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 2009 and 2010 were $106,800 and $79,200, respectively. Under the unemployment 

program, the taxable earnings base was the first $1,330 of each employee’s monthly earnings in 2009 and 2010. 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 2009, the deflator percent was 66.00.

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 shortly 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, 1937-2009

All employees Class I railroad employees

Number Compensation Number Compensation

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

Taxable1

Aggregate Percent

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

 

 

1937.............................. 1,996 1,279 $2,294 $2,264 98.7 . . . . . 1,758 1,115 $1,985 $1,959 

1938.............................. 1,617 1,093 2,047 2,008 98.1 . . . . . 1,404 939 1,746 1,713 

1939.............................. 1,666 1,151 2,180 2,145 98.4 . . . . . 1,427 988 1,863 1,833 

1940.............................. 1,708 1,195 2,280 2,248 98.6 . . . . . 1,453 1,027 1,964 1,936 

1941.............................. 2,052 1,322 2,697 2,657 98.5 . . . . . 1,762 1,140 2,332 2,297 

1942.............................. 2,587 1,470 3,394 3,302 97.3 . . . . . 2,209 1,271 2,932 2,853 

1943.............................. 2,887 1,591 4,100 3,944 96.2 . . . . . 2,391 1,355 3,521 3,387 

1944.............................. 2,903 1,670 4,523 4,301 95.1 . . . . . 2,325 1,415 3,858 3,669 

1945.............................. 3,014 1,680 4,530 4,340 95.8 . . . . . 2,414 1,420 3,862 3,700 

1946.............................. 2,658 1,622 4,883 4,639 95.0 . . . . . 2,198 1,359 4,171 3,963 

1947.............................. 2,470 1,598 5,113 4,750 92.9 . . . . . 2,072 1,352 4,352 4,036 

1948.............................. 2,339 1,558 5,539 4,952 89.4 . . . . . 1,984 1,327 4,769 4,233 

1949.............................. 2,112 1,403 5,133 4,609 89.8 . . . . . 1,802 1,192 4,419 3,926 

1950.............................. 2,073 1,421 5,327 4,704 88.3 . . . . . 1,772 1,220 4,594 4,042 

1951.............................. 2,103 1,476 6,101 5,111 83.8 . . . . . 1,796 1,276 5,273 4,409 

1952.............................. 2,045 1,429 6,185 5,046 81.6 . . . . . 1,733 1,226 5,327 4,333 

1953.............................. 1,982 1,405 6,147 4,989 81.2 . . . . . 1,679 1,206 5,325 4,282 

1954.............................. 1,690 1,250 5,630 4,707 83.6 . . . . . 1,424 1,064 4,854 4,016 

1955.............................. 1,694 1,239 5,801 4,925 84.9 . . . . . 1,433 1,058 4,992 4,214 

1956.............................. 1,647 1,220 6,206 5,060 81.5 . . . . . 1,388 1,043 5,325 4,307 

1957.............................. 1,510 1,150 6,177 4,859 78.7 . . . . . 1,278 986 5,358 4,166 

1958.............................. 1,321 984 5,722 4,246 74.2 . . . . . 1,115 841 4,930 3,626 

1959.............................. 1,242 949 5,751 4,377 76.1 . . . . . 1,050 816 4,986 3,768 

1960.............................. 1,177 909 5,648 4,404 78.0 . . . . . 995 780 4,894 3,793 

1961.............................. 1,082 836 5,345 4,076 76.3 . . . . . 911 718 4,624 3,488 

1962.............................. 1,033 815 5,381 3,991 74.2 . . . . . 869 700 4,662 3,422 

1963.............................. 1,011 790 5,350 3,955 73.9 . . . . . 852 680 4,630 3,402 

1964.............................. 990 775 5,446 4,211 77.3 . . . . . 827 665 4,698 3,606 

1965.............................. 969 753 5,590 4,140 74.1 . . . . . 799 640 4,793 3,522 

