Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers

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Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers Salary by City

City	Mean salary
Seattle, WA	$118,860
New York, NY	$106,980
Chicago, IL	$70,790
Houston, TX	$51,870

Salary and cost-of-living data for U.S. cities, sourced directly from federal agencies — not surveys or self-reported estimates.

Data Sources

Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS)
Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. Census Bureau
FBI Crime Data Explorer
Zillow Research

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