How much do Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators make in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

Percentile spread

For Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators, the published 10th percentile is $45,410 and the 90th percentile is $72,350. The difference is $26,940, which is 56.0% 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 $46,860 to the 75th at $62,850, covers $15,990.

The mean annual wage is $55,180, which sits above the median of $48,150. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL median is 31.3% lower than the national median of $70,070 for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,179, which is 39.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.3% lower than the Florida median of $61,220.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 114.155, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,150 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators at $42,179 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.