1966.............................. 955 741 5,676 4,719 83.1 . . . . . 793 631 4,879 4,040 

 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table D1.--Number of employees and their compensation, for all employers and class I railroads, 1937-2009 - Continued

All employees Class I railroad employees

Number Compensation Number Compensation

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

Taxable1

Aggregate Percent

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

 

1967.............................. 911 713 $5,734 $4,613 80.4 . . . . . 767 610 $4,934 $3,954 

1968.............................. 879 683 5,878 5,000 85.1 . . . . . 747 591 5,111 4,338 

1969.............................. 865 659 6,092 4,966 81.5 . . . . . 742 578 5,363 4,354 

1970.............................. 825 640 6,281 4,896 77.9 . . . . . 719 566 5,557 4,319 

1971.............................. 774 611 6,602 4,830 73.2 . . . . . 680 544 5,895 4,300 

1972.............................. 737 589 7,156 5,350 74.8 . . . . . 652 527 6,435 4,792 

1973.............................. 726 584 7,936 6,265 78.9 . . . . . 645 524 7,134 5,635 

1974.............................. 739 592 8,399 7,271 86.6 . . . . . 661 533 7,576 6,570 

1975.............................. 678 548 8,346 7,112 85.2 . . . . . 609 497 7,563 6,478 

1976.............................. 661 540 9,262 7,848 84.7 . . . . . 606 496 8,494 7,238 

1977.............................. 655 546 10,038 8,495 84.6 . . . . . 602 503 9,224 7,854 

1978.............................. 667 542 10,938 9,020 82.5 . . . . . 602 491 9,909 8,203 

1979.............................. 675 554 12,472 11,168 89.5 $10,120 610 503 11,300 10,183 

1980.............................. 636 532 13,129 11,870 90.4 10,520 568 480 11,784 10,804 

1981.............................. 603 503 13,368 12,402 92.8 10,849 545 457 12,106 11,338 

1982.............................. 555 440 12,501 11,797 94.4 10,332 498 398 11,354 10,715 

1983.............................. 497 395 12,349 11,724 94.9 10,257 428 343 10,797 10,250 

1984.............................. 474 395 12,949 12,346 95.3 10,783 411 345 11,421 10,890 

1985.............................. 452 372 12,736 12,117 95.1 10,807 384 323 11,138 10,597 

1986.............................. 423 342 12,496 11,958 95.7 10,687 358 293 10,830 10,364 

1987.............................. 400 320 12,529 11,881 94.8 10,481 335 271 10,707 10,154 

1988.............................. 374 312 12,193 11,660 95.6 10,264 306 258 10,260 9,810 

1989.............................. 355 308 12,128 11,513 94.9 10,262 288 251 10,057 9,547 

1990.............................. 341 296 11,828 11,377 96.2 10,221 275 241 9,696 9,326 

1991.............................. 327 285 12,032 11,560 96.1 10,328 265 231 9,918 9,528 

1992.............................. 318 276 12,696 11,896 93.7 10,573 256 223 10,453 9,794 

1993.............................. 310 271 12,420 11,716 94.3 10,490 248 217 10,189 9,611 

1994.............................. 305 266 12,490 11,884 95.1 10,664 245 214 10,210 9,715 

1995.............................. 298 265 12,551 11,913 94.9 10,641 238 212 10,200 9,682 

1996.............................. 290 257 12,880 12,221 94.9 10,848 231 205 10,474 9,938 

See footnotes at end of table.
Table D1.--Number of employees and their compensation, for all employers and class I railroads, 1937-2009 - Continued

All employees Class I railroad employees

Number Compensation Number Compensation

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

Taxable1

Aggregate Percent

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

 

1997.............................. 287 253 $13,149 $12,505 95.1 $11,146 229 201 $10,669 $10,146 

1998.............................. 295 256 14,062 13,161 93.6 11,721 236 205 11,496 10,760 

