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Transit and Railroad Police Salary in FL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Transit and Railroad Police in FL have a median annual salary of $69,810, with 40 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $66,010 at the 10th percentile to $70,000 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$69,810

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$33.56

Employment

40

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$66,010
10th
$66,190
25th
$69,810
Median
$70,000
75th
$70,000
90th

Local compared with national

FL

$69,810

Median annual · 2025

United States

$90,230

Median annual · 2025

The FL median is 22.6% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $20,420).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 4.0
  3. 3.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.9
  4. 4.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.8
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 3.4
  6. 6.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.4
  7. 7.WritingImportance 3.3
  8. 8.Active LearningImportance 3.3
  9. 9.CoordinationImportance 3.3
  10. 10.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.3
  11. 11.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.1
  12. 12.NegotiationImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
None
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • Crime mapping software
  • Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System IAFIS
  • Law enforcement information databases
  • MapInfo Professional
  • MapInfo StreetPro
  • Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database
  • SmugMug Flickr
  • Web browser software

Common tasks

  • Prepare reports documenting investigation activities and results.
  • Monitor transit areas and conduct security checks to protect railroad properties, patrons, and employees.
  • Apprehend or remove trespassers or thieves from railroad property or coordinate with law enforcement agencies in apprehensions and removals.
  • Direct security activities at derailments, fires, floods, or strikes involving railroad property.
  • Patrol railroad yards, cars, stations, or other facilities to protect company property or shipments and to maintain order.
  • Investigate or direct investigations of freight theft, suspicious damage or loss of passengers' valuables, or other crimes on railroad property.
  • Examine credentials of unauthorized persons attempting to enter secured areas.
  • Enforce traffic laws regarding the transit system and reprimand individuals who violate them.
  • Provide training to the public or law enforcement personnel in railroad safety or security.
  • Plan or implement special safety or preventive programs, such as fire or accident prevention.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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