Locomotive Engineer Salary in Alaska

How much does a Locomotive Engineer make in Alaska?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Locomotive Engineer in Alaska is $87,939 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

However, a Locomotive Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $126,557
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,647 to $108,153
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $58,724

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Locomotive Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$108,153	$9,013	$2,080	$52
Average	$87,939	$7,328	$1,691	$42
25th Percentile	$72,647	$6,054	$1,397	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Locomotive Engineer Salaries

A Locomotive Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Locomotive Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Locomotive Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $89,945.
California: $89,604.
Massachusetts: $88,410.

District of Columbia $89,945 California $89,604 Massachusetts $88,410 Washington $88,085 New Jersey $88,053 Alaska $87,939 Connecticut $86,818 New York $86,363

Hawaii $84,909 Rhode Island $84,226 Maryland $83,763 Minnesota $83,130 Colorado $82,886 Illinois $82,805 Oregon $82,496 Delaware $82,269

New Hampshire $82,126 Virginia $81,805 Pennsylvania $80,871 Nevada $80,400 North Dakota $80,246 Michigan $80,002 Wisconsin $79,913 Vermont $79,734

Texas $79,238 Maine $79,206 Arizona $79,157 Ohio $79,100 Georgia $78,353 Indiana $77,979 Wyoming $77,906 Utah $77,792

Iowa $77,744 Kansas $77,354 Louisiana $77,240 North Carolina $77,199 Missouri $77,183 Florida $76,866 Montana $76,696 Nebraska $76,533

Kentucky $76,444 South Carolina $76,119 Tennessee $75,916 Idaho $75,835 New Mexico $75,242 Oklahoma $75,112 Alabama $74,632 South Dakota $73,828

Arkansas $73,389 West Virginia $73,154 Mississippi $72,447

Top Paying Cities for Locomotive Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Anchorage: $88,816
Jber: $88,815
Indian: $88,384

Anchorage, AK $88,816 Jber, AK $88,815 Indian, AK $88,384 Kongiganak, AK $87,439 Adak, AK $87,291 Atka, AK $87,301 Chignik Lake, AK $87,280 Port Heiden, AK $87,250

Port Lions, AK $87,375 Akiachak, AK $87,422 Akiak, AK $87,458 Akutan, AK $87,383 Alakanuk, AK $87,358 Aleknagik, AK $87,301 Anchor Point, AK $87,337 Aniak, AK $87,079

Anvik, AK $87,306 Bethel, AK $87,439 Chefornak, AK $87,422 Chevak, AK $87,244 Chignik, AK $87,314 Chignik Lagoon, AK $87,292 Chitina, AK $87,050 Chugiak, AK $88,223

Clam Gulch, AK $87,175 Clarks Point, AK $87,315 Cold Bay, AK $87,236 Cooper Landing, AK $87,239 Copper Center, AK $87,152 Cordova, AK $87,206 Crooked Creek, AK $87,210 Dillingham, AK $87,148

Eagle River, AK $88,490 Eek, AK $87,506 Egegik, AK $87,228 Ekwok, AK $87,301 Emmonak, AK $87,335 False Pass, AK $87,373 Marshall, AK $87,432 Gakona, AK $87,152

Girdwood, AK $87,226 Glennallen, AK $87,148 Goodnews Bay, AK $87,217 Grayling, AK $87,348 Saint George Island, AK $87,245 Holy Cross, AK $87,298 Homer, AK $87,320 Hooper Bay, AK $87,451

Hope, AK $88,263 Iliamna, AK $87,301 Kalskag, AK $87,400 Karluk, AK $87,182 Kasigluk, AK $87,395 Kasilof, AK $87,363 Kenai, AK $87,303 King Cove, AK $87,370

King Salmon, AK $87,161 Kipnuk, AK $87,376 Kodiak, AK $87,266 Kotlik, AK $87,459 Kwethluk, AK $87,413 Kwigillingok, AK $87,341 Wasilla, AK $88,611 Larsen Bay, AK $87,245

Levelock, AK $87,280 Lower Kalskag, AK $87,460 Mc Grath, AK $87,074 Manokotak, AK $87,298 Mekoryuk, AK $87,368 Moose Pass, AK $87,133 Mountain Village, AK $87,360 Naknek, AK $87,295

Napakiak, AK $87,409 Nikiski, AK $86,971 New Stuyahok, AK $87,338 Toksook Bay, AK $87,357 Nikolski, AK $87,159 Ninilchik, AK $87,265 Nondalton, AK $87,074 Nunapitchuk, AK $87,416

Old Harbor, AK $87,334 Ouzinkie, AK $87,308 Palmer, AK $87,330 Pedro Bay, AK $87,131 Perryville, AK $87,309 Pilot Point, AK $87,200 Pilot Station, AK $87,484 Platinum, AK $87,222

Big Lake, AK $88,451 Port Alsworth, AK $87,311 Quinhagak, AK $87,463 Red Devil, AK $87,109 Russian Mission, AK $87,192 Saint Marys, AK $87,343 Saint Michael, AK $87,360 Saint Paul Island, AK $87,319

