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 2014 were $117,000 and $87,000, respectively. For 2015, the tier I limit increased to 

$118,500 per year, while the tier II limit was $88,200 per year. Under the unemployment program, the taxable earnings 

base was the first $1,440 of each employee’s monthly earnings in 2014 and $1,455 in 2015. 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 2014, the deflator percent was 52.55.

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, 1937-2014

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, 1937-2014 - 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, 1937-2014 - 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 17,856 16,572 92.8 15,263 203 179 14,159 13,141 

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

2013.............................. 260 237 18,712 17,767 94.9 16,472 202 184 14,753 14,008 

2014.............................. 270 242 20,693 19,211 92.8 17,676 211 187 16,274 15,108 

 

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, 1985-2014 (In thousands)

Number by employment status

In service

Separated in following New

Year Total1 Females during year year entrants Reentrants

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1993................................. 310 27 23 286 13 4 

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

1995................................. 298 26 22 276 12 3 

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

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

1998................................. 295 26 21 274 24 2 

1999................................. 291 24 23 267 15 3 

2000................................. 283 26 24 259 15 2 

2001................................. 271 25 21 249 10 2 

2002................................. 263 24 23 240 11 2 

2003................................. 255 23 20 235 13 2 

2004................................. 259 23 20 239 22 2 

2005................................. 263 23 19 244 23 2 

2006................................. 269 23 21 248 23 2 

2007................................. 267 23 22 246 18 2 

2008................................. 265 23 22 244 18 2 

2009................................. 251 23 19 232 6 1 

2010................................. 247 23 17 230 13 2 

2011................................. 258 23 19 239 25 2 

2012................................. 259 23 19 240 19 1 

2013................................. 260 24 19 242 19 1 

2014................................. 270 25 (2) (2) 27 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, 2005-2014

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2011..................................... 258 10.9 5,845 63,482 203 6,000 72,001 

2012..................................... 259 11.0 5,986 66,091 210 6,122 73,461 

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

2014..................................... 270 10.8 6,493 70,203 213 6,658 79,894 

 

CLASS I RAILROADS

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

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

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

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

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

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

2011..................................... 203 10.9 5,879 63,870 160 6,029 72,349 

2012..................................... 202 11.1 6,036 67,053 166 6,154 73,852 

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

2014..................................... 211 10.8 6,543 70,853 166 6,697 80,368 

 

 
 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2011..................................... 258 100 122 48 59 23 27 10 49 19 

2012..................................... 259 100 128 50 60 23 26 10 44 17 

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

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

 

EMPLOYEES AGE 60 OR OLDER

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

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

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

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

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

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

2011..................................... 23 100 2 9 3 15 4 18 13 58 

2012..................................... 23 100 2 9 4 17 4 18 13 56 

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

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

1

 Calendar year 2014 total includes almost 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, 2005-2014 (In thousands)
Table D5.--Employees in 2014 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 $4,700- $5,800- $7,200-

Class of employer Total1 Male Female service employees service $4,700 5,799.99 7,199.99 9,749.99 $9,750.00

 

Class I railroads...................................... 210,749 193,564 17,116 10.8 $6,543 $6,697 40,189 50,099 51,661 51,342 17,458

Class II railroads..................................... 5,512 5,038 395 10.6 5,825 6,005 1,864 1,412 1,165 803 268

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies......... 45,734 39,722 5,400 10.8 6,363 6,578 13,668 8,296 8,468 9,386 5,916

Car-loan companies............................... 1,731 1,602 127 10.7 5,485 5,636 752 487 222 132 138

Miscellaneous

 employers2.................................... 6,725 4,611 2,059 10.5 6,575 6,751 2,404 824 744 1,141 1,612

 

Total......................................................... 270,451 244,537 25,097 10.8 $6,493 $6,658 58,877 61,118 62,260 62,804 25,392

 

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, 2014

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 2014 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA

