What is the average salary of a rail worker in the UK?

The average Network Rail salary ranges from approximately £21,908 per year for Administrator to £83,902 per year for Senior Program Manager. Average Network Rail hourly pay ranges from approximately £10.00 per hour for Network Engineer to £50.00 per hour for Delivery Manager.



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If your happy working nights the railway is a great career with huge potential for progression. I know people working for all the big companies and they all complain about them - but none of them ever leave the railway.

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How much does a Train driver make in United Kingdom? The average train driver salary in the United Kingdom is £51,000 per year or £26.15 per hour. Entry level positions start at £33,508 per year while most experienced workers make up to £61,970 per year.

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Earnings on the up The latest government data, published in October 2023, reveals that the mean average UK weekly wage, excluding bonuses, is £661 gross (that's the equivalent to an annual pre-tax salary of just over £34,000) – an increase of 7.8% in the three months from June to August.

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Train drivers can expect to begin with an average starting salary of £30,000, with the highest salaries often exceeding £65,000.

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While rail workers have had their pay frozen in the same period, DfT data shows that the private train operators made £310 million in taxpayer-funded profits between March 2020 and September 2022.

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Amtrak has been featured on Forbes magazine's America's Best Employer for New Graduates 2022 list at a time when the company is aggressively recruiting and hiring to fill thousands of jobs in areas ranging from railroad operations, information technology, finance, marketing, government affairs, and human resources.

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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.

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