What are the main factors that influence a Passenger Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Passenger Engineer's salary?

A Passenger Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Workforce Analyst I (2-4 years)earns $79,219, a Passenger Engineer (4-7 years)earns $96,526, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $111,696, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $115,407, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $180,840,

What are the highest paying states for a Passenger Engineer?

Passenger Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Passenger Engineer roles are District of Columbia $104,493, California $104,097, Massachusetts $102,710. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Passenger Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Passenger Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Passenger Service Supervisor: $130,766; Passenger Engineer Trainee: $83,914; Passenger Train Conductor: $79,743; Passenger Service Agent: $76,377; Airline Passenger Service Agent: $76,335.

How do different companies affect a Passenger Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Passenger Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Passenger Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Passenger Engineer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Passenger Engineer in the United States is $94,376 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $108,887
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,056 to $101,972
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,660

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Passenger Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,972	$8,498	$1,961	$49
Average	$94,376	$7,865	$1,815	$45
25th Percentile	$84,056	$7,005	$1,616	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Passenger Engineer Salaries

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

How Experience Level Affects Passenger Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Passenger Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $79,219
Early Career (1-2 years): $96,526
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $111,696
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $115,407
Expert (over 8 years): $180,840

Levels	Salary
Workforce... Level Passenger Engineer	$79,219
Passenger... Level Passenger Engineer	$96,526
Workforce... Level Passenger Engineer	$111,696
Workforce... Level Passenger Engineer	$115,407
Workforce... Level Passenger Engineer	$180,840

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How Do Passenger 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 Passenger Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $104,493.
California: $104,097.
Massachusetts: $102,710.

District of Columbia $104,493

California $104,097

Massachusetts $102,710

Washington $102,332

New Jersey $102,294

Alaska $102,162

Connecticut $100,860

New York $100,331

Hawaii $98,642

Rhode Island $97,849

Maryland $97,311

Minnesota $96,575

Colorado $96,292

Illinois $96,198

Oregon $95,839

Delaware $95,575

New Hampshire $95,409

Virginia $95,037

Pennsylvania $93,952

Nevada $93,404

North Dakota $93,225

Michigan $92,942

Wisconsin $92,838

Vermont $92,630

Texas $92,055

Maine $92,017

Arizona $91,960

Ohio $91,894

Georgia $91,026

Indiana $90,592

Wyoming $90,507

Utah $90,375

Iowa $90,318

Kansas $89,865

Louisiana $89,733

North Carolina $89,686

Missouri $89,667

Florida $89,299

Montana $89,101

Nebraska $88,912

Kentucky $88,808

South Carolina $88,431

Tennessee $88,195

Idaho $88,100

New Mexico $87,411

Oklahoma $87,260

Alabama $86,704

South Dakota $85,769

Arkansas $85,260

West Virginia $84,986

Mississippi $84,165

Top Paying Cities for Passenger 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:

