Railroad Worker Salary in Maine

How much does a Railroad Worker make in Maine?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Railroad Worker in Maine is $52,376 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,881
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,426 to $57,351
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,920

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Railroad Worker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,351	$4,779	$1,103	$28
Average	$52,376	$4,365	$1,007	$25
25th Percentile	$47,426	$3,952	$912	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Railroad Worker Salaries

A Railroad Worker'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 Railroad Worker 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 Railroad Workers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $59,478.
California: $59,252.
Massachusetts: $58,463.

District of Columbia $59,478 California $59,252 Massachusetts $58,463 Washington $58,248 New Jersey $58,226 Alaska $58,151 Connecticut $57,410 New York $57,109

Hawaii $56,147 Rhode Island $55,696 Maryland $55,390 Minnesota $54,971 Colorado $54,810 Illinois $54,756 Oregon $54,552 Delaware $54,401

New Hampshire $54,307 Virginia $54,095 Pennsylvania $53,477 Nevada $53,166 North Dakota $53,064 Michigan $52,903 Wisconsin $52,844 Vermont $52,725

Texas $52,398 Maine $52,376 Arizona $52,344 Ohio $52,306 Georgia $51,812 Indiana $51,565 Wyoming $51,517 Utah $51,442

Iowa $51,409 Kansas $51,151 Louisiana $51,076 North Carolina $51,049 Missouri $51,039 Florida $50,829 Montana $50,716 Nebraska $50,609

Kentucky $50,550 South Carolina $50,335 Tennessee $50,201 Idaho $50,147 New Mexico $49,755 Oklahoma $49,669 Alabama $49,352 South Dakota $48,820

Arkansas $48,530 West Virginia $48,374 Mississippi $47,907

Top Paying Cities for Railroad Workers

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:

Freedom: $51,547
Harmony: $51,524
Hartland: $51,591

Freedom, ME $51,547 Harmony, ME $51,524 Hartland, ME $51,591 Hinckley, ME $51,640 Jackman, ME $51,390 Kingfield, ME $51,683 Liberty, ME $51,641 Madison, ME $51,752

Monroe, ME $51,472 Morrill, ME $51,561 Newport, ME $51,479 New Portland, ME $51,763 New Sharon, ME $51,700 New Vineyard, ME $51,732 Norridgewock, ME $51,733 North Anson, ME $51,764

North Vassalboro, ME $51,857 Oakland, ME $51,750 Oquossoc, ME $51,577 Palmyra, ME $51,512 Phillips, ME $51,598 Pittsfield, ME $51,596 Plymouth, ME $51,486 Rangeley, ME $51,611

Portland, ME $54,074 Falmouth, ME $53,951 South Portland, ME $54,074 Cape Elizabeth, ME $53,966 Peaks Island, ME $54,018 Cumberland Foreside, ME $53,898 Auburn, ME $52,930 Andover, ME $51,596

Bethel, ME $51,683 Bryant Pond, ME $51,876 Buckfield, ME $52,107 Canton, ME $51,780 Durham, ME $53,264 Danville, ME $53,089 Dixfield, ME $51,673 Dryden, ME $51,733

East Andover, ME $51,612 East Dixfield, ME $51,757 East Livermore, ME $52,063 East Poland, ME $52,992 Stoneham, ME $51,899 East Wilton, ME $51,854 Greene, ME $52,524 Hanover, ME $51,639

Hebron, ME $52,476 Jay, ME $51,768 Lewiston, ME $52,901 Lisbon, ME $53,069 Lisbon Falls, ME $52,987 Livermore, ME $51,977 Livermore Falls, ME $51,943 Greenwood, ME $51,944

Mechanic Falls, ME $52,834 Mexico, ME $51,724 Minot, ME $52,638 Monmouth, ME $52,357 New Gloucester, ME $53,300 Newry, ME $51,543 North Jay, ME $51,742 Leeds, ME $52,230

North Monmouth, ME $52,280 North Turner, ME $52,194 North Waterford, ME $52,140 Norway, ME $52,307 Oxford, ME $52,587 Paris, ME $52,411 Poland, ME $53,001 Roxbury, ME $51,561

Rumford, ME $51,693 Sabattus, ME $52,670 South Paris, ME $52,339 Turner, ME $52,340 Wayne, ME $52,102 Weld, ME $51,599 West Bethel, ME $51,642 Bowdoin, ME $52,663