1999.............................. 291 256 14,170 13,321 94.0 12,043 232 204 11,521 10,830 

2000.............................. 283 246 14,014 13,358 95.3 12,181 223 194 11,191 10,667 

2001.............................. 271 238 13,704 13,244 96.6 12,175 212 186 10,886 10,521 

2002.............................. 263 229 13,562 13,112 96.7 12,129 207 179 10,825 10,467 

2003.............................. 255 225 13,877 13,261 95.6 12,212 199 175 10,930 10,445 

2004.............................. 259 227 14,603 13,870 95.0 12,670 202 176 11,548 10,969 

2005.............................. 263 232 15,416 14,564 94.5 13,334 207 181 12,263 11,586 

2006.............................. 269 236 16,152 15,032 93.1 13,859 211 185 12,841 11,950 

2007.............................. 267 237 16,837 15,616 92.7 14,426 209 185 13,294 12,330 

2008.............................. 265 235 17,896 16,200 90.5 14,993 206 183 14,062 12,730 

2009.............................. 251 223 16,204 15,335 94.6 14,274 195 172 12,650 11,972 

 

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, 1980-2009 (In thousands)

Number by employment status

In service

Separated in following New

Year Total1 Females during year year entrants Reentrants

1980................................. 636 49 61 575 32 5 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2009................................. 251 23 (2) (2) 6 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, 2000-2009

 

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

2000..................................... 283 11.0 $4,248 $46,580 229 $4,370 $52,445 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

CLASS I RAILROADS

2000..................................... 223 11.1 $4,281 $47,324 182 $4,393 $52,712 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 
 

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

2000..................................... 283 100 95 34 43 15 97 34 48 17 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

EMPLOYEES AGE 60 OR OLDER

2000..................................... 17 100 1 5 1 8 4 26 10 60 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1

 Calendar year 2009 total includes 41,300 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, 2000-2009 (In thousands)
Table D5.--Employees in 2009 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 $4,100- $5,000- $6,300-

Class of employer Total1 Male Female service employees service $4,100 4,999.99 6,299.99 8,899.99 $8,900.00

 

Class I railroads..................................... 195,329 179,770 15,423 10.9 $5,532 $5,686 43,893 48,685 45,739 43,898 13,114

Class II railroads.................................... 7,267 6,602 488 10.7 4,718 4,880 2,941 1,938 1,390 780 218

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies......... 41,946 36,724 4,892 10.9 5,561 5,729 12,128 7,585 8,488 10,498 3,247

Car-loan companies............................... 1,518 1,386 132 10.0 4,907 5,180 480 441 245 227 125

Miscellaneous

 employers2..................................... 4,880 3,226 1,612 10.8 6,271 6,382 1,444 459 555 1,012 1,410

 

Total ....................................................... 250,940 227,708 22,547 10.9 $5,525 $5,682 60,886 59,108 56,417 56,415 18,114

 

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, 2009

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 2009 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA

CLASS OF EMPLOYER 

Class I railroads........................................................ 195,329 155,127 146,417 187,134 3,517 2,324 $11,809,057 $11,148,057 $2,807,447

Class II railroads....................................................... 7,267 5,463 5,098 6,816 235 144 365,586 355,670 100,855

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies........................... 41,946 33,736 29,833 39,501 2,089 1,108 2,547,492 2,356,389 598,267

Car-loan companies.................................................. 1,518 984 1,282 1,294 14 9 74,506 70,136 19,346

Miscellaneous employers1.................................... 4,880 3,975 3,218 4,400 311 138 330,154 282,738 66,995

 Total........................................................................ 250,940 199,285 185,848 239,145 6,166 3,723 $15,126,796 $14,212,990 $3,592,909

 

SELECTED EMPLOYERS 

BNSF Railway Co...................................................... 43,622 35,018 32,475 41,443 487 344 $2,781,028 $2,598,996 $624,905