Sand Point, AK $87,269 Scammon Bay, AK $87,538 Seldovia, AK $87,278 Seward, AK $87,245 Shageluk, AK $87,319 Nunam Iqua, AK $87,258 Skwentna, AK $87,025 Sleetmute, AK $87,215

Soldotna, AK $87,403 South Naknek, AK $87,203 Stebbins, AK $87,350 Sterling, AK $87,376 Sutton, AK $87,209 Takotna, AK $87,256 Talkeetna, AK $87,235 Tatitlek, AK $87,330

Togiak, AK $87,222 Tuluksak, AK $87,443 Tuntutuliak, AK $87,464 Tununak, AK $87,302 Tyonek, AK $87,184 Trapper Creek, AK $87,170 Unalakleet, AK $87,178 Unalaska, AK $87,403

Valdez, AK $87,265 Willow, AK $87,200 Yakutat, AK $87,267 Nightmute, AK $87,267 Nikolai, AK $87,043 Dutch Harbor, AK $87,561 Whittier, AK $87,287 Houston, AK $88,244

Fairbanks, AK $87,374 Eielson Afb, AK $89,304 Fort Wainwright, AK $89,304 Clear, AK $87,184 North Pole, AK $89,304 Salcha, AK $89,304 Two Rivers, AK $89,304 Allakaket, AK $87,280

Anaktuvuk Pass, AK $87,415 Arctic Village, AK $87,255 Barrow, AK $87,467 Beaver, AK $87,115 Ester, AK $89,304 Bettles Field, AK $87,118 Buckland, AK $87,529 Cantwell, AK $87,094

Central, AK $87,024 Fort Greely, AK $87,168 Chicken, AK $87,074 Circle, AK $87,208 Prudhoe Bay, AK $87,284 Deering, AK $87,377 Delta Junction, AK $87,209 Eagle, AK $87,028

Elim, AK $87,120 Fort Yukon, AK $87,081 Galena, AK $87,364 Gambell, AK $87,401 Healy, AK $87,159 Anderson, AK $87,299 Hughes, AK $87,366 Huslia, AK $87,349

Kaktovik, AK $87,390 Kaltag, AK $87,306 Kiana, AK $87,488 Kivalina, AK $87,468 Kobuk, AK $87,330 Kotzebue, AK $87,206 Koyuk, AK $87,401 Koyukuk, AK $87,344

Denali National Park, AK $87,223 Manley Hot Springs, AK $87,112 Lake Minchumina, AK $87,087 Minto, AK $87,392 Point Lay, AK $87,331 Nenana, AK $87,133 Noatak, AK $87,377 Nome, AK $87,256

Noorvik, AK $87,520 Northway, AK $87,141 Nulato, AK $87,369 Point Hope, AK $87,263 Rampart, AK $87,314 Ruby, AK $87,032 Savoonga, AK $87,439 Selawik, AK $87,409

Shaktoolik, AK $87,455 Shishmaref, AK $87,127 Shungnak, AK $87,374 Stevens Village, AK $87,269 Tanacross, AK $87,243 Tanana, AK $87,368 Teller, AK $87,447 Tok, AK $87,243

Venetie, AK $87,103 Wainwright, AK $87,401 Wales, AK $87,409 White Mountain, AK $87,468 Brevig Mission, AK $87,450 Ambler, AK $87,364 Chalkyitsik, AK $87,301 Nuiqsut, AK $87,399

Atqasuk, AK $87,304 Juneau, AK $89,547 Angoon, AK $87,175 Auke Bay, AK $89,547 Douglas, AK $89,547 Elfin Cove, AK $87,126 Gustavus, AK $87,295 Haines, AK $87,199

Hoonah, AK $88,533 Kake, AK $87,248 Pelican, AK $87,213 Petersburg, AK $87,222 Sitka, AK $87,269 Port Alexander, AK $87,356 Skagway, AK $87,264 Tenakee Springs, AK $87,109

Ketchikan, AK $87,304 Meyers Chuck, AK $87,187 Coffman Cove, AK $87,273 Thorne Bay, AK $87,321 Craig, AK $87,200 Hydaburg, AK $87,270 Hyder, AK $87,276 Klawock, AK $87,337

Metlakatla, AK $87,327 Point Baker, AK $87,322 Ward Cove, AK $87,304 Wrangell, AK $87,209

Locomotive Engineer Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Locomotive Engineer salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $87,939. While startup companies pay approximate $87,939.

Locomotive Engineer Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$87,939
Growth Stage	51~500	$87,939
Established	501~5000	$87,939
Enterprise	5000+	$87,939

Locomotive Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Locomotive Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$72,647

Average $87,939/year

$108,153

$6,054

Average $7,328/month

$9,013

$1,397

Average $1,691/week

$2,080

$35

Average $42/hour

$52

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$108,153	$9,013	$2,080	$52
Average	$87,939	$7,328	$1,691	$42
25th Percentile	$72,647	$6,054	$1,397	$35

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