West Minot, ME $52,562 West Paris, ME $52,130 Peru, ME $51,801 West Poland, ME $52,961 Sumner, ME $51,964 Wilton, ME $51,735 Augusta, ME $51,879 Coopers Mills, ME $51,950

Dresden, ME $52,377 East Winthrop, ME $52,040 Farmingdale, ME $52,184 Gardiner, ME $52,278 Randolph, ME $52,184 Hallowell, ME $52,118 Jefferson, ME $51,771 Kents Hill, ME $51,878

Litchfield, ME $52,433 Manchester, ME $51,980 Mount Vernon, ME $51,753 Whitefield, ME $51,979 Palermo, ME $51,685 Sebasco Estates, ME $53,213 Readfield, ME $51,965 Saint Albans, ME $51,552

South Bristol, ME $52,415 Squirrel Island, ME $52,589 Trevett, ME $52,626 Waldoboro, ME $51,761 Walpole, ME $52,331 Washington, ME $51,632 West Boothbay Harbor, ME $52,682 Southport, ME $52,800

Wiscasset, ME $52,533 Woolwich, ME $52,658 Ellsworth, ME $51,422 Addison, ME $51,359 Gouldsboro, ME $51,404 Bar Harbor, ME $51,502 Beals, ME $51,416 Bernard, ME $51,519

Birch Harbor, ME $51,454 Blue Hill, ME $51,476 Brooklin, ME $51,478 Brooksville, ME $51,476 Calais, ME $51,340 Cherryfield, ME $51,281 Columbia Falls, ME $51,279 Corea, ME $51,407

Cranberry Isles, ME $51,418 Cutler, ME $51,283 Deer Isle, ME $51,525 Dennysville, ME $51,234 East Blue Hill, ME $51,479 East Machias, ME $51,283 Eastport, ME $51,435 Franklin, ME $51,410

Frenchboro, ME $51,390 Grand Lake Stream, ME $51,203 Hancock, ME $51,487 Harborside, ME $51,467 Harrington, ME $51,393 Hulls Cove, ME $51,503 Isle Au Haut, ME $51,390 Islesford, ME $51,497

Jonesboro, ME $51,324 Jonesport, ME $51,371 Little Deer Isle, ME $51,518 Lubec, ME $51,308 Bass Harbor, ME $51,520 Machias, ME $51,334 Machiasport, ME $51,359 Meddybemps, ME $51,202

Milbridge, ME $51,414 Mount Desert, ME $51,463 Northeast Harbor, ME $51,497 Sullivan, ME $51,417 Pembroke, ME $51,282 Perry, ME $51,329 Princeton, ME $51,200 Prospect Harbor, ME $51,459

Robbinston, ME $51,271 Salsbury Cove, ME $51,509 Sargentville, ME $51,491 Seal Cove, ME $51,465 Seal Harbor, ME $51,482 Sedgwick, ME $51,486 Sorrento, ME $51,465 Southwest Harbor, ME $51,510

Steuben, ME $51,385 Stonington, ME $51,530 Sunset, ME $51,352 Surry, ME $51,476 Swans Island, ME $51,430 Wesley, ME $51,136 Whiting, ME $51,268 Winter Harbor, ME $51,415

Baileyville, ME $51,252 Houlton, ME $51,146 Ashland, ME $51,071 Benedicta, ME $50,959 Blaine, ME $51,133 Bridgewater, ME $51,012 Caribou, ME $51,238 Clayton Lake, ME $51,145

Crouseville, ME $51,178 Eagle Lake, ME $51,129 Easton, ME $51,186 Estcourt Station, ME $51,166 Fort Fairfield, ME $51,212 Fort Kent, ME $51,235 Fort Kent Mills, ME $51,191 Frenchville, ME $51,249

Grand Isle, ME $51,179 Island Falls, ME $50,964 Limestone, ME $51,198 Madawaska, ME $51,335 Mapleton, ME $51,117 Richmond, ME $52,462 South China, ME $51,738 South Gardiner, ME $52,342

Vienna, ME $51,659 Windsor, ME $51,708 Winthrop, ME $52,187 Bangor, ME $51,458 Abbot, ME $51,467 Aurora, ME $51,187 Bradford, ME $51,434 Bradley, ME $51,436

Brewer, ME $51,455 Brookton, ME $51,014 Brownville, ME $51,286 Brownville Junction, ME $51,603 Bucksport, ME $51,451 Burlington, ME $51,267 Greenbush, ME $51,386 Carmel, ME $51,459

