BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX was 98.6, or 1.4% below the national price level. Its housing index was 104.5.
National-price-dollar proxy
$53,635
WageScope divides the published Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 47-4061 and BLS area 26420.
Questions, answered
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX: common questions
What is the median wage for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $52,900 per year for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators pay higher in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX than nationally?
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX's published median was 24.5% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 98.6 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
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$68,740/year
19,580
2.3%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX was 24.5% below the U.S. median for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. It ranked 12 of 15 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
What the Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators median says in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX at $52,900 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 47-4061 and BLS area 26420.
BLS lists 180 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $52,970 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX's Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators median is 24.5% below the U.S. Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators median of $70,070 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
Exact source record
Read source key 47-4061 with area 26420
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 47-4061 and area 26420. SOC 47-4061 names Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Area 26420 names Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 47-4061/26420 row reports 180 wage and salary jobs, 0.05 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.43 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 47-4061/26420, the annual median is $52,900 per year, while the matching mean is $52,970 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
47-4061/26420 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.
Place source check
BLS area 26420 facts behind this Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators page
Area 26420 reports 3,289,720 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $67,610. Its annual median is $49,410. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 47-4061 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX runs from $27,380 at the 10th percentile to $128,040 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $35,640. The median is $49,410. The 75th percentile is $79,260. This is a place check, not a pay range for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 26420. They do not show related skills or a path into Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators.
1. Area 26420, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 105,810 jobs, $27,570 annual median, 32.17 jobs per 1,000, and 1.3 location quotient.
2. Area 26420, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 97,320 jobs, $119,600 annual median, 29.58 jobs per 1,000, and 1.31 location quotient.
3. Area 26420, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 78,960 jobs, $31,340 annual median, 24 jobs per 1,000, and 0.96 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX wage ladder for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
The 10th percentile is $38,640 per year. The 25th percentile is $44,790 per year. The median is $52,900 per year. The 75th percentile is $54,630 per year. The 90th percentile is $74,160 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $44,790 per year to $54,630 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $35,520. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Same-source checks
Compare Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX with its state and the U.S.
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has a annual median of $52,900 per year. Texas has $56,470 per year. The U.S. row has $70,070 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 6.3% below Texas on the same published median. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 24.5% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Like-for-like rank
Where Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX sits for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ranks 12 of 15 among metro areas with a published annual median for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 12 of 15 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
9. Pittsburgh, PA has a Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators median of $59,390 per year, 160 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.13.
10. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO has a Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators median of $59,110 per year, 40 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.2.
11. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has a Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators median of $56,470 per year, 100 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.2.
Pay leaders
Where Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 47-4061, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD has the highest published median in this set, at $87,410 per year. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX sits at $52,900 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD has a Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators median of $87,410 per year, or $34,510 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 180 in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. The location quotient is 0.27.
2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has a Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators median of $87,150 per year, or $34,250 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. BLS lists 2,710 jobs there, compared with 180 in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. The location quotient is 2.27.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in this same-source set, at 2,710 jobs. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 180. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 2,710 estimated Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators jobs, a gap of 2,530 jobs from Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Its median is $87,150 per year, or $34,250 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Its location quotient is 2.27.
2. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 280 estimated Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators jobs, a gap of 100 jobs from Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Its median is $85,240 per year, or $32,340 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Its location quotient is 0.82.
Local-share leaders
Where Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators takes the largest share of local jobs
Longview, TX has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 6.36. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 0.43. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Longview, TX has a location quotient of 6.36, a gap of 5.93 from Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. BLS lists 90 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators jobs and a median of $50,140 per year, or $2,760 below Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has a location quotient of 2.27, a gap of 1.84 from Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. BLS lists 2,710 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators jobs and a median of $87,150 per year, or $34,250 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Job scale and share
How common Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators is in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
BLS lists 180 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. It also lists 0.05 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.43. A value of 1 means Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Local job mix
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators beside other roles in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
The all-occupations median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is $49,410 per year. The Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators median is $52,900 per year. Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators is 7.1% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median of $49,460 per year. BLS lists 26,090 jobs and a location quotient of 0.9.
2. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median of $56,840 per year. BLS lists 49,750 jobs and a location quotient of 1.14.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX table, at 105,810 jobs. Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators has 180 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 3,289,720. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 105,810 jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, a gap of 105,630 from Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its median is $27,570 per year, or $25,330 below Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its location quotient is 1.3.
