Table 6-7: Freight Railroad Employment, Retirement, and Wages: 2010
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Table 6-7: Freight Railroad Employment, Retirement, and Wages: 2010
| State | Number of employees | Wages ($ millions) | Number of retirement beneficiaries | Retirement payments ($ millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3,506 | 350 | 9,301 | 172 |
| Alaska | 379 | 34 | 223 | 4 |
| Arizona | 2,629 | 278 | 9,182 | 170 |
| Arkansas | 3,133 | 314 | 9,753 | 181 |
| California | 8,672 | 915 | 27,275 | 506 |
| Colorado | 2,717 | 289 | 7,487 | 139 |
| Connecticut | 108 | 10 | 2,628 | 49 |
| Delaware | 163 | 16 | 1,888 | 35 |
| District of Columbia | 8 | 1 | 444 | 8 |
| Florida | 4,767 | 472 | 28,882 | 535 |
| Georgia | 6,753 | 660 | 16,025 | 297 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 175 | 3 |
| Idaho | 1,315 | 133 | 4,457 | 83 |
| Illinois | 11,792 | 1,252 | 33,306 | 617 |
| Indiana | 5,679 | 573 | 15,419 | 286 |
| Iowa | 3,727 | 378 | 8,865 | 164 |
| Kansas | 5,041 | 544 | 13,613 | 252 |
| Kentucky | 4,153 | 412 | 14,478 | 268 |
| Louisiana | 2,912 | 300 | 7,190 | 133 |
| Maine | 665 | 61 | 2,678 | 50 |
| Maryland | 1,472 | 149 | 8,575 | 159 |
| Massachusetts | 782 | 72 | 3,821 | 71 |
| Michigan | 3,245 | 335 | 13,923 | 258 |
| Minnesota | 4,095 | 433 | 14,913 | 276 |
| Mississippi | 1,737 | 186 | 5,922 | 110 |
| Missouri | 6,793 | 721 | 18,650 | 346 |
| Montana | 2,487 | 263 | 5,649 | 105 |
| Nebraska | 11,392 | 1,192 | 12,124 | 225 |
| Nevada | 646 | 66 | 3,184 | 59 |
| New Hampshire | 238 | 19 | 840 | 16 |
| New Jersey | 1,098 | 114 | 8,659 | 161 |
| New Mexico | 1,534 | 170 | 4,341 | 80 |
| New York | 3,229 | 317 | 21,281 | 394 |
| North Carolina | 2,254 | 221 | 9,931 | 184 |
| North Dakota | 1,657 | 178 | 2,940 | 54 |
| Ohio | 7,154 | 700 | 25,524 | 473 |
| Oklahoma | 1,722 | 183 | 5,047 | 94 |
| Oregon | 1,932 | 196 | 7,949 | 147 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,622 | 646 | 33,748 | 626 |
| Rhode Island | 66 | 6 | 518 | 10 |
| South Carolina | 1,653 | 163 | 6,600 | 122 |
| South Dakota | 661 | 93 | 1,403 | 26 |
| Tennessee | 4,037 | 407 | 11,956 | 222 |
| Texas | 15,534 | 1,660 | 33,209 | 616 |
| Utah | 1,763 | 177 | 5,155 | 96 |
| Vermont | 173 | 14 | 772 | 14 |
| Virginia | 5,267 | 512 | 17,137 | 318 |
| Washington | 3,576 | 395 | 10,943 | 203 |
| West Virginia | 2,816 | 278 | 8,534 | 158 |
| Wisconsin | 2,927 | 316 | 9,238 | 171 |
| Wyoming | 2,599 | 278 | 3,004 | 56 |
| United States, total | 169,280 | 17,456 | 528,759 | 9,802 |
1Includes 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 wages are estimated based on aggregate data which incorporates fringe benefits, assumed to be 37.5 percent of wages.
SOURCE: Association of American Railroads, Railroads and States 2010 , available at http://www.aar.org/KeyIssues/Railroads-States.aspx as of May 22, 2012.