

affiliates.

There were 617 reporting 

employers in calendar year 

2016.