Canadian National, U.S. Operations

 Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Co.................. 102 77 85 94 2 ..... 5,748 5,567 1,393

 Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad Co............ 251 202 210 244 3 ..... 17,305 15,666 3,707

 Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway Co....... 309 229 234 298 2 2 18,057 17,318 4,307

 Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway Co........... 135 113 104 132 1 ..... 9,769 9,225 2,020

 Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Co................... 180 41 147 167 ..... ..... 10,563 10,373 1,478

 Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co....................... 1,133 883 1,044 1,109 5 2 78,715 72,150 16,412

 Illinois Central Railroad Co.................................. 3,614 3,000 2,811 3,531 61 37 249,032 225,665 53,425

 Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock Co...................... 53 30 51 43 ..... ..... 1,982 1,847 567

 Wisconsin Central LTD......................................... 1,500 1,171 1,312 1,451 4 2 103,195 92,695 21,872

CSX Transportation Inc............................................ 32,788 25,194 24,188 30,809 243 169 1,913,201 1,824,609 461,700

Kansas City Southern Railway Co........................... 2,955 2,294 2,009 2,786 120 51 171,831 164,333 41,661

 Gateway Eastern Railway Co............................... 11 8 9 9 2 ..... 566 543 145

 Texas Mexican Railway Co................................... 186 146 129 178 7 4 11,900 11,333 2,693

National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak).......... 21,475 17,077 15,836 20,510 1,736 1,076 1,335,649 1,233,636 310,688

Norfolk Southern Corp............................................. 30,976 25,043 22,895 30,208 483 396 1,810,029 1,738,256 453,011

Soo Line Railroad Co................................................ 2,858 2,139 2,177 2,754 63 19 159,228 155,003 40,582

Union Pacific Railroad Co........................................ 53,181 42,462 40,701 51,368 298 222 3,131,260 2,970,840 766,883

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 2009, by class of employer and amount of creditable compensation

Number by amount of creditable compensation

Under $20,000- $47,000- $55,000- $60,000- $65,000- $71,000- $79,000- $89,000-

Class of employer Total $20,000 46,999 54,999 59,999 64,999 70,999 78,999 88,999 106,799 $106,800

 

Class I railroads............................................ 195,329 15,827 31,057 34,624 18,306 15,876 16,453 18,402 17,567 16,286 10,931

Class II railroads........................................... 7,267 779 2,158 1,500 696 531 477 390 347 227 162

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies............... 41,946 4,249 8,185 5,276 3,199 2,929 2,951 3,598 3,667 5,044 2,848

Car-loan companies..................................... 1,518 256 429 311 131 51 64 56 46 67 107

Miscellaneous employers1....................... 4,880 627 848 341 220 196 207 261 337 545 1,298

Total............................................................... 250,940 21,738 42,677 42,052 22,552 19,583 20,152 22,707 21,964 22,169 15,346

 

 

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..................................... 195,329 155,127 6,976 4,911 3,855 3,490 3,213 3,156 2,737 2,704 3,096 3,285 2,779

Class II railroads ................................... 7,267 5,463 231 224 249 141 136 123 122 169 146 109 154

Class III railroads and

 switching & terminal companies........ 41,946 33,736 1,192 1,002 772 668 625 620 586 625 754 680 686

Car-loan companies............................... 1,518 984 175 31 16 16 28 23 9 10 11 203 12

Miscellaneous employers1................... 4,880 3,975 76 74 76 71 71 61 75 67 89 98 147

Total........................................................ 250,940 199,285 8,650 6,242 4,968 4,386 4,073 3,983 3,529 3,575 4,096 4,375 3,778

 

1

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

Table D8.--Employees in 2009, by class of employer and months of service
Table D9.--Employees in 2009, 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 $20,000.00..................... 21,738 19,121 2,141 16,574 1,537 869 447 368 395 1,548 

