Section D -- Employment and Compensation

This section presents data on the service and compensation of railroad employees covered under the railroad retirement and 

railroad unemployment insurance programs. Under the railroad retirement program, different maximums on compensation 

subject to retirement tax have been in effect since 1979 for tier I and tier II financing. Until 1985, the tier I maximum 

corresponded on a monthly basis to the annual maximum provided under current social security law. The tier II maximum 

is based on lower limits determined under pre-1977 social security law. In 2018, the tier I and tier II annual compensation 

maximums were $128,400 and $95,400, respectively. In 2019, the tier I limit increased to $132,900 and the tier II limit rose 

to $98,700. Under the unemployment program, the taxable earnings base was the first $1,560 of each employee’s monthly 

earnings in 2018 and $1,605 in 2019. 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. Beginning with 2018 data, railroads have been classified by the employer's function rather than class since 

operating revenue data is not available. The new categories based on type are:

• Class I line-haul railroads

• Non-Class I line-haul railroads and switching & terminal companies

• Commuter railroads (includes National Railroad Passenger Corp. [Amtrak])

• Car-loan companies

• Labor organizations

• Miscellaneous employers (includes lessor companies, employer associations and miscellaneous carrier 

affiliates)
Changes from the prior class categories to the new type categories are noted below in bold:

• Class I railroads (excludes Amtrak)

• Class II railroads (no longer reported as a group; included in the Non-Class I line-haul railroads)

• Class III railroads and switching & terminal companies (no longer reported as a group; separated into

Non-Class I line-haul railroads and Commuter railroads)

• Car-loan companies

• Labor organizations (separated from Miscellaneous employers)

• Miscellaneous employers (excludes Labor organizations)

NOTE: Class I railroads are defined by the Surface Transportation Board, based on annual operating revenue. 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. 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 2018 the deflator factor was .5103, which corresponds to annual operating revenue 

of $489.9 million or more.

2. Tables D1 and D3 include National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak) with Class I line-haul railroads under the 

overall category Class I railroads.

3. The employer shown for employees reported by more than one employer is the last employer in the year.

4. 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 the employee did not perform railroad service may be deemed to have additional 

railroad service months if the employee’s 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.

5. 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, 1937-2018

All employees Class I railroad employees1

Number Compensation Number Compensation

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

Taxable2

Aggregate Percent

Calendar year Total Average3 Total tier I of total Tier II Total Average3 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, 1937-2018 - Continued

All employees Class I railroad employees1

Number Compensation Number Compensation

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

Taxable2

Aggregate Percent

Calendar year Total Average3 Total tier I of total Tier II Total Average3 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, 1937-2018 - Continued

All employees Class I railroad employees1

Number Compensation Number Compensation

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

Taxable2

Aggregate Percent

Calendar year Total Average3 Total tier I of total Tier II Total Average3 Total Tier I

 

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

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

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

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

2001.............................. 271 238 13,704 13,244 96.6 12,176 212 186 10,886 10,521 

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

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

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

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

2006.............................. 269 236 16,152 15,032 93.1 13,859 211 185 12,841 11,951 

2007.............................. 267 237 16,839 15,618 92.7 14,427 209 185 13,295 12,331 

2008.............................. 265 235 17,898 16,202 90.5 14,996 206 183 14,063 12,731 

2009.............................. 251 223 16,211 15,341 94.6 14,280 195 172 12,655 11,977 

2010.............................. 247 221 16,258 15,439 95.0 14,386 194 172 12,800 12,155 

2011.............................. 258 229 17,857 16,572 92.8 15,264 203 179 14,160 13,141 

2012.............................. 259 234 19,523 17,350 88.9 16,077 202 183 15,477 13,755 

2013.............................. 260 237 18,717 17,772 95.0 16,477 202 184 14,757 14,012 

2014.............................. 270 242 20,700 19,217 92.8 17,683 211 187 16,280 15,114 

2015.............................. 272 247 21,359 19,992 93.6 18,379 210 190 16,766 15,694 

2016.............................. 253 231 19,504 18,318 93.9 16,921 192 174 14,870 13,966 

2017.............................. 247 225 19,689 18,510 94.0 17,233 185 168 14,858 13,968 

2018.............................. 249 224 20,672 19,656 95.1 18,043 185 167 13,986 13,299 

 

1 Class I railroad employers include Class I line-hauls and National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). 2 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. 3 Average of 12 mid-monthly figures.

