Average Union Pacific Salary: By Location, Job Title, and Department

Updated July 8, 2021

Average Union Pacific Salary

$49,000 yearly

$23.56 hourly

Entry level Salary

$27,000 yearly

$27,000

10 %

$49,000

Median

$87,000

90 %

How Much Does Union Pacific Pay?

Union Pacific employees earn an average of $49,388 per year, which is $23.74 an hour. If you are in the top 10th percent of earners, you can expect to make an average salary over $87,000 a year, but if you're in the bottom 10 percent of earners, your salary could be less than $27,000 a year. Show More

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Highest Paying Jobs At Union Pacific

While Union Pacific employees earn an average yearly salary of $49,388, different roles can command different wages. The higher paying positions at Union Pacific include java developer, applications developer, maintenance manager, and senior finance analyst. A worker with the title java developer salary at Union Pacific can earn an average yearly salary of $91,184. Some of the other roles at Union Pacific are security officer and machine operator. A worker with the title security officer at Union Pacific earns an average salary of $24,309 per year.

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Java Developer	$91,184	$43.84
2	Applications Developer	$88,685	$42.64
3	Maintenance Manager	$87,791	$42.21
4	Senior Finance Analyst	$86,997	$41.83
5	Senior Analyst	$81,718	$39.29
6	Operations Manager	$77,618	$37.32
7	Engineering Associate	$72,713	$34.96
8	LAN Administrator	$66,498	$31.97
9	Management Trainee	$65,009	$31.25
10	Carman	$64,913	$31.21
11	Truck Driver	$64,825	$31.17
12	Corporate Auditor	$63,334	$30.45
13	Locomotive Electrician	$61,912	$29.77
14	Internal Auditor	$60,842	$29.25
15	Electronics Technician	$59,199	$28.46
16	Machinist	$50,615	$24.33
17	Car Repairman	$49,920	$24.00
18	Signal Maintainer	$48,021	$23.09
19	Freight Car Repairer	$47,388	$22.78
20	Train Conductor	$46,550	$22.38

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Average Union Pacific Salaries By Locations

When choosing a place to work, it's important to factor in the cost of living when negotiating a salary. At Union Pacific, the employees are paid different salaries depending on their location. The city that stands out for having the highest pay is Roseville, CA, where Union Pacific pays its workers an average salary of $58,601. This can be compared to Saint Paul, MN, where Union Pacific employees earn an average salary of $52,368.

Rank	Location	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Roseville, CA	$58,601	$28.17
2	Saint Paul, MN	$52,368	$25.18
3	El Paso, TX	$49,679	$23.88
4	Salt Lake City, UT	$49,073	$23.59
5	Boone, IA	$48,956	$23.54
6	Green River, WY	$47,553	$22.86
7	Herington, KS	$47,263	$22.72
8	Omaha, NE	$47,048	$22.62

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Average Union Pacific Salaries By Department

The salaries that employees earn in Union Pacific can be influenced by the department or organization function that they work in. Based on our analysis, the employees in it earn salaries at Union Pacific that are well above average, with yearly earnings averaging $77,546. The finance organizational function also pays relatively high compared to other departments, where employees earn $65,513. The organizational function at Union Pacific where employees earn the lowest salaries is administrative with yearly earnings averaging $34,941. Customer service is the second-lowest paying organizational function at Union Pacific, where the workers earn $36,843 per year.

Rank	Department	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	IT	$77,546	$37.28
2	Finance	$65,513	$31.50
3	Accounting	$59,068	$28.40
4	Supply Chain	$55,608	$26.73
5	Facilities	$52,138	$25.07
6	Engineering	$51,554	$24.79
7	Marketing	$48,734	$23.43
8	Construction	$47,163	$22.67
9	Plant/Manufacturing	$46,477	$22.34
10	Retail	$42,283	$20.33
11	Warehouse	$39,268	$18.88
12	Customer Service	$36,844	$17.71
13	Administrative	$34,942	$16.80

Best Paying Union Pacific Engineering Position Salaries

Rank	Position	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Senior Programmer Analyst	$95,271	$45.80
2	Java Developer	$91,184	$43.84
3	Applications Developer	$88,685	$42.64
4	Weblogic Administrator	$88,483	$42.54
5	Engineering Associate	$72,713	$34.96
6	Engineering Internship	$69,290	$33.31
7	Senior Electronics Technician	$67,159	$32.29
8	Computer Programmer	$66,926	$32.18
9	Train Conductor	$46,550	$22.38
10	Conductor And Engineer	$46,320	$22.27
11	Train Dispatcher	$44,596	$21.44
12	Trainman	$36,084	$17.35
13	Crew Dispatcher	$35,409	$17.02
14	Locomotive Engineer	$33,311	$16.01
15	Locomotive Operator	$31,315	$15.06
16	Brakeman	$31,224	$15.01
17	Yardmaster	$29,272	$14.07