Castine, ME $51,566 Charleston, ME $51,444 Danforth, ME $51,099 Dover Foxcroft, ME $51,473 Corinth, ME $51,453 Eddington, ME $51,441 Holden, ME $51,445 East Millinocket, ME $51,230

East Orland, ME $51,446 Etna, ME $51,471 Exeter, ME $51,462 Frankfort, ME $51,460 Greenville, ME $51,164 Greenville Junction, ME $51,331 Guilford, ME $51,453 Hampden, ME $51,458

Howland, ME $51,336 Hudson, ME $51,449 Kenduskeag, ME $51,454 Kingman, ME $51,045 Lagrange, ME $51,396 Lambert Lake, ME $51,105 Lee, ME $51,256 Levant, ME $51,457

Lincoln, ME $51,252 Mattawamkeag, ME $51,085 Medway, ME $51,098 Milford, ME $51,428 Millinocket, ME $51,021 Milo, ME $51,383 Monson, ME $51,461 Olamon, ME $51,400

Old Town, ME $51,436 Orono, ME $51,450 Orient, ME $51,049 Orland, ME $51,446 Orrington, ME $51,452 Passadumkeag, ME $51,371 Penobscot, ME $51,447 Rockwood, ME $51,243

Sangerville, ME $51,497 Sebec, ME $51,415 Shirley Mills, ME $51,430 Springfield, ME $51,121 Stetson, ME $51,465 Stillwater, ME $51,451 Topsfield, ME $51,057 Vanceboro, ME $51,101

Waite, ME $51,128 West Enfield, ME $51,358 Winn, ME $51,154 Winterport, ME $51,458 Wytopitlock, ME $50,973 Bath, ME $53,022 Alna, ME $52,178 Boothbay, ME $52,533

Boothbay Harbor, ME $52,651 Bristol, ME $52,215 Chamberlain, ME $52,304 Damariscotta, ME $52,182 East Boothbay, ME $52,571 Friendship, ME $51,880 Georgetown, ME $52,955 Isle Of Springs, ME $52,534

Bremen, ME $52,071 Newcastle, ME $52,204 New Harbor, ME $52,387 Nobleboro, ME $51,996 Edgecomb, ME $52,381 Pemaquid, ME $52,336 Phippsburg, ME $53,169 Cushing, ME $51,710

Round Pond, ME $52,205 Sandy Point, ME $51,457 Searsmont, ME $51,579 Searsport, ME $51,465 Shawmut, ME $51,800 Skowhegan, ME $51,686 Smithfield, ME $51,714 Solon, ME $51,686

Stockton Springs, ME $51,457 Stratton, ME $51,643 Strong, ME $51,688 Temple, ME $51,668 West Forks, ME $51,370 Thorndike, ME $51,510 Troy, ME $51,495 Unity, ME $51,559

Vassalboro, ME $51,718 West Farmington, ME $51,868 Berwick, ME $54,972 Cape Neddick, ME $55,391 Eliot, ME $56,125 Kittery, ME $56,288 Kittery Point, ME $55,864 North Berwick, ME $54,548

Ogunquit, ME $55,043 South Berwick, ME $55,526 York, ME $55,843 York Beach, ME $55,575 York Harbor, ME $55,857 Acton, ME $52,991 Alfred, ME $53,742 Bailey Island, ME $53,523

Bar Mills, ME $53,656 Biddeford, ME $53,674 Biddeford Pool, ME $53,675 Bowdoinham, ME $52,625 Bridgton, ME $52,536 Brownfield, ME $52,490 Brunswick, ME $53,247 Bustins Island, ME $53,623

Cape Porpoise, ME $53,915 Casco, ME $53,161 Center Lovell, ME $52,148 Chebeague Island, ME $53,741 Cliff Island, ME $53,858 Cornish, ME $53,094 Cumberland Center, ME $53,797 Denmark, ME $52,482

East Baldwin, ME $53,230 Lebanon, ME $54,116 East Parsonsfield, ME $52,815 Sebago, ME $53,094 East Waterboro, ME $53,498 Freeport, ME $53,525 Fryeburg, ME $52,218 Gorham, ME $53,749

Gray, ME $53,422 Harrison, ME $52,248 Hiram, ME $52,930 Hollis Center, ME $53,565 Kennebunk, ME $53,955 Kennebunkport, ME $53,751 Parsonsfield, ME $52,813 Limerick, ME $53,302