$20,000.00-$29,999.99............. 9,106 8,020 1,039 5,514 1,169 592 368 225 249 989

$30,000.00-$39,999.99............. 14,928 12,773 2,135 7,670 2,405 1,332 705 463 541 1,812

$40,000.00-$42,499.99............. 5,643 4,792 846 2,416 1,041 621 343 219 286 717

$42,500.00-$44,999.99............. 6,605 5,602 996 2,398 1,394 742 474 299 413 885

$45,000.00-$47,499.99............. 8,200 6,981 1,206 2,585 1,596 971 640 471 643 1,294

$47,500.00-$49,999.99............. 11,909 10,554 1,353 3,178 2,166 1,615 943 736 1,094 2,177

$50,000.00-$52,499.99............. 15,221 13,794 1,414 3,533 2,897 2,093 1,277 843 1,383 3,195

$52,500.00-$54,999.99............. 13,117 11,901 1,208 3,133 2,769 1,862 1,051 697 1,044 2,561

$55,000.00-$57,499.99............. 11,706 10,701 1,001 2,741 2,482 1,659 955 622 900 2,347

$57,500.00-$59,999.99............. 10,846 9,914 924 2,276 2,375 1,690 883 606 878 2,138

$60,000.00-$62,499.99............. 10,140 9,348 776 2,049 2,229 1,579 788 559 808 2,128

$62,500.00-$64,999.99............. 9,443 8,731 707 1,679 2,031 1,574 809 522 774 2,054

$65,000.00-$67,499.99............. 8,854 8,224 625 1,389 1,914 1,605 789 540 734 1,883

$67,500.00-$69,999.99............. 8,187 7,684 498 1,114 1,793 1,518 785 481 626 1,870

$70,000.00-$72,499.99............. 7,692 7,171 516 1,021 1,583 1,537 677 458 608 1,808

$72,500.00-$74,999.99............. 7,420 6,949 467 853 1,454 1,509 724 424 606 1,850

$75,000.00-$77,499.99............. 6,814 6,339 470 728 1,270 1,461 698 395 516 1,746

$77,500.00-$79,999.99............. 6,570 6,123 443 639 1,127 1,422 706 402 521 1,753

$80,000.00-$84,999.99............. 11,557 10,787 765 920 1,835 2,344 1,246 741 985 3,486

$85,000.00-$89,999.99............. 9,404 8,838 560 569 1,237 1,928 1,020 608 826 3,216

$90,000.00-$94,999.99............. 7,800 7,353 441 422 884 1,343 841 581 726 3,003

$95,000.00-$99,999.99............. 5,974 5,599 371 279 657 902 600 403 623 2,510

$100,000.00-$101,999.99......... 1,947 1,810 135 70 196 287 191 162 191 850

$102,000.00-$103,999.99......... 1,883 1,740 143 73 179 303 202 164 168 794

$104,000.00-$105,999.99......... 2,089 1,959 130 83 226 367 180 248 181 804

$106,000.00-$106,799.99......... 801 749 52 31 92 141 75 90 73 299

$106,800.00.............................. 15,346 14,151 1,185 751 1,158 1,799 1,665 1,449 1,677 6,847

Total......................................... 250,940 227,708 22,547 64,688 2

41,696 35,665 20,082 13,776 18,469 56,564

 

 

1

 Includes employees whose sex was not reported.

