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 2011 were $106,800 and $79,200, respectively. For 2012, the tier I limit increased to 

$110,100 per year, while the tier II limit was $81,900 per year. Under the unemployment program, the taxable earnings 

base was the first $1,330 of each employee’s monthly earnings in 2011 and $1,365 in 2012. 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.

Note: Due to the addition of a new table of employees by state, D13, the employer tables formerly titled D13 and D14 

have been renamed to D14 and D15, respectively.

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 2011, the deflator percent was 57.71.

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, 1937-2011

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, 1937-2011 - 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 10,848 231 205 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, 1937-2011 - 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 12,175 212 186 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 16,202 90.5 14,995 206 183 14,063 12,731 

2009.............................. 251 223 16,209 15,340 94.6 14,279 195 172 12,654 11,976 

2010.............................. 247 221 16,257 15,438 95.0 14,384 194 172 12,799 12,154 

2011.............................. 258 229 17,854 16,570 92.8 15,260 203 179 14,158 13,140 

 

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, 1982-2011 (In thousands)

Number by employment status

In service

Separated in following New

Year Total1 Females during year year entrants Reentrants

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 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 (2) (2) 25 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, 2002-2011

 

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

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 

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

 

CLASS I RAILROADS

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 

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

 

 
 

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

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 

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

 

EMPLOYEES AGE 60 OR OLDER

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 

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

1

 Calendar year 2011 total includes almost 53,000 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, 2002-2011 (In thousands)
Table D5.--Employees in 2011 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- $5,200- $6,500-

Class of employer Total1 Male Female service employees service $4,200 5,199.99 6,499.99 8,899.99 $8,900.00

 

Class I railroads..................................... 203,082 186,310 16,211 10.9 $5,879 $6,029 39,224 49,023 49,427 48,335 17,073

Class II railroads.................................... 4,949 4,443 346 10.6 5,116 5,328 1,692 1,326 1,040 692 199

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies......... 42,115 36,967 4,799 10.9 5,744 5,914 11,080 8,456 8,897 9,399 4,283

Car-loan companies............................... 1,427 1,314 113 10.7 5,322 5,569 457 428 253 134 155

Miscellaneous

 employers2..................................... 6,092 4,108 1,936 10.7 6,093 6,271 2,057 670 691 1,074 1,600

 

Total ....................................................... 257,665 233,142 23,405 10.9 $5,845 $6,000 54,510 59,903 60,308 59,634 23,310

 

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, 2011

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 2011 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA

CLASS OF EMPLOYER 

Class I railroads........................................................ 203,082 159,633 149,804 192,775 20,673 13,489 $12,970,772 $12,095,871 $2,916,393

Class II railroads....................................................... 4,949 3,767 3,550 4,524 450 260 269,128 257,556 68,194

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies........................... 42,115 33,904 30,594 39,637 2,962 1,643 2,640,305 2,434,075 601,450

Car-loan companies.................................................. 1,427 1,088 993 1,347 227 168 81,287 76,082 20,159

Miscellaneous employers1.................................... 6,092 4,738 3,389 5,490 772 442 395,644 342,657 83,114

 Total........................................................................ 257,665 203,130 188,330 243,773 25,084 16,002 $16,357,136 $15,206,241 $3,689,310

 

SELECTED EMPLOYERS 

BNSF Railway Co...................................................... 45,653 36,330 34,403 43,135 5,239 3,638 $3,137,165 $2,856,787 $654,638

Canadian National, U.S. Operations

 Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Co.................. 79 58 58 75 7 4 4,317 4,242 1,069

 Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad Co............ 262 228 226 253 9 4 18,579 16,745 3,922

 Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Co...... 413 291 223 394 74 64 28,623 25,774 5,678

 Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway Co........... 106 86 79 100 11 7 8,650 7,569 1,528

 Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Co................... 236 177 154 227 31 25 14,273 13,796 3,287

 Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co....................... 979 724 785 928 96 60 67,532 60,969 13,771

 Illinois Central Railroad Co.................................. 4,083 3,278 3,131 3,966 269 199 292,406 261,411 59,659

 Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock Co...................... 32 17 30 27 ..... ..... 1,211 1,211 347