Limington, ME $53,288 Long Island, ME $53,949 Lovell, ME $52,073 Moody, ME $54,618 Naples, ME $52,940 Newfield, ME $53,215 North Bridgton, ME $52,563 North Waterboro, ME $53,405

Windham, ME $53,696 Ocean Park, ME $53,716 Old Orchard Beach, ME $53,752 Orrs Island, ME $53,477 Porter, ME $52,635 Pownal, ME $53,442 Scarborough, ME $53,933 Raymond, ME $53,329

Saco, ME $53,719 Sanford, ME $53,993 Sebago Lake, ME $53,288 Shapleigh, ME $53,492 South Casco, ME $53,360 South Freeport, ME $53,498 Harpswell, ME $53,467 South Windham, ME $53,795

Springvale, ME $53,678 Standish, ME $53,511 Steep Falls, ME $53,396 Topsham, ME $53,064 Waterboro, ME $53,598 Waterford, ME $52,191 Wells, ME $54,512 West Baldwin, ME $53,135

Westbrook, ME $53,948 Buxton, ME $53,660 West Kennebunk, ME $53,927 West Newfield, ME $52,954 Yarmouth, ME $53,747 North Yarmouth, ME $53,634 Mars Hill, ME $51,183 Monticello, ME $51,080

New Limerick, ME $51,113 New Sweden, ME $51,182 Oakfield, ME $51,060 Oxbow, ME $50,852 Patten, ME $50,885 Perham, ME $51,147 Portage, ME $51,120 Presque Isle, ME $51,250

Saint Agatha, ME $51,225 Saint David, ME $51,214 Saint Francis, ME $51,146 Sheridan, ME $51,085 Sherman, ME $51,009 Stacyville, ME $50,946 Sinclair, ME $51,129 Smyrna Mills, ME $50,977

Wallagrass, ME $51,186 Stockholm, ME $51,137 Van Buren, ME $51,200 Washburn, ME $51,180 Westfield, ME $51,110 Rockland, ME $51,682 Camden, ME $51,677 Glen Cove, ME $51,660

Hope, ME $51,657 Islesboro, ME $51,525 Lincolnville, ME $51,567 Lincolnville Center, ME $51,569 Matinicus, ME $51,482 Monhegan, ME $52,031 North Haven, ME $51,517 Owls Head, ME $51,587

Port Clyde, ME $51,876 Rockport, ME $51,664 South Thomaston, ME $51,588 Spruce Head, ME $51,618 Tenants Harbor, ME $51,768 Thomaston, ME $51,625 Union, ME $51,655 Vinalhaven, ME $51,517

Warren, ME $51,601 West Rockport, ME $51,670 Waterville, ME $51,784 Albion, ME $51,702 Anson, ME $51,738 Athens, ME $51,594 Belfast, ME $51,568 Belgrade, ME $51,686

Belgrade Lakes, ME $51,633 Bingham, ME $51,589 Brooks, ME $51,483 Burnham, ME $51,534 Cambridge, ME $51,523 Canaan, ME $51,608 Caratunk, ME $51,491 China Village, ME $51,843

Clinton, ME $51,625 Corinna, ME $51,483 Detroit, ME $51,500 Dexter, ME $51,551 Dixmont, ME $51,476 East Newport, ME $51,481 East Vassalboro, ME $51,748 Eustis, ME $51,435

Fairfield, ME $51,713 Farmington, ME $51,755 Garland, ME $51,456 Farmington Falls, ME $51,838

Railroad Worker Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Railroad Worker salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $52,376. While startup companies pay approximate $52,376.

Railroad Worker Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$52,376
Growth Stage	51~500	$52,376
Established	501~5000	$52,376
Enterprise	5000+	$52,376

Railroad Worker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Railroad Worker'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

$47,426

Average $52,376/year

$57,351

$3,952

Average $4,365/month

$4,779

$912

Average $1,007/week

$1,103

$23

Average $25/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,351	$4,779	$1,103	$28
Average	$52,376	$4,365	$1,007	$25
25th Percentile	$47,426	$3,952	$912	$23

Railroad Worker Salary Growth & Career Path

Railroad Worker

Transportation Clerk II

Dispatcher II

Transportation Manager

Lead Dispatcher

Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Railroad Worker, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

Railroad Worker Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Transportation Clerk II	$48,128	-8%
Dispatcher II	$47,874	-9%

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