Locomotive Engineer Salary in Nebraska

How much does a Locomotive Engineer make in Nebraska?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Locomotive Engineer in Nebraska is $76,533 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $110,142
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $63,224 to $94,125
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,108

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Locomotive Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,125	$7,844	$1,810	$45
Average	$76,533	$6,378	$1,472	$37
25th Percentile	$63,224	$5,269	$1,216	$30

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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:

Offutt A F B: $77,189
La Vista: $77,188
Adams: $75,803

Offutt A F B, NE $77,189 La Vista, NE $77,188 Adams, NE $75,803 Alexandria, NE $75,458 Alvo, NE $75,943 Auburn, NE $75,699 Avoca, NE $76,115 Barneston, NE $75,789

Beatrice, NE $75,734 Beaver Crossing, NE $75,717 Bee, NE $75,820 Belvidere, NE $75,430 Benedict, NE $75,565 Bennet, NE $75,814 Blue Springs, NE $75,551 Bradshaw, NE $75,536

Brock, NE $75,644 Brownville, NE $75,624 Bruning, NE $75,496 Burchard, NE $75,406 Burr, NE $75,869 Byron, NE $75,354 Carleton, NE $75,440 Chester, NE $75,410

Clatonia, NE $75,776 Cook, NE $75,878 Cordova, NE $75,692 Cortland, NE $75,785 Crab Orchard, NE $75,782 Crete, NE $75,787 Davenport, NE $75,443 Davey, NE $75,817

Dawson, NE $75,428 Daykin, NE $75,520 Denton, NE $75,804 Deshler, NE $75,513 De Witt, NE $75,691 Diller, NE $75,487 Dorchester, NE $75,725 Douglas, NE $75,836

Du Bois, NE $75,383 Dunbar, NE $76,013 Eagle, NE $75,856 Elk Creek, NE $75,552 Elmwood, NE $75,995 Endicott, NE $75,420 Exeter, NE $75,566 Fairbury, NE $75,571

Fairmont, NE $75,545 Falls City, NE $75,559 Filley, NE $75,670 Firth, NE $75,799 Friend, NE $75,693 Garland, NE $75,808 Geneva, NE $75,610 Gilead, NE $75,523

Goehner, NE $75,729 Grafton, NE $75,470 Greenwood, NE $75,979 Gresham, NE $75,597 Wilcox, NE $75,389 Alma, NE $75,415 Arapahoe, NE $75,383 Atlanta, NE $75,713

Axtell, NE $75,434 Ayr, NE $75,432 Beaver City, NE $75,315 Bertrand, NE $75,380 Bladen, NE $75,365 Bloomington, NE $75,308 Blue Hill, NE $75,445 Campbell, NE $75,374

Clay Center, NE $75,505 Deweese, NE $75,418 Edgar, NE $75,433 Edison, NE $75,283 Elwood, NE $75,383 Fairfield, NE $75,449 Franklin, NE $75,402 Funk, NE $75,380

Glenvil, NE $75,447 Guide Rock, NE $75,332 Hardy, NE $75,359 Harvard, NE $75,493 Heartwell, NE $75,389 Hendley, NE $75,295 Hildreth, NE $75,389 Holbrook, NE $75,299

Holdrege, NE $75,501 Holstein, NE $75,409 Inavale, NE $75,297 Inland, NE $75,453 Juniata, NE $75,520 Kenesaw, NE $75,471 Lawrence, NE $75,412 Loomis, NE $75,395

Minden, NE $75,472 Naponee, NE $75,325 Nelson, NE $75,413 Oak, NE $75,416 Orleans, NE $75,337 Oxford, NE $75,361 Ragan, NE $75,385 Red Cloud, NE $75,411

Republican City, NE $75,323 Riverton, NE $75,258 Roseland, NE $75,450 Ruskin, NE $75,402 Saronville, NE $75,447 Smithfield, NE $75,343 Stamford, NE $75,279 Superior, NE $75,458

Sutton, NE $75,535 Trumbull, NE $75,476 Upland, NE $75,350 Bellwood, NE $75,696 Mc Cook, NE $75,418 Bartley, NE $75,280 Benkelman, NE $75,259 Cambridge, NE $75,337

Champion, NE $75,376 Culbertson, NE $75,285 Curtis, NE $75,319 Danbury, NE $75,242 Enders, NE $75,192 Eustis, NE $75,325 Farnam, NE $75,252 Haigler, NE $75,265