CLASS OF EMPLOYER 

Class I railroads.......................................................... 210,749 166,027 142,116 198,842 21,667 12,805 $14,932,102 $13,918,867 $3,268,554

Class II railroads......................................................... 5,512 4,188 3,560 5,086 621 367 339,372 324,228 83,019

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies........................... 45,734 36,145 32,222 42,736 3,941 2,207 3,147,515 2,869,477 701,506

Car-loan companies................................................... 1,731 1,380 991 1,574 226 103 101,782 96,212 26,556

Miscellaneous employers1.................................... 6,725 5,205 3,557 6,005 763 380 465,786 406,614 98,278

 Total.......................................................................... 270,451 212,945 182,446 254,243 27,218 15,862 $18,986,558 $17,615,397 $4,177,913

 

SELECTED EMPLOYERS 

BNSF Railway Co....................................................... 51,783 40,857 32,213 49,197 7,221 5,153 $3,910,862 $3,586,928 $809,843

Canadian National, U.S. Operations

 Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Co.................. 79 55 50 68 15 4 4,721 4,629 1,084

 Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad Co............ 291 232 215 276 23 10 23,986 21,121 4,579

 Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co....................... 920 668 642 863 103 55 73,597 65,384 13,901

 Illinois Central Railroad Co................................... 4,290 3,371 2,941 4,076 402 237 348,016 306,933 66,842

 Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock Co...................... 43 25 24 37 13 10 2,074 2,074 562

 Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp........... 2,334 1,675 1,474 2,192 307 193 196,390 171,918 35,279

Canadian Pacific, Soo Line Corporation

 Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp...... 823 592 526 756 88 45 46,528 45,523 12,081

 Delaware and Hudson Railway Co. Inc................ 510 372 361 489 39 26 32,945 31,139 7,820

 Soo Line Railroad Co............................................ 2,936 2,057 1,825 2,653 322 152 198,159 185,888 42,068

CSX Transportation Inc............................................. 33,227 26,037 22,431 31,093 2,870 1,379 2,335,318 2,193,125 512,147

Kansas City Southern Railway Co........................... 3,150 2,521 2,068 2,963 322 182 220,796 207,382 49,037

 Gateway Eastern Railway Co................................ 11 10 9 11 ..... ..... 667 662 181

 Texas Mexican Railway Co.................................... 274 196 126 248 51 28 18,991 17,596 4,092

National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak).......... 22,429 17,724 15,775 21,537 1,706 1,108 1,496,066 1,399,209 352,241

Norfolk Southern Corp.............................................. 31,997 26,081 22,294 30,307 2,251 1,102 2,140,530 2,040,415 500,362

Union Pacific Railroad Co......................................... 55,652 43,554 39,142 52,076 5,934 3,121 3,882,455 3,638,942 856,434

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 2014, by class of employer and amount of creditable compensation

Number by amount of creditable compensation

Under $21,000- $43,500- $54,500- $60,000- $65,000- $70,500- $76,500- $83,500- $91,500- $101,000-

Class of employer Total $21,000 43,499 54,499 59,999 64,999 70,499 76,499 83,499 91,499 100,999 116,999 $117,000 

 

Class I railroads................................... 210,749 15,978 15,747 16,501 17,744 18,211 17,805 18,784 19,555 19,187 18,332 18,173 14,732

Class II railroads.................................. 5,512 584 634 758 563 510 451 488 415 347 270 270 222

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies...... 45,734 4,748 4,805 4,920 3,227 3,044 3,130 3,138 3,229 3,096 3,095 3,841 5,461

Car-loan companies............................ 1,731 193 230 324 231 183 124 102 63 46 51 52 132

Miscellaneous employers1................. 6,725 893 880 829 390 289 291 256 291 260 341 541 1,464

Total..................................................... 270,451 22,396 22,296 23,332 22,155 22,237 21,801 22,768 23,553 22,936 22,089 22,877 22,011

 

 

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...................................... 210,749 166,027 6,242 4,988 4,155 3,669 3,911 3,683 3,834 3,656 3,506 3,520 3,558