NOTE.--Compensation data revised to include delayed reports. Compensation for the past 5 years is revised to reflect updated reports from railroad employers. Average 

employment and total compensation based on Surface Transportation Board (STB) reports. For all employees, such data include estimates of employees and 

compensation not reported to the STB.
Table D2.--Employees, by employment status, 1989-2018 (In thousands)

Number by employment status

In service

Separated in following New

Year Total1 Females during year year entrants Reentrants

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2014................................. 270 25 20 250 27 2 

2015................................. 272 25 27 245 20 1 

2016................................. 253 24 22 231 7 1 

2017................................. 247 24 21 225 12 3 

2018................................. 249 23 (2) (2) 21 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 types of employer and

for class I railroads, 2009-2018

 

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 TYPES OF EMPLOYER

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

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

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

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

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

2014..................................... 270 11.2 6,493 70,203 213 6,658 79,894 

2015..................................... 272 11.0 6,631 72,685 215 6,801 81,616 

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

2017..................................... 247 10.9 6,761 73,996 197 6,878 82,535 

2018..................................... 249 10.8 7,212 78,031 195 7,396 88,747 

CLASS I RAILROADS1

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

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

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

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

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

2014..................................... 211 11.2 6,543 70,853 164 6,697 80,368 

2015..................................... 210 11.0 6,685 73,607 167 6,845 82,141 

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

2017..................................... 185 11.0 6,758 74,310 149 6,855 82,263 

2018..................................... 186 10.9 7,297 79,240 147 7,457 89,492 

1

 Class I railroads include Class I line-hauls and National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak).

 
 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2015..................................... 272 100 139 51 74 27 29 11 29 11 

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

2017..................................... 247 100 115 46 79 32 34 14 19 8 

2018..................................... 249 100 118 48 77 31 38 15 16 6 

 

EMPLOYEES AGE 60 OR OLDER

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

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

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

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

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

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

2015..................................... 25 100 2 10 5 21 5 20 12 50 

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

2017..................................... 24 100 2 10 6 25 6 24 10 40 

2018..................................... 23 100 2 11 6 26 6 27 8 35 

1

 Calendar year 2018 total includes approximately 52,000 employees with 5 or more years of service after calendar year 1995.

NOTE.--Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.

Table D4.--All employees and employees age 60 or older, by completed years of service, 2009-2018 (In thousands)
Table D5.--Employees in 2018 and selected service and compensation data, by type 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 $5,300- $6,500- $8,000-

Type of employer Total1 Male Female service employees service $5,300 6,499.99 7,999.99 10,699.99 $10,700.00

 

Class I line-haul railroads...................... 164,806 154,523 10,149 10.8 $7,348 $7,514 28,183 40,001 40,988 42,143 13,491

Non-Class I line-haul railroads and

 switching & terminal companies....... 23,533 21,265 1,601 10.3 5,784 6,077 11,333 5,325 3,532 2,347 996

Commuter railroads2.......................... 50,456 41,071 9,337 11.1 7,426 7,569 10,800 10,532 10,042 11,740 7,342

Car-loan companies............................... 2,543 2,399 135 10.0 5,895 6,326 1,281 657 287 174 144

Labor organizations............................... 2,394 1,623 709 10.2 7,600 8,036 796 216 215 460 707

Miscellaneous employers3.................. 4,998 3,626 1,362 10.7 7,340 7,484 1,562 767 760 813 1,096

 

Total.......................................................... 248,730 224,507 23,293 10.8 $7,212 $7,396 53,955 57,498 55,824 57,677 23,776

 

1

 Includes employees whose sex was not reported.

2

 Includes National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak).