 Wisconsin Central LTD......................................... 1,355 1,061 1,117 1,299 109 71 90,291 83,099 19,400

Canadian Pacific, Soo Line Corporation

 Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp....... 1,288 767 689 1,131 300 171 61,995 60,606 16,279

 Delaware and Hudson Railway Co. Inc................ 572 390 383 531 89 54 31,371 30,048 7,861

 Soo Line Railroad Co........................................... 3,301 2,371 2,144 3,073 551 365 191,853 181,711 45,598

CSX Transportation Inc............................................ 33,533 25,049 24,000 31,271 3,925 2,281 2,092,250 1,961,106 472,193

Kansas City Southern Railway Co........................... 2,992 2,364 2,053 2,795 326 182 186,349 175,685 42,536

 Gateway Eastern Railway Co............................... 10 10 8 10 ..... ..... 611 607 160

 Texas Mexican Railway Co................................... 215 143 143 192 40 20 13,692 12,446 2,860

National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak).......... 22,098 17,704 15,645 21,205 1,554 948 1,373,520 1,284,454 321,445

Norfolk Southern Corp............................................. 33,197 26,195 23,061 31,781 3,770 2,614 1,990,779 1,896,584 477,759

Union Pacific Railroad Co........................................ 52,678 42,390 41,472 50,382 4,273 2,782 3,365,306 3,161,020 766,403

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 2011, by class of employer and amount of creditable compensation

Number by amount of creditable compensation

Under $21,000- $40,500- $49,500- $54,000- $58,500- $63,500- $69,000- $75,000- $82,500- $91,500-

Class of employer Total $21,000 40,499 49,499 53,999 58,499 63,499 68,999 74,999 82,499 91,499 106,799 $106,800

 

Class I railroads................................... 203,082 15,727 16,508 16,679 17,810 16,592 17,104 17,849 17,008 18,271 17,702 17,314 14,518

Class II railroads.................................. 4,949 625 583 671 494 468 447 363 333 294 253 245 173

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies...... 42,115 4,125 4,221 4,000 2,933 3,063 3,127 3,187 3,238 3,385 3,253 3,711 3,872

Car-loan companies............................ 1,427 157 189 136 117 225 112 113 86 57 47 50 138

Miscellaneous employers1................. 6,092 815 805 633 283 241 259 254 236 280 317 498 1,471

Total..................................................... 257,665 21,449 22,306 22,119 21,637 20,589 21,049 21,766 20,901 22,287 21,572 21,818 20,172

 

 

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..................................... 203,082 159,633 6,686 4,790 4,424 3,865 3,835 3,719 3,458 3,169 3,368 3,067 3,068

Class II railroads ................................... 4,949 3,767 131 124 115 100 109 88 97 121 114 97 86

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies........ 42,115 33,904 1,038 944 839 728 630 690 678 659 694 649 662

Car-loan companies............................... 1,427 1,088 36 36 53 22 20 51 29 21 22 20 29

Miscellaneous employers1................... 6,092 4,738 156 116 104 105 96 140 108 153 130 123 123

Total........................................................ 257,665 203,130 8,047 6,010 5,535 4,820 4,690 4,688 4,370 4,123 4,328 3,956 3,968

 

1

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

Table D8.--Employees in 2011, by class of employer and months of service
Table D9.--Employees in 2011, 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..................... 11,433 9,583 1,272 9,309 646 431 227 151 127 542 

$10,000.00-$19,999.99............. 9,143 7,943 1,042 6,883 560 318 177 125 112 968

$20,000.00-$29,999.99............. 9,037 7,838 1,043 6,250 791 461 277 192 156 910

$30,000.00-$39,999.99............. 13,282 11,289 1,880 7,756 1,815 960 551 374 282 1,544

$40,000.00-$42,499.99............. 4,623 3,870 736 2,297 788 437 257 154 135 555

$42,500.00-$44,999.99............. 5,393 4,516 867 2,324 1,027 623 343 204 200 672

$45,000.00-$47,499.99............. 6,439 5,385 1,041 2,441 1,293 741 448 311 311 894