Class II railroads..................................... 5,512 4,188 153 138 102 116 115 79 100 132 132 137 120

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies........ 45,734 36,145 1,250 1,063 876 792 768 888 698 770 889 803 792

Car-loan companies............................... 1,731 1,380 35 30 20 38 16 21 14 75 43 33 26

Miscellaneous employers1.................. 6,725 5,205 148 110 94 123 109 112 151 154 168 167 184

Total.......................................................... 270,451 212,945 7,828 6,329 5,247 4,738 4,919 4,783 4,797 4,787 4,738 4,660 4,680

 

1

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

Table D8.--Employees in 2014, by class of employer and months of service
Table D9.--Employees in 2014, 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..................... 12,071 10,143 1,371 10,473 587 286 209 123 82 311 

$10,000.00-$19,999.99............. 9,453 8,299 1,069 7,404 583 294 207 127 91 747

$20,000.00-$29,999.99............. 8,081 6,990 1,031 5,839 725 349 289 164 90 625

$30,000.00-$39,999.99............. 10,301 8,771 1,500 6,754 1,198 582 466 262 176 863

$40,000.00-$44,999.99............. 7,140 6,001 1,123 4,025 1,112 565 368 238 151 681

$45,000.00-$49,999.99............. 9,518 7,989 1,517 4,863 1,691 898 655 370 259 782

$50,000.00-$54,999.99............. 13,064 10,998 2,057 5,758 2,438 1,336 1,032 688 534 1,278

$55,000.00-$57,499.99............. 8,963 7,851 1,107 3,216 1,917 1,036 879 536 395 984

$57,500.00-$59,999.99............. 11,588 10,430 1,150 3,627 2,424 1,477 1,201 808 553 1,498

$60,000.00-$62,499.99............. 11,659 10,571 1,087 3,724 2,652 1,581 1,148 681 515 1,358

$62,500.00-$64,999.99............. 10,578 9,658 918 3,418 2,515 1,366 1,089 601 434 1,155

$65,000.00-$67,499.99............. 10,082 9,251 828 3,146 2,517 1,418 997 572 361 1,071

$67,500.00-$69,999.99............. 9,843 9,053 787 3,043 2,441 1,397 1,001 549 372 1,040

$70,000.00-$72,499.99............. 9,624 8,897 727 2,763 2,346 1,464 1,087 577 372 1,015

$72,500.00-$74,999.99............. 9,487 8,808 677 2,512 2,456 1,485 1,075 590 344 1,025

$75,000.00-$77,499.99............. 9,159 8,567 591 2,278 2,341 1,484 1,137 543 339 1,037

$77,500.00-$79,999.99............. 8,532 7,925 606 2,010 2,154 1,433 1,107 532 344 952

$80,000.00-$82,499.99............. 8,165 7,622 542 1,736 2,106 1,472 1,099 517 327 908

$82,500.00-$84,999.99............. 7,911 7,388 521 1,552 1,966 1,466 1,145 539 300 943

$85,000.00-$87,499.99............. 7,213 6,719 493 1,214 1,787 1,426 1,102 550 253 881

$87,500.00-$89,999.99............. 7,010 6,559 450 1,114 1,748 1,358 1,149 508 295 838

$90,000.00-$92,499.99............. 6,631 6,169 462 992 1,507 1,348 1,135 513 277 859

$92,500.00-$94,999.99............. 6,452 6,024 426 870 1,408 1,228 1,222 524 279 921

$95,000.00-$97,499.99............. 5,812 5,420 390 793 1,202 1,149 1,106 502 235 825

$97,500.00-$99,999.99............. 5,297 4,960 336 634 1,031 1,062 977 515 271 807

$100,000.00-$104,999.99......... 9,057 8,472 584 1,040 1,695 1,700 1,809 799 483 1,531

$105,000.00-$109,999.99......... 7,375 6,928 446 791 1,328 1,327 1,402 745 407 1,375

$110,000.00-$116,999.99......... 8,374 7,790 582 801 1,338 1,358 1,528 942 543 1,864

$117,000.00.............................. 22,011 20,284 1,719 1,423 2,727 3,262 3,970 2,470 1,824 6,335

Total......................................... 270,451 244,537 25,097 87,813 2

51,940 36,607 31,591 17,085 10,906 34,509

 

 

1

 Includes employees whose sex was not reported.