3

 Includes lessor companies, employer associations and miscellaneous carrier affiliates.
Table D6.--All employees, new entrants, employees qualified for RUIA benefits, and related data, by employer, 2018

All employees New entrants Creditable compensation (thousands)

With

With 12 months sufficient Qualified Qualified

of service service for for RUIA for RUIA

Type or name of employer Total in 2018 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA

TYPE OF EMPLOYER 

Class I line-haul railroads................................................ 164,806 129,947 125,197 156,021 13,961 8,234 $13,131,771 $12,211,717 $2,769,960

Non-Class I line-haul railroads and

 switching & terminal companies................................. 23,533 16,972 15,036 20,975 2,754 1,374 1,400,868 1,345,618 364,956

Commuter railroads1 ............................................. 50,456 41,093 36,624 48,728 3,233 2,090 4,148,078 3,764,907 868,479

Car-loan companies......................................................... 2,543 1,505 1,230 2,244 494 253 150,572 144,768 39,390

Labor organizations......................................................... 2,394 1,742 1,691 1,939 229 70 185,553 156,829 34,048

Miscellaneous employers2 ...................................... 4,998 3,833 2,916 4,700 477 318 391,688 348,008 81,960

 Total................................................................................ 248,730 195,092 182,694 234,607 21,148 12,339 $19,408,531 $17,971,847 $4,158,792

 

SELECTED EMPLOYERS 

BNSF Railway Co............................................................. 47,833 38,259 34,589 45,428 5,037 3,166 $4,075,693 $3,719,430 $813,434

Canadian National, U.S. Operations

 Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Co........................ 67 57 50 67 ..... ..... 5,165 5,092 1,206

 Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad Co.................. 308 249 216 293 30 17 25,770 23,610 5,243

 Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co............................. 842 654 591 822 69 56 75,458 67,995 14,353

 Illinois Central Railroad Co......................................... 4,479 3,405 3,138 4,295 475 326 377,230 342,872 74,967

 Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock Co............................ 34 24 19 33 ..... ..... 1,673 1,673 574

 Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp.................... 2,550 1,965 1,627 2,424 264 176 214,228 200,151 42,948

Canadian Pacific, Soo Line Corporation

 Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp............ 800 597 536 745 113 82 55,513 53,221 12,668

 Delaware and Hudson Railway Co. Inc...................... 220 179 178 211 9 7 15,520 15,080 3,743

 Soo Line Railroad Co.................................................. 2,337 1,796 1,715 2,200 237 146 191,625 171,811 38,303

CSX Transportation Inc................................................... 23,072 18,315 20,483 22,074 311 138 1,894,773 1,767,983 386,438

Kansas City Southern Railway Co................................. 3,123 2,565 2,257 2,971 244 151 247,961 230,766 53,280

 Gateway Eastern Railway Co...................................... 6 1 5 6 ..... ..... 434 425 97

 Texas Mexican Railway Co.......................................... 266 185 166 240 55 32 21,318 19,253 4,223

National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak)................ 21,345 17,030 15,277 20,579 1,310 800 1,618,841 1,507,842 364,837

Norfolk Southern Corp.................................................... 29,830 22,938 22,248 27,715 2,917 1,420 2,180,851 2,055,545 492,222

Union Pacific Railroad Co............................................... 49,039 38,758 37,379 46,497 4,200 2,517 3,748,559 3,536,810 826,260

1

 Includes National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak).

2

 Includes lessor companies, employer associations and miscellaneous carrier affiliates.

NOTE.--Tier I compensation excludes miscellaneous compensation taxable at the tier I tax rate. Beginning with 2017 data, railroads have been classified by the employer's function rather than class since 

operating revenue data is not available. For a detailed explanation, please see the introduction to this section. The new categories are listed in this table.
Table D7.-- Employees in 2018, by type of employer and amount of creditable compensation

Amount of creditable compensation

Under $24,500- $49,500- $61,000- $67,000- $72,500- $78,500- $85,500- $93,000- $101,500- $111,500-

Type of employer Total $24,500 49,499 60,999 66,999 72,499 78,499 85,499 92,999 101,499 111,499 128,399 $128,400

 

Class I line-haul railroads................... 164,806 12,340 11,628 10,715 13,413 14,759 13,904 15,474 15,811 15,730 15,065 14,683 11,284

