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 $79,215, a Passenger Engineer (4-7 years)earns $96,527, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $111,687, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $115,398, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $180,846,

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 $104,459, California $104,062, Massachusetts $102,676. 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: $130,816; Passenger Engineer Trainee: $83,916; Passenger Train Conductor: $79,748; Passenger Service Agent: $76,390; Airline Passenger Service Agent: $76,350.

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 May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Passenger Engineer in the United States is $94,345 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): $108,658
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $83,869 to $101,837
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,332

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Passenger Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,837	$8,486	$1,958	$49
Average	$94,345	$7,862	$1,814	$45
25th Percentile	$83,869	$6,989	$1,613	$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): $79,215
Early Career (1-2 years): $96,527
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $111,687
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $115,398
Expert (over 8 years): $180,846

Levels	Salary
Workforce... Level Passenger Engineer	$79,215
Passenger... Level Passenger Engineer	$96,527
Workforce... Level Passenger Engineer	$111,687
Workforce... Level Passenger Engineer	$115,398
Workforce... Level Passenger Engineer	$180,846

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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: $104,459.
California: $104,062.
Massachusetts: $102,676.

District of Columbia $104,459

California $104,062

Massachusetts $102,676

Washington $102,298

New Jersey $102,260

Alaska $102,128

Connecticut $100,826

New York $100,298

Hawaii $98,609

Rhode Island $97,817

Maryland $97,279

Minnesota $96,543

Colorado $96,260

Illinois $96,166

Oregon $95,807

Delaware $95,543

New Hampshire $95,377

Virginia $95,005

Pennsylvania $93,920

Nevada $93,373

North Dakota $93,194

Michigan $92,911

Wisconsin $92,807

Vermont $92,600

Texas $92,024

Maine $91,986

Arizona $91,930

Ohio $91,864

Georgia $90,996

Indiana $90,562

Wyoming $90,477

Utah $90,345

Iowa $90,288

Kansas $89,835

Louisiana $89,703

North Carolina $89,656

Missouri $89,637

Florida $89,269

Montana $89,071

Nebraska $88,882

Kentucky $88,779

South Carolina $88,401

Tennessee $88,165

Idaho $88,071

New Mexico $87,382

Oklahoma $87,231

Alabama $86,675

South Dakota $85,741

Arkansas $85,231

West Virginia $84,958

Mississippi $84,137

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: $118,997
San Francisco: $117,694
Oakland: $115,214