$47,500.00-$49,999.99............. 8,552 7,394 1,146 2,734 1,817 1,150 645 488 453 1,265

$50,000.00-$52,499.99............. 12,117 10,759 1,347 3,060 2,656 1,548 1,070 720 798 2,265

$52,500.00-$54,999.99............. 12,179 10,898 1,273 2,974 2,994 1,659 969 715 702 2,166

$55,000.00-$57,499.99............. 11,537 10,482 1,050 2,873 3,032 1,558 944 653 626 1,851

$57,500.00-$59,999.99............. 10,883 9,903 975 2,659 2,965 1,558 809 645 565 1,682

$60,000.00-$62,499.99............. 10,423 9,582 836 2,390 2,996 1,476 792 573 536 1,660

$62,500.00-$64,999.99............. 10,188 9,376 809 2,247 2,904 1,481 869 545 513 1,629

$65,000.00-$67,499.99............. 9,963 9,220 741 1,990 2,869 1,524 850 580 505 1,645

$67,500.00-$69,999.99............. 9,369 8,753 616 1,536 2,783 1,531 839 581 442 1,657

$70,000.00-$72,499.99............. 8,988 8,425 563 1,431 2,597 1,569 908 503 445 1,535

$72,500.00-$74,999.99............. 8,267 7,721 542 1,294 2,366 1,454 812 464 401 1,476

$75,000.00-$77,499.99............. 7,958 7,451 506 1,028 2,244 1,503 811 483 379 1,510

$77,500.00-$79,999.99............. 7,283 6,793 489 855 1,987 1,461 813 487 315 1,365

$80,000.00-$82,499.99............. 7,046 6,616 428 755 1,882 1,464 806 425 342 1,372

$82,500.00-$84,999.99............. 6,717 6,295 420 609 1,676 1,413 838 472 336 1,373

$85,000.00-$87,499.99............. 6,223 5,851 371 505 1,453 1,264 809 459 320 1,413

$87,500.00-$89,999.99............. 5,560 5,211 349 402 1,223 1,149 736 408 293 1,349

$90,000.00-$94,999.99............. 9,484 8,899 584 581 1,871 1,891 1,327 738 519 2,557

$95,000.00-$99,999.99............. 7,510 7,066 442 403 1,194 1,452 1,045 608 427 2,381

$100,000.00-$106,799.99......... 7,896 7,438 456 381 1,034 1,333 1,077 678 505 2,888

$106,800.00.............................. 20,172 18,585 1,581 1,059 1,955 2,796 2,538 1,893 1,650 8,281

Total.......................................... 257,665 233,142 23,405 69,026 2

53,418 36,205 22,587 14,629 12,395 49,405

 

 

1

 Includes employees whose sex was not reported.

2

 Includes 53,109 employees with 5 or more years of railroad service after calendar year 1995.
Table D10.--Employees in 2011, by amount of creditable compensation or sex and by age 

 

Age on birthday in 2011

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............... 11,433 241 1,720 1,850 1,628 1,333 1,153 920 723 585 554 110 33 

$10,000.00-$19,999.99....... 9,143 125 1,363 1,669 1,291 1,048 854 649 532 482 857 92 22 

$20,000.00-$29,999.99....... 9,037 59 1,131 1,541 1,337 1,061 893 728 562 654 777 118 20 

$30,000.00-$39,999.99....... 13,282 51 1,262 2,060 1,896 1,599 1,434 1,146 1,064 1,079 1,361 188 28 

$40,000.00-$44,999.99....... 10,016 15 652 1,376 1,328 1,258 1,188 965 1,005 1,075 921 168 38 

$45,000.00-$49,999.99....... 14,991 16 675 1,665 1,898 1,781 1,836 1,591 1,819 2,302 1,154 189 38 

$50,000.00-$52,499.99....... 12,117 5 358 1,031 1,394 1,370 1,458 1,296 1,732 2,395 908 132 26 

$52,500.00-$54,999.99....... 12,179 5 305 1,090 1,484 1,425 1,514 1,337 1,635 2,303 893 149 30 

$55,000.00-$57,499.99....... 11,537 5 292 1,126 1,461 1,434 1,469 1,288 1,616 1,978 740 104 19 