Non-Class I line-haul railroads and

 switching & terminal companies..... 23,533 4,233 3,799 3,454 2,189 1,906 1,832 1,559 1,201 985 800 740 835

Commuter railroads1 ....................... 50,456 2,930 4,245 4,640 4,064 3,818 3,881 3,916 3,922 3,843 3,855 4,753 6,589

Car-loan companies............................. 2,543 433 286 595 311 204 200 143 88 56 64 46 117

Labor organizations............................. 2,394 514 201 159 82 68 85 93 76 105 130 237 644

Miscellaneous employers2............... 4,998 435 690 605 345 277 254 294 290 247 233 374 954

Total...................................................... 248,730 20,885 20,849 20,168 20,404 21,032 20,156 21,479 21,388 20,966 20,147 20,833 20,423

 

 

1

 Includes National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak).

2

 Includes lessor companies, employer associations and miscellaneous carrier affiliates.
 

Number of months of service

Type of employer Total 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

 

Class I line-haul railroads..................... 164,806 129,947 5,053 3,826 3,338 2,963 2,778 2,997 2,798 2,983 2,897 2,960 2,266

Non-Class I line-haul railroads and

 switching & terminal companies....... 23,533 16,972 644 574 562 513 539 568 603 577 721 616 644

Commuter railroads1 ........................ 50,456 41,093 1,630 1,228 986 846 828 758 636 571 683 581 616

Car-loan companies............................... 2,543 1,505 359 73 43 57 52 55 75 107 85 75 57

Labor organizations............................... 2,394 1,742 58 48 55 44 50 50 42 53 78 66 108

Miscellaneous employers2................ 4,998 3,833 144 99 98 133 111 91 95 103 131 81 79

Total........................................................ 248,730 195,092 7,888 5,848 5,082 4,556 4,358 4,519 4,249 4,394 4,595 4,379 3,770

 

1

 Includes National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak).

2

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

Table D8.--Employees in 2018, by type of employer and months of service
Table D9.--Employees in 2018, by amount of creditable compensation and by sex or completed years of service 

 

Sex Completed years of service

 Total

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

 

Under $10,000.00...................... 9,733 7,939 1,091 8,126 661 387 231 149 67 112 

$10,000.00-$19,999.99.............. 7,886 6,874 923 5,794 655 452 249 204 100 432 

$20,000.00-$29,999.99.............. 7,159 6,263 856 5,034 732 504 265 193 93 338 

$30,000.00-$39,999.99.............. 7,311 6,232 1,059 4,548 955 696 342 282 111 377 

$40,000.00-$49,999.99.............. 10,297 8,628 1,650 5,415 1,723 1,209 602 441 268 639 

$50,000.00-$54,999.99.............. 7,570 6,413 1,149 3,299 1,479 1,129 562 420 243 438 

$55,000.00-$59,999.99.............. 9,684 8,282 1,390 3,504 2,145 1,575 798 668 411 583 

$60,000.00-$62,499.99.............. 6,256 5,374 880 1,985 1,456 1,129 566 440 268 412 

$62,500.00-$64,999.99.............. 8,096 7,195 897 2,180 2,004 1,628 797 652 368 467 

$65,000.00-$67,499.99.............. 10,362 9,404 952 2,359 2,564 2,382 1,012 860 627 558 

$67,500.00-$69,999.99.............. 9,940 9,075 863 2,264 2,451 2,247 1,064 905 473 536 

$70,000.00-$72,499.99.............. 9,044 8,232 810 2,081 2,308 2,123 898 761 423 450 

$72,500.00-$74,999.99.............. 8,662 7,908 752 1,925 2,308 2,052 893 688 380 416 

$75,000.00-$77,499.99.............. 8,381 7,712 662 1,821 2,232 1,946 867 714 380 421 

$77,500.00-$79,999.99.............. 7,747 7,113 633 1,625 2,082 1,788 862 632 374 384 

$80,000.00-$82,499.99.............. 7,740 7,135 605 1,583 2,111 1,800 849 716 317 364 

