The Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) replaces the Social Security Act for rail industry employers and employees and provides monthly annuities for employees based on age and service or on disability.
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The average age annuity being paid by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) at the end of fiscal year 2022 to career rail employees was $4,020 a month, and for all retired rail employees the average was $3,210. The average age retirement benefit being paid under social security was approximately $1,650 a month.
Maximum Benefits: The monthly amount of base year 2023 compensation that can be counted in determining the maximum amount of normal benefits payable to an employee in the benefit year beginning July 1, 2024, is $2,448.
The formula for the gross tier II amount is 7/10 of 1% of the employee's average monthly railroad earnings (up to the tier II taxable maximum earnings base) in the 60 months of highest earnings, times the years of service in the rail industry.
Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers. Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers. Railroad conductors and yardmasters.
Hourly Wage for Railroad Worker Salary in the United StatesThe average hourly wage for a Railroad Worker in the United States is $24 as of September 25, 2023, but the range typically falls between $22 and $27.
The average Train Driver in the US makes $47,287. Train Drivers make the most in San Francisco, CA at $70,953, averaging total compensation 50% greater than the US average.
The railroad retirement system also provides, under certain conditions, a residual lump-sum death benefit which ensures that a railroad family receives at least as much in benefits as the employee paid in railroad retirement taxes before 1975.