2

 Includes 51,748 employees with 5 or more years of railroad service after calendar year 1995.
Table D10.--Employees in 2014, by amount of creditable compensation or sex and by age 

 

Age on birthday in 2014

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............... 12,071 306 2,062 2,307 1,824 1,434 1,098 810 622 458 434 117 41 

$10,000.00-$19,999.99........ 9,453 139 1,670 1,831 1,444 1,084 844 615 434 385 751 141 30 

$20,000.00-$29,999.99........ 8,081 59 1,085 1,567 1,308 973 769 572 474 414 657 122 20 

$30,000.00-$39,999.99........ 10,301 34 1,259 1,921 1,599 1,210 972 790 707 690 884 174 31 

$40,000.00-$44,999.99........ 7,140 18 618 1,202 1,107 862 756 585 552 580 682 130 32 

$45,000.00-$49,999.99........ 9,518 11 730 1,534 1,462 1,200 1,017 919 759 898 782 159 34 

$50,000.00-$54,999.99........ 13,064 10 744 1,810 1,940 1,615 1,501 1,318 1,290 1,527 1,044 204 52 

$55,000.00-$57,499.99........ 8,963 5 381 1,009 1,245 1,168 1,127 987 975 1,233 657 138 33 

$57,500.00-$59,999.99........ 11,588 4 404 1,217 1,504 1,389 1,478 1,288 1,311 1,843 919 193 30 

$60,000.00-$62,499.99........ 11,659 2 344 1,324 1,592 1,440 1,565 1,315 1,270 1,747 874 159 26 

$62,500.00-$64,999.99........ 10,578 2 334 1,166 1,497 1,488 1,413 1,195 1,190 1,457 682 128 24 

$65,000.00-$67,499.99........ 10,082 2 307 1,102 1,493 1,484 1,303 1,187 1,095 1,368 628 91 19 

$67,500.00-$69,999.99........ 9,843 ... 284 1,027 1,470 1,435 1,376 1,174 1,042 1,279 631 106 15 

$70,000.00-$72,499.99........ 9,624 1 240 958 1,350 1,446 1,418 1,152 1,078 1,238 607 115 21 

$72,500.00-$74,999.99........ 9,487 1 175 881 1,306 1,421 1,434 1,185 1,130 1,267 568 103 14 

$75,000.00-$77,499.99........ 9,159 ... 151 802 1,237 1,435 1,421 1,234 1,015 1,206 562 89 6 

$77,500.00-$79,999.99........ 8,532 2 147 717 1,180 1,318 1,334 1,086 1,003 1,118 517 99 10 

$80,000.00-$82,499.99........ 8,165 1 101 647 1,127 1,248 1,305 1,104 947 1,091 489 92 12 

$82,500.00-$84,999.99........ 7,911 ... 86 583 1,055 1,210 1,229 1,105 945 1,162 435 86 13 

$85,000.00-$89,999.99........ 14,223 ... 164 885 1,753 2,161 2,428 2,033 1,749 2,017 884 130 17 

$90,000.00-$94,999.99........ 13,083 ... 77 664 1,489 1,923 2,253 1,927 1,652 2,025 895 156 19 

$95,000.00-$99,999.99........ 11,109 ... 74 492 1,094 1,670 1,912 1,687 1,470 1,764 791 138 14 

$100,000.00-$104,999.99.... 9,057 ... 45 350 837 1,198 1,453 1,403 1,319 1,589 741 106 15 

$105,000.00-$109,999.99.... 7,375 ... 34 264 600 930 1,249 1,117 1,080 1,347 620 124 9 