$82,500.00-$84,999.99.............. 7,613 7,064 547 1,404 2,096 1,768 844 725 393 383 

$85,000.00-$87,499.99.............. 7,525 7,034 490 1,313 1,904 1,875 904 782 327 420 

$87,500.00-$89,999.99.............. 7,148 6,661 484 1,187 1,901 1,775 929 723 302 331 

$90,000.00-$92,499.99.............. 6,857 6,380 476 990 1,798 1,730 893 753 359 334 

$92,500.00-$94,999.99.............. 6,641 6,193 448 915 1,705 1,637 913 783 334 354 

$95,000.00-$97,499.99.............. 6,175 5,806 369 779 1,479 1,636 925 768 299 289 

$97,500.00-$99,999.99.............. 5,987 5,596 391 707 1,359 1,609 860 798 322 332 

$100,000.00-$104,999.99......... 11,110 10,329 781 1,189 2,549 2,854 1,620 1,608 639 651 

$105,000.00-$109,999.99......... 10,022 9,414 606 894 2,054 2,543 1,577 1,631 645 678 

$110,000.00-$114,999.99......... 7,796 7,298 498 643 1,557 1,964 1,212 1,299 547 574 

$115,000.00-$119,999.99......... 6,481 6,039 441 483 1,209 1,601 1,061 1,154 422 551 

$120,000.00-$128,399.99......... 9,084 8,284 800 700 1,560 1,938 1,449 1,715 801 921 

$128,400.00............................... 20,423 18,630 1,790 1,227 2,760 3,872 3,368 4,045 2,080 3,071 

Total........................................... 248,730 224,507 23,293 65,974 2

51,797 49,849 27,412 25,509 12,373 15,816

 

 

1

 Includes employees whose sex was not reported.

2

 Includes 51,735 employees with 5 or more years of railroad service after calendar year 1995.
Table D10.--Employees in 2018, by amount of creditable compensation or sex and by age 

 

Age on birthday in 2018

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

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

 

Under $10,000.00................ 9,733 256 1,504 1,641 1,504 1,162 890 732 490 405 295 106 44 

$10,000.00-$19,999.99........ 7,886 147 1,300 1,439 1,245 891 667 585 394 353 553 176 41 

$20,000.00-$29,999.99........ 7,159 85 917 1,363 1,148 935 691 584 420 351 494 108 24 

$30,000.00-$39,999.99........ 7,311 47 783 1,265 1,167 917 779 596 495 493 554 156 39 

$40,000.00-$49,999.99........ 10,297 27 800 1,607 1,629 1,412 1,139 930 832 733 875 244 50 

$50,000.00-$54,999.99........ 7,570 14 441 1,121 1,166 997 861 768 673 669 636 177 38 

$55,000.00-$59,999.99........ 9,684 6 415 1,299 1,427 1,311 1,194 1,092 922 943 809 218 37 

$60,000.00-$62,499.99........ 6,256 4 250 679 919 881 796 778 644 666 497 117 23 

$62,500.00-$64,999.99........ 8,096 ... 234 828 1,166 1,173 1,063 1,023 921 929 580 143 32 

$65,000.00-$67,499.99........ 10,362 3 199 950 1,389 1,504 1,420 1,383 1,269 1,250 787 177 25 

$67,500.00-$69,999.99........ 9,940 3 212 845 1,379 1,495 1,412 1,361 1,159 1,156 718 169 28 

$70,000.00-$72,499.99........ 9,044 2 192 852 1,359 1,344 1,300 1,234 1,011 1,026 576 127 19 

$72,500.00-$74,999.99........ 8,662 ... 142 801 1,302 1,420 1,207 1,265 934 890 544 137 18 

$75,000.00-$77,499.99........ 8,381 2 121 722 1,211 1,372 1,245 1,199 942 891 510 141 18 

$77,500.00-$79,999.99........ 7,747 ... 116 652 1,137 1,252 1,220 1,074 906 801 469 107 11 

$80,000.00-$82,499.99........ 7,740 1 104 681 1,144 1,249 1,214 1,153 877 780 421 99 17 