San Jose: $119,037
San Francisco: $117,867
Oakland: $115,252

San Jose, CA $119,037

San Francisco, CA $117,867

Oakland, CA $115,252

New York, NY $109,373

Queens Village, NY $108,665

Paramus, NJ $107,910

Passaic, NJ $107,815

Bergenfield, NJ $107,721

Stamford, CT $107,580

Huntington, NY $107,485

Newark, NJ $106,872

Bridgeport, CT $106,683

New Brunswick, NJ $106,372

Vallejo, CA $106,173

Middlesex, NJ $106,117

Somerset, NJ $106,032

Petaluma, CA $105,815

Santa Cruz, CA $105,447

Boston, MA $105,258

Monterey, CA $104,786

Fairbanks, AK $104,720

Los Angeles, CA $104,541

Washington, DC $104,493

Seattle, WA $104,324

Santa Rosa, CA $104,305

Juneau, AK $104,031

Orange, CA $103,720

Anchorage, AK $103,550

Anaheim, CA $103,484

Santa Ana, CA $103,342

Nassau, NY $103,285

Long Beach, CA $103,248

Danbury, CT $103,219

Santa Maria, CA $102,898

Everett, WA $102,880

Bremerton, WA $102,417

Trenton, NJ $102,238

Sacramento, CA $102,200

San Diego, CA $102,153

Brockton, MA $102,115

Tacoma, WA $102,077

Santa Barbara, CA $101,945

Lowell, MA $101,568

New Suffolk, NY $101,530

Nashua, NH $101,417

Lompoc, CA $101,266

Ventura, CA $101,171

Stockton, CA $101,143

New Haven, CT $100,954

Atlantic City, NJ $100,709

Hartford, CT $100,501

Modesto, CA $100,454

Poughkeepsie, NY $100,247

New Britain, CT $100,199

Olympia, WA $100,067

Kennewick, WA $100,067

New London, CT $100,048

Norwich, CT $100,020

Lawrence, MA $99,973

Bakersfield, CA $99,709

Riverside, CA $99,576

New Bedford, MA $99,576

Richland, WA $99,482

Portsmouth, NH $99,407

Vineland, NJ $99,388

San Bernardino, CA $99,312

Boulder, CO $99,048

Worcester, MA $98,972

Portland, OR $98,887

Saint Paul, MN $98,774

Minneapolis, MN $98,774

Philadelphia, PA $98,642

Honolulu, HI $98,142

Springfield, MA $97,812

Providence, RI $97,802

Chicago, IL $97,528

Bellingham, WA $97,415

Baltimore, MD $97,311

Chico, CA $97,075

Wilmington, DE $96,915

Pittsfield, MA $96,821

Manchester, NH $96,641

Spokane, WA $96,226

Denver, CO $96,217

Albany, NY $95,773

Troy, NY $95,735

Schenectady, NY $95,537

Burlington, VT $95,330

Portland, ME $94,999

Salem, OR $94,924

Yakima, WA $94,905

Ann Arbor, MI $94,876

Rochester, MN $94,612

Fresno, CA $94,565

Reno, NV $94,565

Milwaukee, WI $94,480

Detroit, MI $94,386

Allentown, PA $94,357

Carson City, NV $94,348

Houston, TX $94,206

Colorado Springs, CO $94,197

Syracuse, NY $94,150

Eugene, OR $93,970

Bismarck, ND $93,857

Gary, IN $93,857

Galveston, TX $93,857

Springfield, OR $93,782

Medford, OR $93,555

Fort Collins, CO $93,517

Austin, TX $93,442

Mesa, AZ $93,244

Phoenix, AZ $93,225

Dallas, TX $93,197

Reading, PA $93,140

Saint Cloud, MN $93,102

Concord, NH $93,017

Madison, WI $92,980

Utica, NY $92,725

Raleigh, NC $92,649

Las Vegas, NV $92,640

Rochester, NY $92,574

Des Moines, IA $92,564

Atlanta, GA $92,413

Battle Creek, MI $92,385

Salt Lake City, UT $92,357

Lancaster, PA $92,215

Champaign, IL $92,196

Harrisburg, PA $92,083

Durham, NC $91,998

Kansas City, MO $91,989

Kansas City, KS $91,970

Fort Worth, TX $91,960

Boca Raton, FL $91,923

Cleveland, OH $91,913

Columbus, OH $91,894

Pittsburgh, PA $91,885

Richmond, VA $91,847

Indianapolis, IN $91,828

Cincinnati, OH $91,705

Petersburg, VA $91,564

Billings, MT $91,356

Lansing, MI $91,356

Huntsville, AL $91,356

Lebanon, PA $91,347

Dayton, OH $91,337

Pueblo, CO $91,337

Appleton, WI $91,309

Buffalo, NY $91,271

Racine, WI $91,224

Charlotte, NC $91,215

Saint Louis, MO $91,186

Springfield, IL $91,149

Elkhart, IN $91,130

York, PA $91,130

Gastonia, NC $91,120

Benton Harbor, MI $91,120

Beaumont, TX $91,064

Lorain, OH $91,045

Toledo, OH $91,007

Binghamton, NY $90,960

Rock Hill, SC $90,950

Rockford, IL $90,903

Fargo, ND $90,856

Elyria, OH $90,856

Flagstaff, AZ $90,790

Fort Lauderdale, FL $90,733

Miami, FL $90,677

Duluth, MN $90,526

Bangor, ME $90,403

Cedar Rapids, IA $90,299

Louisville, KY $90,252

Grand Rapids, MI $90,233

Hialeah, FL $90,224

Casper, WY $90,092

Scranton, PA $89,978

New Orleans, LA $89,950

Virginia Beach, VA $89,941

Akron, OH $89,893

Peoria, IL $89,771

Sarasota, FL $89,752

Green Bay, WI $89,686

Baton Rouge, LA $89,639

Charleston, SC $89,620

Nashville, TN $89,591

Jamestown, NY $89,573

Davenport, IA $89,573

Tucson, AZ $89,525

Cheyenne, WY $89,497

Saint Petersburg, FL $89,469

Tampa, FL $89,450

Omaha, NE $89,431

Port Arthur, TX $89,393

Evansville, IN $89,393

Bradenton, FL $89,355

Santa Fe, NM $89,186

Orlando, FL $89,091

Clearwater, FL $88,987