$110,000.00-$116,999.99.... 8,374 ... 35 222 611 977 1,332 1,341 1,169 1,693 823 149 20 

$117,000.00......................... 22,011 ... 30 298 1,092 1,954 3,038 3,405 3,500 5,165 2,888 517 115 

ALL EMPLOYEES

Male.................................... 244,537 523 10,510 24,393 31,434 32,681 33,876 29,374 26,394 33,142 18,442 3,203 558 

Female............................... 24,325 74 1,071 2,386 2,782 2,992 3,149 3,160 3,384 3,419 2,003 563 114 

Total1................................. 270,451 597 11,581 26,780 34,216 35,673 37,025 32,534 29,778 36,561 20,445 3,766 672 

 

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 2014 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 

Under 20. . . . . . . . . 597 100 597 100 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

20 to 24. . . . . . . . . . 11,581 100 11,581 100 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

25 to 29. . . . . . . . . . 26,780 100 26,548 99 232 1 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

30 to 34. . . . . . . . . . 34,216 100 29,638 87 4,444 13 134 (1) ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

35 to 39. . . . . . . . . . 35,673 100 23,221 65 8,041 23 4,268 12 143 (1) ....... ... ....... ... 

40 to 44. . . . . . . . . . 37,025 100 18,099 49 7,619 21 8,234 22 2,954 8 119 (1) ....... ... 

45 to 49. . . . . . . . . . 32,534 100 12,990 40 6,051 19 6,985 21 4,671 14 1,782 5 55 (1)

50 to 54. . . . . . . . . . 29,778 100 9,103 31 4,855 16 5,459 18 4,013 13 3,370 11 2,978 10 

55 to 59. . . . . . . . . . 36,561 100 4,808 13 3,247 9 3,832 10 3,005 8 3,215 9 18,454 50 

60 to 64. . . . . . . . . . 20,445 100 1,841 9 1,574 8 2,111 10 1,742 9 1,929 9 11,248 55 

65 to 69. . . . . . . . . . 3,766 100 441 12 457 12 494 13 480 13 423 11 1,471 39 

70 and older. . . . . . 672 100 83 12 76 11 68 10 74 11 68 10 303 45 

 

Median age

ALL EMPLOYEES

Male. . . . . . . . . . . . . 244,537 100 125,079 51 33,326 14 28,585 12 15,349 6 9,573 4 32,625 13 

Female. . . . . . . . . . . 25,097 100 13,875 55 3,270 13 3,001 12 1,734 7 1,333 5 1,884 8 

 

Total2. . . . . . . . . . . . 270,451 100 3

139,753 52 36,607 14 31,591 12 17,085 6 10,906 4 34,509 13 

 

1

 Less than 0.5 percent.

2

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

3

 Includes 51,748 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 2014, by age or sex and by completed years of service

43 35 43 47 50 55 58

 Completed years of service
Table D12.--Employees in 2014, 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......................... 34,509 13 32,625 13 1,884 8 

25 to 29 ............................... 10,906 17 9,573 17 1,333 13 

20 to 24 ............................... 17,085 23 15,349 24 1,734 20 

15 to 19 ............................... 31,591 35 28,585 35 3,001 32 

10 to 14 ............................... 36,607 48 33,326 49 3,270 45 

9........................................... 12,072 53 11,178 53 891 48 

8........................................... 11,984 57 10,904 58 1,074 53 

7........................................... 10,574 61 9,460 62 1,104 57 

6........................................... 10,745 65 9,515 66 1,219 62 

5........................................... 6,565 68 5,749 68 794 65 

4........................................... 11,014 72 9,795 72 1,201 70 

3........................................... 18,057 78 16,424 79 1,586 76 

2........................................... 14,876 84 13,168 84 1,643 83 

1........................................... 16,560 90 14,587 90 1,817 90 

Less than 1......................... 27,306 100 24,299 100 2,546 100 

 

Total.................................... 270,451 100 244,537 100 25,097 100 

 

 

1

 Includes employees whose sex was not reported.
 