$82,500.00-$84,999.99........ 7,613 ... 75 574 1,080 1,255 1,171 1,120 965 858 401 97 15 

$85,000.00-$87,499.99........ 7,525 ... 83 536 970 1,291 1,219 1,151 861 860 459 79 15 

$87,500.00-$89,999.99........ 7,148 1 80 480 1,031 1,225 1,133 1,108 828 756 396 94 13 

$90,000.00-$94,999.99........ 13,498 ... 91 872 1,743 2,210 2,192 2,207 1,733 1,433 837 151 28 

$95,000.00-$99,999.99........ 12,162 1 69 663 1,457 1,980 2,036 2,039 1,664 1,357 708 161 27 

$100,000.00-$104,999.99.... 11,110 ... 50 569 1,320 1,697 1,916 1,886 1,510 1,275 711 157 19 

$105,000.00-$109,999.99.... 10,022 ... 37 419 1,018 1,499 1,641 1,816 1,469 1,241 694 165 21 

$110,000.00-$119,999.99.... 14,277 ... 44 456 1,356 1,932 2,303 2,642 2,214 1,985 1,060 245 39 

$120,000.00-$128,399.99.... 9,084 ... 17 226 688 1,051 1,485 1,777 1,546 1,333 734 199 28 

$128,400.00......................... 20,423 ... 7 302 1,083 2,123 2,884 3,931 3,748 3,446 2,160 629 107 

ALL EMPLOYEES

Male.................................... 224,507 551 7,475 19,804 29,225 32,651 32,126 32,382 26,388 23,913 15,535 3,801 647 

Female............................... 23,293 48 808 2,038 2,813 2,926 2,952 3,051 3,039 2,967 1,943 578 129 

Total1................................. 248,730 599 8,283 21,842 32,038 35,578 35,078 35,434 29,427 26,880 17,478 4,379 776 

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 2018 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

 

Under 20. . . . . . . . . 599 100 599 100 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

20 to 24. . . . . . . . . . 8,283 100 8,283 100 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

25 to 29. . . . . . . . . . 21,842 100 21,685 99 157 1 ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

30 to 34. . . . . . . . . . 32,038 100 26,454 83 5,474 17 110 (1) ....... ... ....... ... ....... ... 

35 to 39. . . . . . . . . . 35,578 100 20,910 59 11,332 32 3,157 9 179 1 ....... ... ....... ... 

40 to 44. . . . . . . . . . 35,078 100 14,426 41 10,248 29 6,280 18 4,031 11 93 (1) ....... ... 

45 to 49. . . . . . . . . . 35,434 100 10,715 30 8,668 24 6,270 18 7,361 21 2,333 7 87 (1)

50 to 54. . . . . . . . . . 29,427 100 6,925 24 6,374 22 4,884 17 5,990 20 3,899 13 1,355 5 

55 to 59. . . . . . . . . . 26,880 100 4,368 16 4,641 17 3,723 14 4,484 17 3,302 12 6,362 24 

60 to 64. . . . . . . . . . 17,478 100 1,941 11 2,254 13 2,274 13 2,640 15 2,097 12 6,272 36 

65 to 69. . . . . . . . . . 4,379 100 450 10 579 13 612 14 720 16 575 13 1,443 33 

70 and older. . . . . . 776 100 98 13 108 14 97 13 102 13 74 10 297 38 

 

Median age

ALL EMPLOYEES

Male. . . . . . . . . . . . . 224,507 100 104,662 47 45,894 20 24,790 11 23,470 10 11,083 5 14,608 7 

Female. . . . . . . . . . . 23,293 100 12,197 52 3,942 17 2,619 11 2,037 9 1,290 6 1,208 5 

 

Total2. . . . . . . . . . . . 248,730 100 3117,771 47 49,849 20 27,412 11 25,509 10 12,373 5 15,816 6 

 

1

 Less than 0.5 percent.

