Table 6-7: Freight Railroad Employment, Retirement, and Wages: 2009
Table 6-7: Freight Railroad Employment, Retirement, and Wages: 2009
| State | Number of employees | Wages ($ millions) | Number of retirement beneficiaries | Retirement payments ($ millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3,509 | 326 | 9,305 | 166 |
| Alaska | 379 | 32 | 217 | 4 |
| Arizona | 2,692 | 271 | 9,251 | 165 |
| Arkansas | 3,178 | 306 | 9,699 | 173 |
| California | 8,968 | 897 | 27,537 | 491 |
| Colorado | 2,734 | 276 | 7,403 | 132 |
| Connecticut | 108 | 9 | 2,661 | 48 |
| Delaware | 169 | 15 | 1,849 | 33 |
| District of Columbia | 7 | 1 | 452 | 8 |
| Florida | 4,823 | 452 | 29,030 | 518 |
| Georgia | 6,758 | 625 | 15,864 | 283 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 175 | 3 |
| Idaho | 1,337 | 130 | 4,499 | 80 |
| Illinois | 11,719 | 1,164 | 33,483 | 598 |
| Indiana | 5,427 | 502 | 15,488 | 276 |
| Iowa | 3,747 | 364 | 8,855 | 158 |
| Kansas | 5,089 | 522 | 13,638 | 243 |
| Kentucky | 4,182 | 39 | 14,434 | 258 |
| Louisiana | 3,045 | 295 | 7,222 | 129 |
| Maine | 596 | 49 | 2,718 | 49 |
| Maryland | 1,501 | 141 | 8,691 | 155 |
| Massachusetts | 709 | 62 | 3,885 | 69 |
| Michigan | 3,293 | 320 | 14,030 | 250 |
| Minnesota | 4,222 | 420 | 15,149 | 270 |
| Mississippi | 1,753 | 179 | 5,998 | 107 |
| Missouri | 6,827 | 686 | 18,572 | 331 |
| Montana | 2,560 | 254 | 5,658 | 101 |
| Nebraska | 11,282 | 1,132 | 11,784 | 210 |
| Nevada | 669 | 64 | 3,212 | 57 |
| New Hampshire | 199 | 16 | 841 | 15 |
| New Jersey | 1,113 | 92 | 8,800 | 157 |
| New Mexico | 1,569 | 164 | 4,390 | 78 |
| New York | 2,884 | 267 | 21,495 | 384 |
| North Carolina | 2,237 | 206 | 9,970 | 178 |
| North Dakota | 1,656 | 168 | 2,949 | 53 |
| Ohio | 7,261 | 668 | 26,054 | 465 |
| Oklahoma | 1,772 | 179 | 5,097 | 91 |
| Oregon | 1,996 | 193 | 7,953 | 142 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,490 | 586 | 34,470 | 615 |
| Rhode Island | 62 | 5 | 500 | 9 |
| South Carolina | 1,662 | 154 | 6,568 | 117 |
| South Dakota | 660 | 79 | 1,374 | 25 |
| Tennessee | 3,979 | 381 | 11,981 | 214 |
| Texas | 15,691 | 1,586 | 33,173 | 592 |
| Utah | 1,798 | 173 | 5,168 | 92 |
| Vermont | 168 | 13 | 784 | 14 |
| Virginia | 5,247 | 482 | 17,359 | 310 |
| Washington | 3,682 | 384 | 11,082 | 198 |
| West Virginia | 2,822 | 264 | 8,729 | 156 |
| Wisconsin | 3,005 | 309 | 9,377 | 167 |
| Wyoming | 2,655 | 270 | 2,957 | 53 |
| United States, total | 169,891 | 16,532 | 531,830 | 9,490 |
1 Includes Class I, Regional, Switching and Terminal, and Local freight railroads.
NOTE: Wages are estimated by multiplying average wage by number of employees in each state. For Class I railroads, average wates are estimated based on aggregate data which incorporates fringe benefits, assumed to be 37.5 percent of wages. For non-Class I railroads, average wages are estimated based on 2008 sample data with a three percent inflation rate and incorporates fringe benefits, assumed to be 37.5 percent of wages. Historically, fringe benefits have not been included in this table.
SOURCE: Association of American Railroads, Railroads and States (2009), available at http://www.aar.org/KeyIssues/Railroads-States.aspx as of Jul. 13, 2011.