Hayes Center, NE $75,206 Imperial, NE $75,389 Indianola, NE $75,309 Lebanon, NE $75,249 Max, NE $75,203 Maywood, NE $75,247 Moorefield, NE $75,220 Palisade, NE $75,259

Parks, NE $75,150 Stockville, NE $75,094 Stratton, NE $75,230 Trenton, NE $75,275 Wauneta, NE $75,250 Wilsonville, NE $75,231 North Platte, NE $75,476 Arnold, NE $75,269

Arthur, NE $75,035 Big Springs, NE $75,338 Brady, NE $75,292 Broadwater, NE $75,117 Brule, NE $75,320 Bushnell, NE $75,578 Chappell, NE $75,388 Cozad, NE $75,447

Dalton, NE $75,165 Dickens, NE $75,157 Dix, NE $75,301 Elsie, NE $75,183 Elsmere, NE $75,057 Gothenburg, NE $75,406 Grant, NE $75,393 Abie, NE $75,956

Arlington, NE $76,722 Ashland, NE $76,268 Bancroft, NE $75,441 Bellevue, NE $77,194 Bennington, NE $77,092 Blair, NE $76,871 Boys Town, NE $77,184 Bruno, NE $75,939

Cedar Bluffs, NE $76,203 Cedar Creek, NE $76,890 Ceresco, NE $75,873 Colon, NE $76,186 Craig, NE $75,710 Decatur, NE $75,478 Elkhorn, NE $77,029 Fort Calhoun, NE $77,108

Fremont, NE $76,499 Gretna, NE $76,769 Herman, NE $76,588 Homer, NE $73,952 Hooper, NE $76,328 Ithaca, NE $76,098 Kennard, NE $76,941 Linwood, NE $75,711

Louisville, NE $76,716 Lyons, NE $75,527 Macy, NE $74,778 Malmo, NE $76,047 Mead, NE $76,366 Memphis, NE $76,184 Hallam, NE $75,787 Hebron, NE $75,487

Henderson, NE $75,591 Hickman, NE $75,803 Hubbell, NE $75,366 Humboldt, NE $75,514 Jansen, NE $75,528 Johnson, NE $75,666 Julian, NE $75,824 Lewiston, NE $75,577

Liberty, NE $75,416 Lorton, NE $76,092 Mc Cool Junction, NE $75,620 Malcolm, NE $75,809 Manley, NE $76,419 Martell, NE $75,798 Milford, NE $75,790 Milligan, NE $75,544

Murdock, NE $76,177 Murray, NE $76,699 Nebraska City, NE $75,930 Nehawka, NE $76,441 Nemaha, NE $75,534 Odell, NE $75,488 Ohiowa, NE $75,497 Otoe, NE $76,076

Palmyra, NE $75,856 Panama, NE $75,813 Pawnee City, NE $75,476 Peru, NE $75,744 Pickrell, NE $75,774 Pleasant Dale, NE $75,800 Plymouth, NE $75,582 Raymond, NE $75,813

Reynolds, NE $75,376 Roca, NE $75,807 Rulo, NE $75,415 Salem, NE $75,371 Seward, NE $75,800 Shickley, NE $75,481 Shubert, NE $75,467 Sprague, NE $75,799

Staplehurst, NE $75,810 Steele City, NE $75,420 Steinauer, NE $75,495 Stella, NE $75,510 Sterling, NE $75,826 Strang, NE $75,450 Swanton, NE $75,675 Syracuse, NE $75,965

Table Rock, NE $75,535 Talmage, NE $75,712 Tecumseh, NE $75,708 Ong, NE $75,440 Tobias, NE $75,497 Unadilla, NE $75,913 Union, NE $76,480 Utica, NE $75,716

Verdon, NE $75,472 Virginia, NE $75,530 Waco, NE $75,589 Walton, NE $75,816 Waverly, NE $75,856 Weeping Water, NE $76,360 Western, NE $75,659 Wilber, NE $75,713

Wymore, NE $75,557 York, NE $75,713 Lincoln, NE $75,802 Nickerson, NE $76,513 Oakland, NE $75,691 Papillion, NE $77,174 Pender, NE $75,227 Plattsmouth, NE $76,926