Canton, OH $88,789

La Crosse, WI $88,789

Grand Forks, ND $88,761

Albuquerque, NM $88,733

Tulsa, OK $88,733

Newport News, VA $88,723

High Point, NC $88,695

Ogden, UT $88,657

Corpus Christi, TX $88,582

Laramie, WY $88,525

Norfolk, VA $88,525

Rock Island, IL $88,468

Saginaw, MI $88,449

Jacksonville, FL $88,440

Salisbury, NC $88,421

Memphis, TN $88,402

Moline, IL $88,355

Fort Myers, FL $88,327

Waterloo, IA $88,204

Spartanburg, SC $88,110

Lincoln, NE $88,063

Fort Wayne, IN $88,044

Birmingham, AL $87,940

Cedar Falls, IA $87,921

Provo, UT $87,912

Springfield, OH $87,902

San Antonio, TX $87,883

Greensboro, NC $87,845

South Bend, IN $87,836

Winston Salem, NC $87,827

Boise, ID $87,798

Savannah, GA $87,732

Muskegon, MI $87,562

Lima, OH $87,449

Lake Charles, LA $87,411

Anderson, IN $87,392

Lexington, KY $87,364

Augusta, GA $87,336

Greenville, SC $87,336

Wichita, KS $87,251

Tuscaloosa, AL $87,251

Columbia, SC $87,166

Bloomington, IN $86,930

Roanoke, VA $86,873

Asheville, NC $86,751

Knoxville, TN $86,590

Shreveport, LA $86,581

Wilmington, NC $86,458

Frankfort, KY $86,279

Oklahoma City, OK $86,213

Chillicothe, OH $86,175

Longview, TX $86,166

Topeka, KS $86,137

Mobile, AL $85,996

Terre Haute, IN $85,958

Erie, PA $85,948

Altoona, PA $85,901

Melbourne, FL $85,873

Amarillo, TX $85,835

Killeen, TX $85,807

Fayetteville, AR $85,731

Sioux Falls, SD $85,665

Chattanooga, TN $85,609

Idaho Falls, ID $85,599

Gainesville, FL $85,401

Portsmouth, OH $85,354

Little Rock, AR $85,335

Lynchburg, VA $85,335

Lafayette, LA $85,297

Youngstown, OH $85,297

Temple, TX $85,260

Daytona Beach, FL $85,241

Clarksville, TN $85,231

Pensacola, FL $85,222

Hopkinsville, KY $84,939

Charleston, WV $84,929

Florence, SC $84,882

Sioux City, IA $84,825

Macon, GA $84,552

Tallahassee, FL $84,542

Fayetteville, NC $84,523

Waco, TX $84,505

Wichita Falls, TX $84,505

Pine Bluff, AR $84,467

Vincennes, IN $84,287

Lubbock, TX $84,250

Great Falls, MT $84,193

Alamogordo, NM $84,184

Abilene, TX $84,108

Rapid City, SD $83,985

Monroe, LA $83,985

Albany, GA $83,929

Huntington, WV $83,919

Jackson, MS $83,910

Greenville, MS $83,901

Parkersburg, WV $83,806

Montgomery, AL $83,787

Johnstown, PA $83,768

Springfield, MO $83,693

Biloxi, MS $83,646

Sumter, SC $83,448

Columbus, GA $83,438

Twin Falls, ID $83,381

Pascagoula, MS $83,259

Kingsport, TN $83,013

Gulfport, MS $82,985

Alexandria, LA $82,674

Fort Smith, AR $82,438

El Paso, TX $82,183

Helena, MT $82,060

Las Cruces, NM $81,758

Harlingen, TX $81,494

Pocatello, ID $81,409

Florence, AL $81,381

Brownsville, TX $81,362

Dothan, AL $81,211

Mcallen, TX $81,164

Columbus, MS $80,465

Altus, OK $80,031

Lawton, OK $79,852

Pierre, SD $79,512

What Skills Can Increase a Passenger Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 16.98% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Logistics (Mentioned in 1.92% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Administrative Support (Mentioned in 1.15% Job Postings): Administrative support means technical assistance, studies, surveys, or securing volunteers to assist the department in fulfilling its administrative responsibilities.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	16.98%
Logistics	1.92%
Administrative Support	1.15%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Passenger Engineer's salary.

Acute Care: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Flexibility: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Sense Of Urgency: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Acute Care	$99,095	5%
Flexibility	$98,151	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$97,208	3%
Innovation	$97,208	3%
Leadership	$97,208	3%
Upselling	$96,264	2%

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

Understanding how a Passenger 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.

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$84,056

Average $94,376/year

$101,972

$7,005

Average $7,865/month

$8,498

$1,616

Average $1,815/week

$1,961

$40

Average $45/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,972	$8,498	$1,961	$49
Average	$94,376	$7,865	$1,815	$45
25th Percentile	$84,056	$7,005	$1,616	$40

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Salaries for a Passenger Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $101,170 in 2023 to around $100,660 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Passenger Engineer salary trends, .

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