2. General and Operations Managers has 97,320 jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, a gap of 97,140 from Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its median is $119,600 per year, or $66,700 above Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its location quotient is 1.31.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX role table, at $119,600 per year. Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators has $52,900 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $49,410 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $119,600 per year in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, or $66,700 above Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. BLS lists 97,320 jobs, compared with 180 for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its location quotient is 1.31.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $99,830 per year in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, or $46,930 above Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. BLS lists 65,910 jobs, compared with 180 for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its location quotient is 0.92.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Project Management Specialists has the highest location quotient in the bounded Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX role table, at 1.58. Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators has 0.43. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Project Management Specialists has a location quotient of 1.58 in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, a gap of 1.15 from Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. BLS lists 35,550 jobs and a median of $99,510 per year, or $46,610 above Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators.
2. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.47 in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, a gap of 1.04 from Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. BLS lists 34,080 jobs and a median of $41,350 per year, or $11,550 below Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators.
Price-level view
What $52,900 may mean after the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 98.6. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 1.4% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $52,900 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators median by 98.6 divided by 100. The result is $53,635 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 104.5. Goods are 100.6. Utilities are 95.3. Other services are 95.6. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
Data care
How much care to use with the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX row
The employment RSE for this Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators row is 25.5%. The mean-wage RSE is 4.8%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 180 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $52,970 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
Job and résumé path
Use Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX wage data before you tailor
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. It uses a Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $52,900 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
Limits
What the Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators row for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 180 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.43 is not a growth score. Rank 12 of 15 is not a place score. The 98.6 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 47-4061 in BLS area 26420. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
How many Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators jobs does BLS estimate in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?
BLS published an employment estimate of 180 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
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4. Area 26420, SOC 53-7065, Stockers and Order Fillers: 72,970 jobs, $36,890 annual median, 22.18 jobs per 1,000, and 1.22 location quotient.
5. Area 26420, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 65,910 jobs, $99,830 annual median, 20.04 jobs per 1,000, and 0.92 location quotient.
6. Area 26420, SOC 43-4051, Customer Service Representatives: 65,510 jobs, $40,380 annual median, 19.91 jobs per 1,000, and 1.19 location quotient.
13. Longview, TX has a Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators median of $50,140 per year, 90 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 6.36.
14. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has a Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators median of $48,150 per year, Not published estimated jobs, and a location quotient of Not published.
15. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI has a Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators median of $45,090 per year, Not published estimated jobs, and a location quotient of Not published.
3. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has a Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators median of $85,240 per year, or $32,340 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. BLS lists 280 jobs there, compared with 180 in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. The location quotient is 0.82.
4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has a Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators median of $75,280 per year, or $22,380 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. BLS lists 90 jobs there, compared with 180 in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. The location quotient is 0.11.
5. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA has a Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators median of $65,060 per year, or $12,160 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. BLS lists 130 jobs there, compared with 180 in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. The location quotient is 0.62.
6. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has a Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators median of $62,030 per year, or $9,130 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 180 in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. The location quotient is 0.15.
7. Stockton-Lodi, CA has a Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators median of $61,050 per year, or $8,150 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 180 in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. The location quotient is 0.83.
8. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has a Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators median of $60,120 per year, or $7,220 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. BLS lists 220 jobs there, compared with 180 in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. The location quotient is 0.39.
3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 220 estimated Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators jobs, a gap of 40 jobs from Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Its median is $60,120 per year, or $7,220 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Its location quotient is 0.39.
4. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 180 estimated Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators jobs, a gap of 0 jobs from Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Its median is $52,900 per year, or $0 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Its location quotient is 0.43.
5. Pittsburgh, PA has 160 estimated Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators jobs, a gap of 20 jobs from Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Its median is $59,390 per year, or $6,490 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Its location quotient is 1.13.
6. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA has 130 estimated Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators jobs, a gap of 50 jobs from Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Its median is $65,060 per year, or $12,160 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Its location quotient is 0.62.
7. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 100 estimated Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators jobs, a gap of 80 jobs from Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Its median is $56,470 per year, or $3,570 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Its location quotient is 0.2.
8. Longview, TX has 90 estimated Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators jobs, a gap of 90 jobs from Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Its median is $50,140 per year, or $2,760 below Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Its location quotient is 6.36.