2

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

3

 Includes 51,735 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 2018, by age or sex and by completed years of service

43 35 43 48 50 54 60

 Completed years of service
Table D12.--Employees in 2018, 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......................... 15,816 6 14,608 7 1,208 5 

25 to 29 ............................... 12,373 11 11,083 11 1,290 11 

20 to 24 ............................... 25,509 22 23,470 22 2,037 19 

15 to 19 ............................... 27,412 33 24,790 33 2,619 31 

10 to 14 ............................... 49,849 53 45,894 53 3,942 48 

9........................................... 5,740 55 5,081 56 647 50 

8........................................... 8,779 58 7,899 59 878 54 

7........................................... 14,251 64 13,075 65 1,161 59 

6........................................... 11,778 69 10,636 70 1,130 64 

5........................................... 11,249 73 10,036 74 1,192 69 

4........................................... 13,764 79 12,356 80 1,368 75 

3........................................... 12,212 84 10,840 85 1,300 81 

2........................................... 7,681 87 6,568 87 1,015 85 

1........................................... 10,719 91 9,291 92 1,282 90 

Less than 1......................... 21,598 100 18,880 100 2,224 100 

Total.................................... 248,730 100 224,507 100 23,293 100 

 

 

1

 Includes employees whose sex was not reported.
 

 New entrants

With

Average With 12 months sufficient Qualified Qualified Average

months of service service for for RUIA for RUIA tier I

State Total of service in 2018 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA in year

 

 

Alabama..................... 3,716 10.6 2,787 2,809 3,468 330 186 $271,746 $256,791 $60,830 $73,129

Alaska........................ 103 10.3 75 68 93 15 11 6,343 5,963 1,318 61,586

Arizona....................... 3,325 11.0 2,706 2,624 3,177 243 152 277,089 253,337 56,723 83,335

Arkansas.................... 3,776 11.0 3,037 2,973 3,653 268 196 274,799 263,122 64,789 72,775

California................... 13,359 10.7 10,260 9,463 12,511 1,453 854 994,691 928,332 221,607 74,459

Colorado.................... 3,192 10.6 2,412 2,198 2,980 340 201 243,886 226,554 52,450 76,405

Connecticut............... 2,908 11.2 2,463 2,171 2,799 167 101 257,615 229,386 50,592 88,588

Delaware.................... 1,450 10.9 1,159 1,084 1,387 85 51 108,785 103,009 24,615 75,024

Washington DC......... 352 10.5 260 189 331 51 32 27,918 24,866 5,712 79,312

Florida........................ 7,121 10.8 5,515 5,401 6,757 281 184 590,861 529,532 117,951 82,975

Georgia...................... 8,124 10.7 6,143 6,212 7,595 621 332 623,619 576,431 133,856 76,763

Hawaii........................ 14 9.0 6 8 13 2 1 966 889 204 68,974

Idaho.......................... 1,603 11.1 1,282 1,158 1,540 94 60 119,714 114,477 27,437 74,681

Illinois........................ 18,761 10.8 14,667 13,397 17,746 1,741 1,071 1,446,614 1,352,587 314,461 77,107

Indiana....................... 8,268 10.8 6,495 6,115 7,828 542 284 620,236 584,981 138,530 75,017

Iowa............................ 3,620 10.9 2,867 2,729 3,427 334 209 282,673 264,343 60,609 78,086

Kansas....................... 5,772 11.0 4,656 4,288 5,516 570 378 459,111 425,959 98,500 79,541

Kentucky.................... 3,618 10.8 2,814 3,044 3,415 186 91 266,405 254,418 59,882 73,633

Louisiana................... 4,026 10.7 3,062 2,846 3,780 475 297 293,393 277,251 66,389 72,874

Maine.......................... 629 10.8 478 495 593 42 19 43,083 41,561 10,487 68,494

Maryland.................... 4,154 10.9 3,288 3,011 3,958 250 146 329,083 303,482 70,001 79,221

Massachusetts.......... 3,323 11.1 2,760 2,522 3,189 134 70 275,169 252,332 56,940 82,808

Michigan.................... 3,509 10.9 2,752 2,629 3,344 238 144 266,355 249,923 58,861 75,906

Minnesota.................. 4,998 10.9 3,921 3,554 4,726 452 266 388,974 364,174 83,853 77,826

