Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders salary by location
National median: $58,870 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billings, MT | metropolitan | $83,390 | +41.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $83,160 | +41.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | metropolitan | $81,920 | +39.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $81,320 | +38.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $80,700 | +37.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $80,070 | +36.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $77,490 | +31.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $76,850 | +30.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $76,620 | +30.2% | — | 2025 |
| AL | state | $75,450 | +28.2% | 240 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $74,040 | +25.8% | — | 2025 |
| MA | state | $71,750 | +21.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $70,030 | +19.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $68,600 | +16.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $64,890 | +10.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $64,890 | +10.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| Lake Charles, LA | metropolitan | $63,170 | +7.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $63,100 | +7.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $62,200 | +5.7% | 210 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $61,420 | +4.3% | 1,460 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $61,220 | +4.0% | 970 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $61,210 | +4.0% | 310 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $61,170 | +3.9% | 1,620 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $60,950 | +3.5% | 320 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $60,440 | +2.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $58,900 | +0.1% | 500 | 2025 |
| Houma, LA | metropolitan | $57,940 | −1.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $57,900 | −1.6% | 200 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $57,750 | −1.9% | 180 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $57,700 | −2.0% | 820 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $57,250 | −2.8% | 170 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $57,030 | −3.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $55,730 | −5.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| WV | state | $54,750 | −7.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Charleston, WV | metropolitan | $54,750 | −7.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $53,370 | −9.3% | — | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $53,370 | −9.3% | — | 2025 |
| KY | state | $53,160 | −9.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $51,450 | −12.6% | 180 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $51,200 | −13.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $51,160 | −13.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $50,380 | −14.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $50,160 | −14.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $49,700 | −15.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $48,220 | −18.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $48,120 | −18.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $48,010 | −18.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $46,300 | −21.4% | — | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $46,230 | −21.5% | — | 2025 |
| FL | state | $45,540 | −22.6% | 430 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $45,240 | −23.2% | — | 2025 |
| NC | state | $44,910 | −23.7% | 240 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $44,310 | −24.7% | 250 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $44,010 | −25.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $41,700 | −29.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $41,190 | −30.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| OK | state | $35,360 | −39.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| AR | state | $33,800 | −42.6% | 150 | 2025 |