3. Pittsburgh, PA has a location quotient of 1.13, a gap of 0.70 from Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. BLS lists 160 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators jobs and a median of $59,390 per year, or $6,490 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
4. Stockton-Lodi, CA has a location quotient of 0.83, a gap of 0.40 from Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. BLS lists 30 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators jobs and a median of $61,050 per year, or $8,150 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has a location quotient of 0.82, a gap of 0.39 from Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. BLS lists 280 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators jobs and a median of $85,240 per year, or $32,340 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
6. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA has a location quotient of 0.62, a gap of 0.19 from Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. BLS lists 130 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators jobs and a median of $65,060 per year, or $12,160 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
7. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has a location quotient of 0.43, a gap of 0.00 from Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. BLS lists 180 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators jobs and a median of $52,900 per year, or $0 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
8. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has a location quotient of 0.39, a gap of 0.04 from Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. BLS lists 220 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators jobs and a median of $60,120 per year, or $7,220 above Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
3. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median of $46,750 per year. BLS lists 33,710 jobs and a location quotient of 0.93.
4. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median of $46,710 per year. BLS lists 32,050 jobs and a location quotient of 0.99.
5. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, SOC 41-3091, has a Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median of $63,090 per year. BLS lists 28,720 jobs and a location quotient of 1.08.
6. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median of $41,350 per year. BLS lists 34,080 jobs and a location quotient of 1.47.
7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median of $64,500 per year. BLS lists 30,980 jobs and a location quotient of 1.05.
8. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median of $40,380 per year. BLS lists 65,510 jobs and a location quotient of 1.19.
3. Retail Salespersons has 78,960 jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, a gap of 78,780 from Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its median is $31,340 per year, or $21,560 below Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its location quotient is 0.96.
4. Stockers and Order Fillers has 72,970 jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, a gap of 72,790 from Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its median is $36,890 per year, or $16,010 below Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its location quotient is 1.22.
5. Registered Nurses has 65,910 jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, a gap of 65,730 from Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its median is $99,830 per year, or $46,930 above Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its location quotient is 0.92.
6. Customer Service Representatives has 65,510 jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, a gap of 65,330 from Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its median is $40,380 per year, or $12,520 below Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its location quotient is 1.19.
7. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 63,820 jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, a gap of 63,640 from Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its median is $23,440 per year, or $29,460 below Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its location quotient is 0.7.
8. Cashiers has 54,950 jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, a gap of 54,770 from Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its median is $29,350 per year, or $23,550 below Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its location quotient is 0.84.
3. Project Management Specialists has a median of $99,510 per year in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, or $46,610 above Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. BLS lists 35,550 jobs, compared with 180 for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its location quotient is 1.58.
4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $85,090 per year in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, or $32,190 above Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. BLS lists 28,400 jobs, compared with 180 for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its location quotient is 0.93.
5. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $82,060 per year in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, or $29,160 above Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. BLS lists 24,360 jobs, compared with 180 for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its location quotient is 1.06.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $76,020 per year in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, or $23,120 above Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. BLS lists 24,570 jobs, compared with 180 for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its location quotient is 1.43.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $73,030 per year in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, or $20,130 above Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. BLS lists 25,630 jobs, compared with 180 for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its location quotient is 0.98.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $65,990 per year in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, or $13,090 above Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. BLS lists 36,940 jobs, compared with 180 for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. Its location quotient is 1.22.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a location quotient of 1.43 in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, a gap of 1.00 from Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. BLS lists 24,570 jobs and a median of $76,020 per year, or $23,120 above Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators.
4. General and Operations Managers has a location quotient of 1.31 in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, a gap of 0.88 from Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. BLS lists 97,320 jobs and a median of $119,600 per year, or $66,700 above Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators.
5. Fast Food and Counter Workers has a location quotient of 1.3 in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, a gap of 0.87 from Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. BLS lists 105,810 jobs and a median of $27,570 per year, or $25,330 below Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a location quotient of 1.22 in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, a gap of 0.79 from Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. BLS lists 36,940 jobs and a median of $65,990 per year, or $13,090 above Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has a location quotient of 1.22 in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, a gap of 0.79 from Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. BLS lists 72,970 jobs and a median of $36,890 per year, or $16,010 below Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers has a location quotient of 1.21 in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, a gap of 0.78 from Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators. BLS lists 31,290 jobs and a median of $36,410 per year, or $16,490 below Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators.
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (47-4061/26420) | BLS 2025
