How much do Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers make in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT?

Percentile spread

For Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers, the published 10th percentile is $43,160 and the 90th percentile is $61,230. The difference is $18,070, which is 29.5% 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 $43,160 to the 75th at $61,230, covers $18,070.

The mean annual wage is $56,010, which sits below the median of $61,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salt Lake City-Murray, UT median is 1% higher than the national median of $60,600 for Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,703, which is 0.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.9% higher than the Utah median of $58,380.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salt Lake City-Murray, UT is 100.868, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers at $60,703 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 Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.