2

 Includes 41,292 employees with 5 or more years of railroad service after calendar year 1995.
Table D10.--Employees in 2009, by amount of creditable compensation or sex and by age 

 

Age on birthday in 2009

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 $20,000.00............... 21,738 203 2,401 3,673 3,262 2,933 2,332 1,979 1,507 1,297 1,441 192 45 

$20,000.00-$29,999.99........ 9,106 19 805 1,442 1,291 1,245 950 854 767 769 791 112 11 

$30,000.00-$39,999.99........ 14,928 22 1,125 2,033 2,067 1,986 1,643 1,512 1,461 1,361 1,459 216 22 

$40,000.00-$44,999.99........ 12,248 7 643 1,483 1,597 1,621 1,407 1,307 1,488 1,509 995 149 31 

$45,000.00-$47,499.99........ 8,200 5 339 858 991 980 906 881 1,184 1,333 605 86 18 

$47,500.00-$49,999.99........ 11,909 4 373 1,042 1,291 1,461 1,296 1,333 1,909 2,247 830 98 23 

$50,000.00-$52,499.99........ 15,221 2 337 1,216 1,633 1,774 1,694 1,727 2,509 3,123 1,010 164 19 

$52,500.00-$54,999.99........ 13,117 2 301 1,129 1,439 1,649 1,491 1,520 2,155 2,483 819 108 14 

$55,000.00-$57,499.99........ 11,706 1 261 981 1,433 1,427 1,404 1,378 1,880 2,152 668 97 20 

$57,500.00-$59,999.99........ 10,846 ... 180 895 1,189 1,493 1,352 1,282 1,785 1,906 660 84 13 

$60,000.00-$62,499.99........ 10,140 ... 161 808 1,208 1,268 1,246 1,164 1,706 1,911 565 79 12 

$62,500.00-$64,999.99........ 9,443 1 130 607 1,070 1,210 1,226 1,173 1,580 1,757 602 73 10 

$65,000.00-$67,499.99........ 8,854 ... 87 562 984 1,257 1,128 1,045 1,606 1,614 493 63 10 

$67,500.00-$69,999.99........ 8,187 ... 67 472 881 1,142 1,070 1,059 1,359 1,547 504 72 9 

$70,000.00-$72,499.99........ 7,692 ... 54 424 804 1,058 1,004 1,038 1,312 1,505 429 52 7 

$72,500.00-$74,999.99........ 7,420 ... 39 352 769 1,015 943 969 1,368 1,463 450 36 12 

$75,000.00-$77,499.99........ 6,814 ... 35 310 662 956 887 900 1,205 1,375 418 53 7 

$77,500.00-$79,999.99........ 6,570 ... 25 267 617 886 875 825 1,239 1,383 405 36 9 

$80,000.00-$84,999.99........ 11,557 ... 39 380 970 1,413 1,514 1,466 2,236 2,663 764 89 20 

$85,000.00-$89,999.99........ 9,404 ... 24 211 618 1,079 1,112 1,255 1,941 2,353 693 98 14 

$90,000.00-$94,999.99........ 7,800 ... 12 140 454 814 859 993 1,639 2,100 682 85 19 

$95,000.00-$99,999.99........ 5,974 ... 2 85 278 525 663 732 1,313 1,735 539 84 16 

$100,000.00-$101,999.99.... 1,947 ... 2 23 85 170 195 233 462 554 192 27 4 

$102,000.00-$103,999.99.... 1,883 ... ... 18 88 174 207 242 420 533 179 22 ... 

$104,000.00-$105,999.99.... 2,089 ... ... 28 99 176 284 302 420 559 190 28 3 

$106,000.00-$106,799.99.... 801 ... ... 10 37 69 118 106 177 198 75 10 1 

$106,800.00......................... 15,346 ... 6 86 453 1,127 1,512 1,938 3,528 4,614 1,772 263 44 

ALL EMPLOYEES

Male.................................... 227,708 220 6,718 17,779 24,102 28,313 26,544 25,910 36,554 42,559 16,492 2,144 353 

Female............................... 22,547 46 729 1,753 2,164 2,589 2,766 3,292 3,599 3,480 1,737 331 59 

Total1................................. 250,940 266 7,448 19,535 26,270 30,908 29,318 29,213 40,156 46,044 18,230 2,476 413 

 

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 2009 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 

Under 20. . . . . . . . . 266 100 266 100 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

20 to 24. . . . . . . . . . 7,448 100 7,448 100 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

25 to 29. . . . . . . . . . 19,535 100 19,379 99 156 1 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

30 to 34. . . . . . . . . . 26,270 100 21,482 82 4,638 18 150 1 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

35 to 39. . . . . . . . . . 30,908 100 18,622 60 8,978 29 3,180 10 128 (1) ....... ... ....... ... 