 New entrants

With

Average With 12 months sufficient Qualified Qualified Average

months of service service for for RUIA for RUIA tier I

States Total of service in 2014 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA in year

 

 

Alabama..................... 4,192 10.8 3,325 2,885 3,956 322 164 $277,389 $265,285 $65,045 $66,171

Alaska........................ 129 9.3 62 86 112 16 7 6,266 6,096 1,298 48,576

Arizona....................... 3,471 10.9 2,780 2,515 3,256 338 176 254,484 232,968 54,045 73,317

Arkansas.................... 4,225 10.8 3,321 2,778 4,025 466 314 276,142 264,589 65,554 65,359

California................... 13,930 10.8 10,865 9,908 13,089 1,366 767 934,694 877,486 214,340 67,099

Colorado.................... 3,974 10.5 2,977 2,519 3,658 532 296 274,854 254,613 59,750 69,163

Connecticut............... 2,722 11.2 2,289 1,998 2,627 166 113 215,961 193,645 43,858 79,339

Delaware.................... 1,544 11.0 1,237 1,126 1,473 109 60 103,851 98,381 24,258 67,261

Washington DC......... 299 10.6 218 171 279 42 30 19,792 18,049 4,526 66,195

Florida........................ 8,102 10.9 6,451 5,159 7,694 673 402 585,174 529,796 126,002 72,226

Georgia...................... 8,718 10.9 6,987 5,773 8,236 653 347 592,230 557,493 135,384 67,932

Hawaii........................ 10 7.5 4 4 9 3 3 545 474 109 54,470

Idaho.......................... 1,660 10.8 1,277 1,151 1,578 169 115 110,490 104,894 25,634 66,560

Illinois........................ 19,897 10.8 15,680 13,304 18,822 1,951 1,190 1,404,490 1,306,715 308,481 70,588

Indiana....................... 8,920 10.8 6,984 6,026 8,378 829 463 599,963 566,763 137,318 67,260

Iowa............................ 4,170 10.7 3,218 2,984 3,895 490 273 295,731 273,688 63,703 70,919

Kansas....................... 6,380 10.9 5,123 4,282 6,025 674 413 448,630 416,457 99,404 70,318

Kentucky.................... 4,665 10.9 3,720 3,505 4,433 279 143 312,220 299,822 72,882 66,928

Louisiana................... 4,129 10.8 3,235 2,647 3,845 387 193 279,417 262,714 63,737 67,672

Maine.......................... 675 11.0 536 446 647 30 16 42,445 40,698 10,584 62,881

Maryland.................... 4,748 11.0 3,837 3,281 4,519 361 207 336,671 310,930 74,478 70,908

Massachusetts.......... 3,393 11.2 2,805 2,494 3,280 131 64 254,004 234,092 54,488 74,861

Michigan.................... 4,077 10.6 3,070 2,638 3,780 457 245 277,262 258,190 61,400 68,006

Minnesota.................. 5,845 10.5 4,270 3,301 5,384 887 548 409,255 378,392 87,306 70,018

Mississippi................ 2,296 10.9 1,813 1,571 2,182 228 141 166,274 152,921 35,770 72,419

Missouri..................... 9,199 10.8 7,183 6,004 8,650 1,154 709 637,138 599,106 142,069 69,262

Montana..................... 3,665 11.0 2,934 2,307 3,517 436 328 268,447 250,119 57,559 73,246

Nebraska................... 13,820 11.0 11,103 9,685 13,118 1,451 926 1,015,826 933,011 216,859 73,504

Nevada....................... 800 10.6 624 593 736 91 43 57,314 53,599 12,180 71,642

New Hampshire........ 428 10.8 334 301 406 22 13 31,421 28,596 6,616 73,413

New Jersey................ 8,738 11.1 7,100 6,559 8,368 578 347 626,986 579,506 138,170 71,754

