Locomotive Engineer Pay

Almost 97 percent of all 38,790 locomotive engineers worked for rail transportation companies in 2011. The rest worked in support jobs, inside manufacturing plants or at coal mines. The rail transport engineers also earned the highest salaries with $25.49 per hour or $53,020 per year.

Locomotive Engineer at Union Pacific Railroad Salary. A Locomotive Engineer at Union Pacific Railroad earns an average salary of $109,561 per year. Most people in this job have more than five years' experience in related jobs.

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