$57,500.00-$59,999.99....... 10,883 4 219 1,048 1,435 1,418 1,496 1,263 1,468 1,755 655 97 20 

$60,000.00-$62,499.99....... 10,423 1 186 978 1,374 1,384 1,425 1,284 1,318 1,710 668 74 14 

$62,500.00-$64,999.99....... 10,188 2 194 971 1,342 1,371 1,409 1,182 1,362 1,673 581 83 14 

$65,000.00-$67,499.99....... 9,963 ... 141 880 1,314 1,360 1,456 1,171 1,352 1,660 533 83 11 

$67,500.00-$69,999.99....... 9,369 ... 102 712 1,194 1,330 1,417 1,139 1,298 1,554 535 80 8 

$70,000.00-$72,499.99....... 8,988 ... 88 654 1,115 1,324 1,391 1,134 1,207 1,503 490 71 9 

$72,500.00-$74,999.99....... 8,267 1 86 564 1,032 1,183 1,266 1,051 1,116 1,411 480 63 10 

$75,000.00-$77,499.99....... 7,958 ... 59 477 986 1,136 1,165 1,063 1,162 1,379 471 48 11 

$77,500.00-$79,999.99....... 7,283 ... 44 403 857 1,080 1,146 954 1,072 1,257 405 56 8 

$80,000.00-$82,499.99....... 7,046 ... 33 350 795 1,091 1,108 932 1,001 1,245 424 57 8 

$82,500.00-$84,999.99....... 6,717 ... 30 285 700 978 1,055 917 998 1,281 419 48 3 

$85,000.00-$89,999.99....... 11,783 ... 52 457 1,010 1,564 1,855 1,607 1,892 2,378 836 111 18 

$90,000.00-$94,999.99....... 9,484 ... 21 269 764 1,156 1,390 1,325 1,568 2,133 755 88 14 

$95,000.00-$99,999.99....... 7,510 ... 20 157 507 819 1,067 1,034 1,293 1,895 630 71 11 

$100,000.00-$106,799.99... 7,896 ... 10 135 440 764 1,062 1,037 1,386 2,186 764 95 13 

$106,800.00......................... 20,172 ... 4 183 726 1,440 2,413 2,672 3,819 5,920 2,517 394 77 

ALL EMPLOYEES

Male.................................... 233,142 491 8,194 20,085 26,867 29,142 30,921 26,381 30,530 40,304 17,413 2,366 424 

Female............................... 23,405 39 853 1,846 2,441 2,565 2,999 3,304 3,470 3,489 1,915 403 79 

Total1................................. 257,665 530 9,047 21,931 29,308 31,707 33,920 29,685 34,000 43,793 19,328 2,769 503 

 

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 2011 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 

Under 20. . . . . . . . . 530 100 530 100 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

20 to 24. . . . . . . . . . 9,047 100 9,047 100 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

25 to 29. . . . . . . . . . 21,931 100 21,832 100 99 (1) ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

30 to 34. . . . . . . . . . 29,308 100 25,201 86 3,968 14 139 (1) ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

35 to 39. . . . . . . . . . 31,707 100 20,340 64 8,053 25 3,225 10 89 (1) ....... ... ....... ... 

40 to 44. . . . . . . . . . 33,920 100 17,097 50 8,316 25 6,134 18 2,333 7 40 (1) ....... ... 

45 to 49. . . . . . . . . . 29,685 100 12,765 43 6,218 21 4,933 17 4,047 14 1,581 5 141 (1)

50 to 54. . . . . . . . . . 34,000 100 8,327 24 4,703 14 3,802 11 3,631 11 4,498 13 9,039 27 

55 to 59. . . . . . . . . . 43,793 100 4,156 9 3,064 7 2,614 6 2,762 6 4,030 9 27,167 62 

60 to 64. . . . . . . . . . 19,328 100 1,648 9 1,374 7 1,371 7 1,403 7 1,911 10 11,621 60 

65 to 69. . . . . . . . . . 2,769 100 328 12 337 12 315 11 313 11 284 10 1,192 43 

70 and older. . . . . . 503 100 68 14 50 10 43 9 48 10 50 10 244 49 

 

Median age

ALL EMPLOYEES

Male. . . . . . . . . . . . . 233,142 100 109,559 47 32,120 14 20,547 9 12,761 5 11,260 5 46,895 20 

Female. . . . . . . . . . . 23,405 100 11,791 50 4,067 17 2,035 9 1,868 8 1,135 5 2,509 11 

 

Total2. . . . . . . . . . . . 257,665 100 3

122,444 48 36,205 14 22,587 9 14,629 6 12,395 5 49,405 19 

 

1

 Less than 0.5 percent.