San Jose, CA $118,997

San Francisco, CA $117,694

Oakland, CA $115,214

New York, NY $108,628

Paramus, NJ $107,307

Queens Village, NY $107,302

Passaic, NJ $107,213

Bergenfield, NJ $107,204

Stamford, CT $106,997

Huntington, NY $106,958

Newark, NJ $106,261

Bridgeport, CT $106,062

Vallejo, CA $105,874

New Brunswick, NJ $105,836

Petaluma, CA $105,780

Middlesex, NJ $105,600

Somerset, NJ $105,534

Santa Cruz, CA $105,412

Boston, MA $104,836

Monterey, CA $104,505

Seattle, WA $104,289

Santa Rosa, CA $104,270

Los Angeles, CA $104,242

Juneau, AK $103,996

Washington, DC $103,893

Orange, CA $103,557

Santa Ana, CA $103,308

Long Beach, CA $103,213

Anaheim, CA $103,194

Anchorage, AK $103,147

Santa Maria, CA $102,864

Everett, WA $102,845

Danbury, CT $102,513

Bremerton, WA $102,383

Tacoma, WA $102,043

New Suffolk, NY $102,042

Sacramento, CA $102,015

Santa Barbara, CA $101,911

Trenton, NJ $101,808

San Diego, CA $101,808

Brockton, MA $101,704

Fairbanks, AK $101,473

Lompoc, CA $101,232

Lowell, MA $101,156

Ventura, CA $101,138

Nashua, NH $101,119

Stockton, CA $101,109

Modesto, CA $100,421

Poughkeepsie, NY $100,213

Olympia, WA $100,034

Kennewick, WA $100,034

New Haven, CT $99,996

Lawrence, MA $99,657

Hartford, CT $99,562

Riverside, CA $99,543

New Bedford, MA $99,449

Richland, WA $99,449

Bakersfield, CA $99,317

San Bernardino, CA $99,279

New Britain, CT $99,270

Atlantic City, NJ $99,270

New London, CT $99,232

Norwich, CT $99,204

Portsmouth, NH $99,185

Boulder, CO $98,985

Portland, OR $98,855

Worcester, MA $98,845

Minneapolis, MN $98,553

Philadelphia, PA $98,421

Honolulu, HI $98,109

Saint Paul, MN $98,064

Vineland, NJ $98,043

Providence, RI $97,770

Chicago, IL $97,496

Bellingham, WA $97,383

Springfield, MA $97,307

Baltimore, MD $97,279

Chico, CA $97,043

Pittsfield, MA $96,788

Manchester, NH $96,609

Spokane, WA $96,194

Denver, CO $96,185

Albany, NY $95,741

Troy, NY $95,703

Nassau, NY $95,603

Schenectady, NY $95,505

Wilmington, DE $95,430

Burlington, VT $95,298

Salem, OR $95,260

Portland, ME $94,968

Yakima, WA $94,873

Rochester, MN $94,581

Reno, NV $94,534

Fresno, CA $94,534

Milwaukee, WI $94,449

Detroit, MI $94,354

Ann Arbor, MI $94,338

Allentown, PA $94,326

Colorado Springs, CO $94,166

Syracuse, NY $94,118

Carson City, NV $94,118

Houston, TX $93,986

Eugene, OR $93,939

Gary, IN $93,826

Springfield, OR $93,751

Bismarck, ND $93,732

Galveston, TX $93,666

Medford, OR $93,524

Fort Collins, CO $93,486

Concord, NH $93,439

Austin, TX $93,411

Mesa, AZ $93,213

Reading, PA $93,203

Phoenix, AZ $93,194

Dallas, TX $93,166

Saint Cloud, MN $93,075

Madison, WI $92,949

Utica, NY $92,694

Rochester, NY $92,543

Des Moines, IA $92,533

Raleigh, NC $92,524

Atlanta, GA $92,383

Battle Creek, MI $92,354

Salt Lake City, UT $92,326

Lancaster, PA $92,184

Harrisburg, PA $92,052

Kansas City, MO $91,958

Champaign, IL $91,939

Kansas City, KS $91,939

Fort Worth, TX $91,930

Columbus, OH $91,914

Boca Raton, FL $91,892

Pittsburgh, PA $91,854

Richmond, VA $91,816

Indianapolis, IN $91,798

Cleveland, OH $91,788

Las Vegas, NV $91,675

Cincinnati, OH $91,675

Petersburg, VA $91,533

Huntsville, AL $91,392

Lansing, MI $91,329

Lebanon, PA $91,316

Pueblo, CO $91,307

Appleton, WI $91,279

Buffalo, NY $91,241

Dayton, OH $91,213

Racine, WI $91,194

Charlotte, NC $91,184

Saint Louis, MO $91,156

York, PA $91,099

Elkhart, IN $91,099

Gastonia, NC $91,082

Billings, MT $91,059

Beaumont, TX $91,033

Lorain, OH $91,015

Benton Harbor, MI $90,996

Toledo, OH $90,977

Binghamton, NY $90,930

Rock Hill, SC $90,920

Rockford, IL $90,873

Springfield, IL $90,835

Elyria, OH $90,826

Fargo, ND $90,826

Flagstaff, AZ $90,760

Fort Lauderdale, FL $90,703

Duluth, MN $90,647

Miami, FL $90,647

Cheyenne, WY $90,581

Grand Forks, ND $90,581

Bangor, ME $90,373

Cedar Rapids, IA $90,269

Durham, NC $90,230

Louisville, KY $90,222

Grand Rapids, MI $90,203