New Mexico............... 2,149 10.7 1,674 1,421 1,998 262 158 153,841 141,347 33,042 71,587

(thousands)

All employees Creditable Compensation 

Table D13.--All employees, new entrants, employees qualified for RUIA benefits, and related data, by state, 2014 
 

 New entrants

With

Average With 12 months sufficient Qualified Qualified Average

months of service service for for RUIA for RUIA tier I

States Total of service in 2014 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA in year

 

New York................... 17,887 11.1 14,903 13,129 17,094 1,400 834 $1,442,193 $1,265,631 $284,173 $80,628

North Carolina.......... 3,165 10.9 2,560 2,195 2,977 230 106 208,134 198,153 49,411 65,761

North Dakota............. 2,577 10.3 1,869 1,405 2,363 437 262 188,345 170,773 38,171 73,087

Ohio........................... 9,194 10.7 7,142 6,059 8,526 955 449 605,147 573,514 140,005 65,820

Oklahoma.................. 2,460 10.8 1,938 1,542 2,315 285 185 164,337 156,460 37,964 66,803

Oregon...................... 2,520 10.7 1,910 1,746 2,370 308 197 160,735 154,363 38,330 63,784

Pennsylvania............ 13,215 10.8 10,435 8,779 12,322 1,258 673 865,167 816,038 202,553 65,469

Rhode Island............. 512 11.1 409 378 500 20 15 37,241 34,886 8,208 72,737

South Carolina.......... 2,295 10.9 1,844 1,604 2,149 150 64 153,625 146,263 35,754 66,939

South Dakota............ 950 10.8 741 613 905 128 94 67,739 63,625 14,735 71,305

Tennessee................. 4,962 10.9 3,973 3,433 4,711 370 202 338,786 321,662 77,482 68,276

Texas......................... 21,465 10.9 17,168 14,303 20,313 2,240 1,384 1,607,442 1,471,667 335,163 74,887

Utah........................... 2,033 10.8 1,549 1,530 1,920 215 138 140,738 132,275 31,246 69,227

Vermont..................... 261 10.2 189 156 234 36 19 12,758 12,332 3,727 48,883

Virginia...................... 7,278 10.9 5,883 5,092 6,805 482 215 496,520 462,716 112,783 68,222

Washington............... 5,978 10.8 4,684 3,717 5,632 863 575 422,586 392,334 92,469 70,690

West Virginia............ 3,010 11.0 2,445 2,319 2,856 170 74 200,197 192,401 47,190 66,511

Wisconsin................. 4,181 10.4 2,975 2,529 3,853 642 388 301,963 275,162 62,078 72,223

Wyoming................... 2,981 10.8 2,338 2,167 2,788 347 207 216,824 202,351 45,958 72,735

Military....................... 4 10.5 3 3 4 1 1 282 252 61 70,448

Foreign...................... 646 5.4 91 207 211 140 16 4,668 4,441 2,571 7,226

Unknown................... 1,907 8.4 860 118 1,420 988 550 81,927 77,662 22,029 42,961

Total........................... 270,451 10.8 212,945 182,446 254,243 27,218 15,862 $18,986,558 $17,615,397 $4,177,913 $70,203

NOTE: Foreign includes U.S. territories.

Table D13.--All employees, new entrants, employees qualified for RUIA benefits, and related data, by state, 2014 - Continued

All employees Creditable Compensation 

(thousands)
0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

1-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100-499 500-999 1,000-

1,999

2,000-

9,999

20,000

& over

Table D14.--Employers in 2014, by number of employees

Number of Employees
Class I Railroads, 2.8%

Class II Railroads, 2.8%

Class III Railroads and 

Switching & Terminal 

Companies, 81.2%

Car Loan Companies, 0.6%

Miscellaneous Employers[1], 

12.6%

Table D15.--Percentage of employers in 2014, by class of employer

1 Includes labor organizations, lessor companies,

 employer associations and miscellaneous carrier

 affiliates.

There were 618 reporting 

employers in calendar year 

2014.