Prague, NE $75,993 Rosalie, NE $75,040 St Columbans, NE $77,194 Scribner, NE $75,747 South Bend, NE $76,493 Springfield, NE $76,910 Tekamah, NE $76,072 Thurston, NE $74,456

Uehling, NE $75,939 Valley, NE $76,796 Valparaiso, NE $75,848 Wahoo, NE $76,060 Walthill, NE $74,583 Washington, NE $77,032 Waterloo, NE $76,852 Weston, NE $75,947

Winnebago, NE $74,175 Winslow, NE $76,386 Yutan, NE $76,573 Omaha, NE $77,199 Brainard, NE $75,880 Cedar Rapids, NE $75,488 Clarks, NE $75,531 Clarkson, NE $75,647

Creston, NE $75,670 David City, NE $75,882 Dodge, NE $75,681 Duncan, NE $75,776 Dwight, NE $75,841 Elgin, NE $75,551 Ericson, NE $75,369 Fullerton, NE $75,558

Genoa, NE $75,602 Howells, NE $75,655 Humphrey, NE $75,684 Leigh, NE $75,660 Lindsay, NE $75,629 Monroe, NE $75,614 Morse Bluff, NE $75,794 North Bend, NE $75,834

Osceola, NE $75,610 Petersburg, NE $75,533 Platte Center, NE $75,661 Polk, NE $75,562 Primrose, NE $75,473 Rising City, NE $75,644 Rogers, NE $75,662 Saint Edward, NE $75,587

Schuyler, NE $75,826 Shelby, NE $75,644 Silver Creek, NE $75,552 Snyder, NE $76,014 Spalding, NE $75,462 Stromsburg, NE $75,634 Surprise, NE $75,820 Ulysses, NE $75,823

Norfolk, NE $75,949 Allen, NE $74,380 Amelia, NE $75,245 Atkinson, NE $75,393 Bassett, NE $75,260 Battle Creek, NE $75,794 Beemer, NE $75,601 Belden, NE $75,350

Gurley, NE $75,272 Columbus, NE $75,835 Albion, NE $75,595 Ames, NE $76,251 Bartlett, NE $75,341 Belgrade, NE $75,468 Bloomfield, NE $75,536 Halsey, NE $75,170

Hershey, NE $75,289 Keystone, NE $75,129 Kimball, NE $75,513 Lemoyne, NE $75,185 Lewellen, NE $75,103 Lisco, NE $75,021 Lodgepole, NE $75,304 Madrid, NE $75,238

Maxwell, NE $75,256 Mullen, NE $75,032 Ogallala, NE $75,416 Oshkosh, NE $75,168 Paxton, NE $75,211 Potter, NE $75,241 Purdum, NE $75,129 Sidney, NE $75,550

Seneca, NE $75,089 Stapleton, NE $75,183 Sutherland, NE $75,245 Thedford, NE $75,124 Tryon, NE $75,066 Venango, NE $75,389 Wallace, NE $75,246 Wellfleet, NE $75,231

Willow Island, NE $75,397 Valentine, NE $75,203 Ainsworth, NE $75,324 Cody, NE $75,031 Crookston, NE $75,158 Johnstown, NE $75,125 Kilgore, NE $75,069 Long Pine, NE $75,307

Merriman, NE $74,979 Nenzel, NE $74,986 Sparks, NE $75,133 Wood Lake, NE $75,095 Alliance, NE $75,250 Angora, NE $75,016 Ashby, NE $74,938 Bayard, NE $75,253

Bingham, NE $74,931 Bridgeport, NE $75,241 Chadron, NE $75,224 Crawford, NE $75,255 Ellsworth, NE $74,920 Gering, NE $75,489 Gordon, NE $75,065 Harrisburg, NE $75,181

Harrison, NE $75,196 Hay Springs, NE $75,141 Hemingford, NE $75,165 Hyannis, NE $74,980 Lakeside, NE $74,932 Lyman, NE $75,413 Mcgrew, NE $75,601 Marsland, NE $74,993

Melbeta, NE $75,723 Minatare, NE $75,311 Mitchell, NE $75,410 Morrill, NE $75,504 Rushville, NE $75,148 Scottsbluff, NE $75,506 Whiteclay, NE $75,038 Whitman, NE $74,915