40 to 44. . . . . . . . . . 29,318 100 14,688 50 7,560 26 5,079 17 1,930 7 61 (1) ....... ... 

45 to 49. . . . . . . . . . 29,213 100 11,573 40 5,995 21 4,428 15 3,840 13 2,803 10 574 2 

50 to 54. . . . . . . . . . 40,156 100 7,101 18 4,327 11 3,449 9 3,757 9 7,622 19 13,900 35 

55 to 59. . . . . . . . . . 46,044 100 3,491 8 2,637 6 2,338 5 2,595 6 5,345 12 29,638 64 

60 to 64. . . . . . . . . . 18,230 100 1,385 8 1,078 6 1,141 6 1,197 7 2,213 12 11,216 62 

65 to 69. . . . . . . . . . 2,476 100 270 11 235 9 261 11 289 12 373 15 1,048 42 

70 and older. . . . . . 413 100 52 13 41 10 43 10 39 9 51 12 187 45 

 

Median age

ALL EMPLOYEES

Male. . . . . . . . . . . . . 227,708 100 94,840 42 32,042 14 17,964 8 12,029 5 16,992 7 53,841 24 

Female. . . . . . . . . . . 22,547 100 10,894 48 3,601 16 2,108 9 1,747 8 1,476 7 2,721 12 

 

Total2. . . . . . . . . . . . 250,940 100 3

106,384 42 35,665 14 20,082 8 13,776 5 18,469 7 56,564 23 

 

1

 Less than 0.5 percent.

2

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

3

 Includes 41,292 employees with 5 or more years of railroad service after calendar year 1995.

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

Table D11.--Employees in 2009, by age or sex and by completed years of service

46 36 42 46 51 54 57
Table D12.--Employees in 2009, 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......................... 56,564 23 53,841 24 2,721 12 

25 to 29 ............................... 18,469 30 16,992 31 1,476 19 

20 to 24 ............................... 13,776 35 12,029 36 1,747 26 

15 to 19 ............................... 20,082 43 17,964 44 2,108 36 

10 to 14 ............................... 35,665 58 32,042 58 3,601 52 

9........................................... 6,991 60 6,039 61 924 56 

8........................................... 5,660 63 4,923 63 724 59 

7........................................... 6,794 65 6,107 66 677 62 

6........................................... 8,360 69 7,700 69 650 65 

5........................................... 13,891 74 12,866 75 1,009 69 

4........................................... 14,259 80 13,087 81 1,126 74 

3........................................... 14,615 86 13,165 86 1,381 80 

2........................................... 13,256 91 11,736 92 1,478 87 

1........................................... 13,787 97 11,907 97 1,762 95 

Less than 1......................... 8,771 100 7,310 100 1,163 100 

 

Total.................................... 250,940 100 227,708 100 22,547 100 

 

 

1

 Includes employees whose sex was not reported.
0

50

100

150

200

250

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

499

500-

999

1,000-

4,999

5,000-

19,999

20,000 

& over

Number of Employers

Number of Employees

Table D13.--Employers in 2009, by number of employees
Class I Railroads, 3.0%

Class II Railroads, 4.0%

Class III Railroads and 

Switching & Terminal 

Companies, 79.4%

Car Loan Companies, 0.7%

Miscellaneous Employers[1], 

12.9%

Table D14.--Percentage of employers in 2009, by class of employer

1 Includes labor organizations, lessor companies,

employer associations and miscellaneous carrier

affiliates.

There were 598 reporting 

employers in calendar year 

2009.