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Subway and Streetcar Operators Salary by State and Metro Area

Subway and Streetcar Operators in the United States earn a median salary of $86,380/year ($41.53/hr). Salaries range from $55,180 to $90,140 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across 13 states and 8 metro areas where BLS publishes data.

$55K
10th percentile
$62K
25th percentile
$86K
Median
$90K
75th percentile
$90K
90th percentile

Subway and Streetcar Operators salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Maryland$92K$44.43/hr480
California$79K$37.83/hr900
Washington$77K$37.03/hr320
Florida$73K$35.03/hr130
New Jersey$69K$33.16/hr140
Minnesota$65K$31.45/hr140
North Carolina$63K$30.09/hr110
Virginia$62K$29.8/hr,
Georgia$60K$28.64/hr300
Texas$59K$28.26/hr240
Utah$59K$28.19/hr970
Missouri$53K$25.49/hr70
Michigan$42K$20.05/hr40
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Showing 1–10 of 13 states with published data

BLS does not publish data for every state when sample sizes are too small

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$90K3,950
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$84K150
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$77K320
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$70K130
St. Louis, MO-IL$63K40
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$62K70
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$61K200
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$60K270
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