2

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

3

 Includes 53,109 employees with 5 or more years of railroad service after calendar year 1995.

NOTE.-- The median age was 45 years for male employees and 46 years for female employees.

Table D11.--Employees in 2011, by age or sex and by completed years of service

45 35 43 46 51 55 57

Completed years of service
Table D12.--Employees in 2011, 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......................... 49,405 19 46,895 20 2,509 11 

25 to 29 ............................... 12,395 24 11,260 25 1,135 16 

20 to 24 ............................... 14,629 30 12,761 30 1,868 24 

15 to 19 ............................... 22,587 38 20,547 39 2,035 32 

10 to 14 ............................... 36,205 52 32,120 53 4,067 50 

9........................................... 6,455 55 5,823 56 629 52 

8........................................... 7,952 58 7,338 59 603 55 

7........................................... 12,828 63 11,921 64 903 59 

6........................................... 13,112 68 12,068 69 1,033 63 

5........................................... 13,071 73 11,792 74 1,260 69 

4........................................... 11,587 78 10,317 78 1,253 74 

3........................................... 12,087 82 10,593 83 1,453 80 

2........................................... 7,229 85 6,298 86 882 84 

1........................................... 13,504 90 11,779 91 1,561 91 

Less than 1......................... 24,619 100 21,630 100 2,214 100 

 

Total.................................... 257,665 100 233,142 100 23,405 100 

 

 

1

 Includes employees whose sex was not reported.
Table D13.--All employees, new entrants, employees qualified for RUIA benefits, and related data, by state, 20

All employees New entrants Credita

With 

Average With 12 months sufficient Qualified Qualified (thousa

months of service service for for RUIA for RUIA 

States Total of service in 2011 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier 

Alabama..................... 4,189 10.9 3,328 2,978 4,001 365 238 $256,333 $243

Alaska........................ 119 9.9 64 73 97 14 4 5,031 4

Arizona....................... 3,109 11.1 2,553 2,596 2,994 172 115 210,003 192

Arkansas.................... 3,747 11.0 3,038 2,863 3,605 336 246 225,276 214

California................... 13,069 11.1 10,615 10,332 12,568 757 506 815,032 763

Colorado.................... 3,664 10.8 2,851 2,716 3,430 408 253 232,517 214

Connecticut............... 2,489 11.4 2,160 1,784 2,429 108 76 185,103 165

Delaware.................... 1,462 11.3 1,225 1,111 1,437 46 38 93,616 88

Washington DC......... 315 10.9 242 196 300 26 15 19,898 18

Florida........................ 7,261 10.9 5,760 5,227 6,913 580 362 484,849 437

Georgia...................... 8,514 10.8 6,621 5,837 8,050 914 600 517,652 486

Hawaii........................ 7 7.3 3 6 7 ..... ..... 400 

Idaho.......................... 1,565 10.8 1,197 1,156 1,474 151 90 92,359 88

Illinois........................ 19,234 10.8 15,091 13,824 18,177 2,022 1,284 1,211,863 1,134

Indiana....................... 8,569 10.8 6,675 6,126 8,109 861 519 516,617 491

Iowa............................ 4,158 10.9 3,287 3,230 3,947 340 222 269,362 250

