How much do Rail Car Repairers make in Pittsburgh, PA?

Percentile spread

For Rail Car Repairers, the published 10th percentile is $50,020 and the 90th percentile is $79,520. The difference is $29,500, which is 49.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $53,130 to the 75th at $78,540, covers $25,410.

The mean annual wage is $64,550, which sits above the median of $59,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 11.4% lower than the national median of $67,530 for Rail Car Repairers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,177, which is 6.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.1% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $62,350.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.671, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Rail Car Repairers at $63,177 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Rail Car Repairers. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 3rd of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 148 miles away, with a median of $53,530 and employment of 40. That median is 10.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,263, against $63,177 here.
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 170 miles away, with a median of $103,540 and employment of 250. That median is 73.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,092, against $63,177 here.
• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 193 miles away, with a median of $89,430 and employment of 230. That median is 49.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,590, against $63,177 here.

Employment share

Rail Car Repairers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsburgh, PA (90 of 1,114,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (21,350 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.59 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.