Whitney, NE $75,073 Verdigre, NE $75,469 Wakefield, NE $74,677 Waterbury, NE $74,140 Wausa, NE $75,592 Wayne, NE $75,400 West Point, NE $75,688 Winnetoon, NE $75,488

Winside, NE $75,497 Wisner, NE $75,538 Wynot, NE $75,220 Grand Island, NE $75,766 Alda, NE $75,602 Amherst, NE $75,378 Anselmo, NE $75,216 Ansley, NE $75,346

Arcadia, NE $75,347 Archer, NE $75,453 Ashton, NE $75,392 Aurora, NE $75,591 Boelus, NE $75,461 Brewster, NE $75,181 Broken Bow, NE $75,415 Burwell, NE $75,335

Cairo, NE $75,501 Bristow, NE $75,325 Brunswick, NE $75,532 Butte, NE $75,373 Carroll, NE $75,376 Center, NE $75,474 Chambers, NE $75,397 Clearwater, NE $75,527

Coleridge, NE $75,305 Concord, NE $74,590 Creighton, NE $75,592 Crofton, NE $75,557 Dakota City, NE $73,766 Dixon, NE $74,627 Emerson, NE $74,343 Emmet, NE $75,394

Ewing, NE $75,426 Fordyce, NE $75,482 Hadar, NE $75,927 Hartington, NE $75,380 Hoskins, NE $75,623 Hubbard, NE $73,993 Inman, NE $75,482 Jackson, NE $73,924

Laurel, NE $75,188 Lynch, NE $75,336 Mclean, NE $75,588 Madison, NE $75,746 Magnet, NE $75,711 Maskell, NE $75,402 Meadow Grove, NE $75,636 Mills, NE $75,133

Naper, NE $75,281 Neligh, NE $75,650 Newcastle, NE $74,607 Newman Grove, NE $75,640 Newport, NE $75,214 Niobrara, NE $75,502 Oakdale, NE $75,602 Oneill, NE $75,501

Orchard, NE $75,511 Osmond, NE $75,640 Page, NE $75,462 Pierce, NE $75,718 Pilger, NE $75,553 Plainview, NE $75,631 Ponca, NE $74,213 Randolph, NE $75,487

Royal, NE $75,484 Saint Helena, NE $75,385 South Sioux City, NE $73,698 Spencer, NE $75,366 Springview, NE $75,197 Stanton, NE $75,710 Stuart, NE $75,354 Tilden, NE $75,661

Callaway, NE $75,302 Central City, NE $75,610 Chapman, NE $75,508 Comstock, NE $75,307 Dannebrog, NE $75,488 Doniphan, NE $75,527 Dunning, NE $75,139 Eddyville, NE $75,264

Elba, NE $75,415 Elm Creek, NE $75,427 Elyria, NE $75,364 Farwell, NE $75,431 Gibbon, NE $75,490 Giltner, NE $75,484 Greeley, NE $75,419 Hampton, NE $75,531

Hazard, NE $75,359 Kearney, NE $75,641 Hordville, NE $75,535 Lexington, NE $75,518 Litchfield, NE $75,349 Loup City, NE $75,424 Marquette, NE $75,529 Mason City, NE $75,300

Merna, NE $75,338 Miller, NE $75,338 North Loup, NE $75,404 Oconto, NE $75,253 Odessa, NE $75,623 Ord, NE $75,458 Overton, NE $75,403 Palmer, NE $75,477

Phillips, NE $75,531 Pleasanton, NE $75,415 Ravenna, NE $75,446 Riverdale, NE $75,439 Rockville, NE $75,368 Saint Libory, NE $75,524 Saint Paul, NE $75,547 Sargent, NE $75,329

Scotia, NE $75,416 Shelton, NE $75,488 Sumner, NE $75,313 Taylor, NE $75,270 Westerville, NE $75,311 Wolbach, NE $75,424 Wood River, NE $75,475 Hastings, NE $75,693

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 $76,533. While startup companies pay approximate $76,533.

Locomotive Engineer Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$76,533
Growth Stage	51~500	$76,533
Established	501~5000	$76,533
Enterprise	5000+	$76,533

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

$63,224

Average $76,533/year

$94,125

$5,269

Average $6,378/month

$7,844

$1,216

Average $1,472/week

$1,810

$30

Average $37/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,125	$7,844	$1,810	$45
Average	$76,533	$6,378	$1,472	$37
25th Percentile	$63,224	$5,269	$1,216	$30

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