Kansas....................... 6,171 10.9 4,929 4,608 5,832 609 390 394,996 364

Kentucky.................... 4,968 10.8 3,830 3,669 4,709 467 299 298,494 285

Louisiana................... 3,752 10.8 2,918 2,704 3,521 408 240 226,166 213

Maine......................... 668 10.6 486 489 629 38 22 34,518 33

Maryland.................... 4,715 11.0 3,792 3,423 4,519 369 234 309,300 284

Massachusetts.......... 3,294 11.1 2,731 2,430 3,176 181 116 222,043 205

Michigan.................... 4,046 10.6 2,991 2,944 3,796 466 294 243,925 227

Minnesota.................. 5,419 10.6 4,034 3,583 5,062 828 559 331,006 309

Mississippi................ 2,196 10.9 1,763 1,598 2,096 195 139 139,914 130

Missouri..................... 8,359 10.8 6,553 6,174 7,930 858 586 526,998 494

Montana..................... 3,184 10.9 2,479 2,377 3,039 377 292 203,619 190

Nebraska.................... 13,294 11.0 10,755 10,186 12,719 1,225 847 884,143 811

Nevada....................... 788 10.8 612 654 754 52 34 49,770 47

New Hampshire......... 390 10.8 304 290 365 31 17 25,478 23

New Jersey................ 8,177 11.2 6,913 6,261 7,899 346 187 563,366 517

New Mexico............... 1,915 11.0 1,576 1,582 1,810 142 87 130,400 118
Table D13.--All employees, new entrants, employees qualified for RUIA benefits, and related data, by state, 2011 - C

All employees New entrants Credita

With 

Average With 12 months sufficient Qualified Qualified (thousa

months of service service for for RUIA for RUIA 

States Total of service in 2011 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier 

New York................... 16,730 11.2 14,152 12,722 16,131 935 516 $1,198,485 $1,07

North Carolina........... 3,155 10.8 2,424 2,201 2,995 300 203 186,393 17

North Dakota............. 2,137 10.8 1,627 1,561 2,022 289 209 139,657 12

Ohio............................ 9,095 10.7 6,895 6,321 8,566 1,187 798 537,558 51

Oklahoma.................. 2,303 10.5 1,751 1,591 2,100 360 217 133,022 12

Oregon....................... 2,377 10.9 1,883 1,867 2,251 183 117 140,648 13

Pennsylvania............. 12,862 10.9 10,270 9,369 12,274 978 611 785,745 73

Rhode Island............. 482 11.5 411 354 477 14 12 33,827 3

South Carolina.......... 2,265 10.7 1,743 1,631 2,152 234 161 136,542 12

South Dakota............. 1,021 10.3 720 692 928 156 92 61,707 5

Tennessee................. 5,040 10.7 3,833 3,487 4,740 577 366 300,596 28

Texas.......................... 19,141 11.0 15,535 14,833 18,205 1,704 1,124 1,329,140 1,20

Utah............................ 1,938 11.2 1,624 1,670 1,873 84 43 127,142 11

Vermont..................... 274 10.3 200 159 248 47 33 12,580 1

Virginia....................... 7,642 10.8 5,996 5,131 7,229 841 583 472,712 43

Washington............... 5,120 11.0 4,139 3,781 4,899 534 384 333,214 31

West Virginia............. 3,345 10.9 2,592 2,430 3,190 314 204 198,727 19

Wisconsin.................. 3,770 10.7 2,822 2,782 3,541 455 299 234,351 21

Wyoming.................... 3,087 10.9 2,478 2,439 2,909 269 162 203,500 19

Military....................... 4 6.3 ..... 1 3 ..... ..... 149 

Foreign....................... 629 6.2 86 253 165 70 7 4,152 

Unknown................... 2,441 6.6 573 28 1,481 1,861 950 67,242 6

Total........................... 257,665 10.9 203,130 188,330 243,773 25,084 16,002 $16,357,136 $15,20
0

50

100

150

200

250

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

1,999

2,000-

9,999

20,000 

& over

Table D14.--Employers in 2011, by number of employees

Number of Employees
Class I Railroads, 3.3%

Class II Railroads, 2.6%

Class III Railroads and 

Switching & Terminal 

Companies, 79.6%

Car Loan Companies, 0.7%

Miscellaneous Employers[1], 

13.7%

Table D15.--Percentage of employers in 2011, by class of employer

1 Includes labor organizations, lessor companies,

 employer associations and miscellaneous carrier

 affiliates.

There were 604 reporting 

employers in calendar year 

2011.