Mississippi................ 2,381 10.7 1,810 1,712 2,251 258 169 183,571 170,769 39,301 77,098

Missouri..................... 8,418 11.0 6,811 6,237 8,032 632 374 653,590 616,068 143,369 77,642

Montana..................... 3,632 10.8 2,824 2,528 3,446 378 245 291,378 269,921 60,625 80,225

Nebraska................... 12,100 11.0 9,725 9,109 11,550 1,050 663 980,113 899,588 206,252 81,001

Nevada....................... 764 10.7 594 587 707 68 22 61,717 57,206 12,627 80,782

New Hampshire........ 425 11.2 360 324 404 13 6 35,262 32,412 7,086 82,970

New Jersey................ 8,692 11.1 7,070 6,605 8,394 554 370 706,726 649,525 149,559 81,308

New Mexico............... 1,927 10.9 1,550 1,383 1,822 211 127 157,074 143,876 32,574 81,512

(thousands)

All employees Creditable compensation 

Table D13.--All employees, new entrants, employees qualified for RUIA benefits, and related data, by state, 2018 
New entrants

With

Average With 12 months sufficient Qualified Qualified Average

months of service service for for RUIA for RUIA tier I

State Total of service in 2018 RRA annuity benefits Total benefits Tier I Tier II RUIA in year

New York................... 17,647 11.2 14,985 13,200 17,065 789 470 $1,575,566 $1,392,370 $306,910 $89,282

North Carolina.......... 2,891 10.5 2,152 2,208 2,674 231 122 208,748 196,177 46,587 72,206

North Dakota............. 1,987 10.7 1,531 1,444 1,851 218 120 163,836 148,967 33,031 82,454

Ohio........................... 7,753 10.8 6,052 5,952 7,332 455 221 573,417 543,072 129,296 73,961

Oklahoma.................. 2,318 10.9 1,853 1,688 2,220 234 176 174,135 165,368 39,289 75,123

Oregon...................... 2,307 10.6 1,709 1,637 2,140 235 133 158,061 152,637 37,696 68,514

Pennsylvania............ 12,204 10.8 9,640 8,889 11,353 970 432 888,795 835,414 202,887 72,828

Rhode Island............. 496 11.1 409 391 475 25 7 40,348 37,690 8,583 81,347

South Carolina.......... 2,018 10.5 1,424 1,617 1,878 121 56 150,337 141,124 32,594 74,498

South Dakota............ 849 11.1 685 627 819 66 45 68,101 63,869 14,622 80,214

Tennessee................. 4,205 10.7 3,160 3,343 3,950 342 208 310,073 291,867 68,960 73,739

Texas......................... 20,889 10.8 16,607 15,268 19,730 2,060 1,245 1,735,410 1,578,259 351,635 83,078

Utah........................... 1,843 10.8 1,437 1,337 1,734 147 86 138,242 130,725 30,642 75,009

Vermont..................... 305 10.6 237 173 279 41 24 16,744 16,430 4,902 54,898

Virginia...................... 6,040 10.7 4,700 4,664 5,611 457 219 461,298 426,358 99,621 76,374

Washington............... 5,892 10.8 4,628 4,006 5,553 579 335 469,600 435,251 99,263 79,701

West Virginia............ 2,343 10.8 1,833 1,962 2,207 123 60 171,029 162,970 38,707 72,996

Wisconsin................. 3,798 10.9 2,988 2,668 3,640 302 198 308,791 286,820 64,232 81,304

Wyoming................... 2,454 10.8 1,911 1,803 2,322 266 177 194,962 183,240 41,230 79,447

Military....................... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 

Foreign...................... 684 5.6 66 156 205 178 13 3,142 3,043 2,312 4,594

Unknown................... 1,747 7.1 476 188 1,137 1,231 680 59,335 57,132 17,805 33,964

Total........................... 248,730 10.8 195,092 182,694 234,607 21,148 12,339 $19,408,531 $17,971,847 $4,158,792 $78,031

NOTE: Foreign includes U.S. territories.

Table D13.--All employees, new entrants, employees qualified for RUIA benefits, and related data, by state, 2018 - Continued

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