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Best Paying Union Pacific Plant/Manufacturing Position Salaries

Rank	Position	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Special Projects Manager	$89,661	$43.11
2	Senior Quality Assurance Analyst	$89,441	$43.00
3	Senior Operations Manager	$87,788	$42.21
4	Quality Assurance Lead	$85,097	$40.91
5	Controls Engineer	$76,226	$36.65
6	Trackman	$53,324	$25.64
7	Machinist	$50,615	$24.33
8	Sheet Metal Mechanic	$50,518	$24.29
9	Welding Foreman	$48,151	$23.15
10	Diesel Mechanic	$45,487	$21.87
11	Track Inspector	$42,975	$20.66
12	Crew Trainer	$39,703	$19.09
13	Car Inspector	$38,598	$18.56
14	Yarder Operator	$37,828	$18.19
15	Co-Operations Engineer	$35,589	$17.11
16	Welder	$34,504	$16.59
17	Co-Operations Internship	$33,639	$16.17
18	Machine Operator	$28,524	$13.71
19	Bridge Tender	$27,719	$13.33
20	Machine Operater	$27,317	$13.13

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Best Paying Union Pacific Facilities Position Salaries

Rank	Position	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Senior Technician Specialist	$100,749	$48.44
2	Maintenance Manager	$87,791	$42.21
3	Mechanics Supervisor	$72,876	$35.04
4	Safety Coordinator	$71,745	$34.49
5	Carman	$64,913	$31.21
6	Electronics Technician	$59,199	$28.46
7	Maintenance Supervisor	$56,891	$27.35
8	Trackman	$53,324	$25.64
9	Car Repairman	$49,920	$24.00
10	Signal Constructor	$49,158	$23.63
11	Signal Maintainer	$48,021	$23.09
12	Freight Car Repairer	$47,388	$22.78
13	Locomotive Inspector	$46,608	$22.41
14	Diesel Mechanic	$45,487	$21.87
15	Train Dispatcher	$44,596	$21.44
16	Track Inspector	$42,975	$20.66
17	Crew Trainer	$39,703	$19.09
18	Locomotive Mechanic	$39,035	$18.77
19	Crew Dispatcher	$35,409	$17.02
20	Track Machine Operator	$30,335	$14.58

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Train Crew Denver, CO	Denver, CO	08/28/2021	$52,00008/28/2021
Train Crew La Grande, OR	La Grande, OR	08/28/2021	$52,00008/28/2021
Manager I Loup Logistics Omaha, NE	Omaha, NE	08/23/2021	$80,00008/23/2021
Train Crew Dunsmuir, CA	Dunsmuir, CA	08/21/2021	$52,00008/21/2021
Train Crew Council Bluffs, IA	Council Bluffs, IA	08/13/2021	$52,00008/13/2021

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Highest Paying Union Pacific Competitor Salaries

Based on our research, similar companies to Union Pacific are General Electric, J.B. Hunt Transport Services,, and Genesee & Wyoming. The average salaries at General Electric rank the highest, with their employees earning an average salary of $83,468 per year. The employees at J.B. Hunt Transport Services, earn an average yearly salary of $55,872 per year, and the salaries at Genesee & Wyoming average $54,799 per year.

Rank	Company Name	Zippia Score	Average Salary
1	General Electric	4.7	$83,468
2	J.B. Hunt Transport Services,	4.5	$55,872
3	Genesee & Wyoming	4.5	$54,799
4	CSX	4.8	$54,618
5	BNSF Railway	4.8	$52,237
6	Conrail	3.8	$51,143
7	Norfolk Southern Railway	4.4	$47,450
8	Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad	3.6	$46,367
9	Kansas City Southern	4.7	$46,295
10	Canadian Pacific Railway	4.7	$44,332
11	Ryder System	4.7	$44,191
12	Watco Companies	4.3	$44,119
13	Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company	3.5	$42,934
14	Montana Rail Link	3.8	$42,494
15	Vermont Railway	3.5	$40,962
16	XPO Logistics	4.6	$38,557
17	R. J. Corman Railroad Group	4.4	$38,188
18	Buckingham Branch Railroad Co.	3.9	$37,524
19	Iowa Northern Railway Company	3.4	$37,347
20	Iowa Interstate Railroad	3.6	$37,231

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