Hialeah, FL $90,194

Casper, WY $90,062

Scranton, PA $89,948

New Orleans, LA $89,920

Virginia Beach, VA $89,911

Akron, OH $89,864

Peoria, IL $89,741

Sarasota, FL $89,722

Nashville, TN $89,656

Omaha, NE $89,656

Green Bay, WI $89,656

Baton Rouge, LA $89,609

Charleston, SC $89,590

Jamestown, NY $89,543

Davenport, IA $89,543

Tucson, AZ $89,496

Saint Petersburg, FL $89,439

Tampa, FL $89,420

Evansville, IN $89,363

Port Arthur, TX $89,363

Bradenton, FL $89,326

Santa Fe, NM $89,156

Orlando, FL $88,986

Clearwater, FL $88,958

Canton, OH $88,760

La Crosse, WI $88,760

Albuquerque, NM $88,703

Newport News, VA $88,694

High Point, NC $88,665

Ogden, UT $88,628

Corpus Christi, TX $88,552

Norfolk, VA $88,496

Laramie, WY $88,496

Rock Island, IL $88,439

Saginaw, MI $88,420

Jacksonville, FL $88,411

Salisbury, NC $88,392

Boise, ID $88,373

Moline, IL $88,326

Fort Myers, FL $88,297

Memphis, TN $88,279

Tulsa, OK $88,231

Waterloo, IA $88,175

Spartanburg, SC $88,080

Lincoln, NE $88,033

Fort Wayne, IN $88,014

Provo, UT $88,005

Cedar Falls, IA $87,892

San Antonio, TX $87,854

Greensboro, NC $87,816

South Bend, IN $87,807

Savannah, GA $87,703

Muskegon, MI $87,665

Birmingham, AL $87,656

Winston Salem, NC $87,610

Lake Charles, LA $87,382

Anderson, IN $87,363

Lexington, KY $87,335

Augusta, GA $87,307

Greenville, SC $87,307

Lima, OH $87,231

Wichita, KS $87,222

Tuscaloosa, AL $87,222

Columbia, SC $87,137

Springfield, OH $87,118

Asheville, NC $86,967

Bloomington, IN $86,901

Knoxville, TN $86,561

Shreveport, LA $86,552

Wilmington, NC $86,429

Roanoke, VA $86,429

Topeka, KS $86,260

Frankfort, KY $86,249

Oklahoma City, OK $86,184

Chillicothe, OH $86,146

Longview, TX $86,137

Melbourne, FL $86,127

Sioux Falls, SD $85,977

Mobile, AL $85,967

Terre Haute, IN $85,929

Altoona, PA $85,873

Amarillo, TX $85,807

Killeen, TX $85,778

Fayetteville, AR $85,703

Chattanooga, TN $85,675

Sioux City, IA $85,590

Idaho Falls, ID $85,571

Lynchburg, VA $85,495

Gainesville, FL $85,373

Portsmouth, OH $85,326

Little Rock, AR $85,307

Lafayette, LA $85,269

Youngstown, OH $85,269

Daytona Beach, FL $85,212

Clarksville, TN $85,203

Pensacola, FL $85,193

Temple, TX $85,187

Hopkinsville, KY $84,910

Erie, PA $84,892

Florence, SC $84,854

Charleston, WV $84,703

Great Falls, MT $84,656

Macon, GA $84,524

Tallahassee, FL $84,514

Fayetteville, NC $84,495

Waco, TX $84,476

Helena, MT $84,410

Pine Bluff, AR $84,375

Vincennes, IN $84,259

Lubbock, TX $84,222

Alamogordo, NM $84,165

Twin Falls, ID $84,080

Rapid City, SD $84,052

Jackson, MS $83,882

Huntington, WV $83,875

Greenville, MS $83,873

Parkersburg, WV $83,776

Montgomery, AL $83,759

Wichita Falls, TX $83,665

Springfield, MO $83,665

Biloxi, MS $83,618

Monroe, LA $83,524

Johnstown, PA $83,457

Sumter, SC $83,420

Columbus, GA $83,410

Pascagoula, MS $83,231

Abilene, TX $83,231

Kingsport, TN $82,986

Albany, GA $82,986

Gulfport, MS $82,957

Alexandria, LA $82,646

Fort Smith, AR $82,410

El Paso, TX $82,156

Las Cruces, NM $81,731

Harlingen, TX $81,491

Pocatello, ID $81,476

Florence, AL $81,354

Brownsville, TX $81,335

Mcallen, TX $81,137

Dothan, AL $81,005

Columbus, MS $80,444

Altus, OK $80,004

Lawton, OK $79,825

Pierre, SD $79,486

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	$99,062	5%
Flexibility	$98,119	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$97,175	3%
Innovation	$97,175	3%
Leadership	$97,175	3%
Upselling	$96,232	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.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$83,869

Average $94,345/year

$101,837

$6,989

Average $7,862/month

$8,486

$1,613

Average $1,814/week

$1,958

$40

Average $45/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,837	$8,486	$1,958	$49
Average	$94,345	$7,862	$1,814	$45
25th Percentile	$83,869	$6,989	$1,613	$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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