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Track Surfacing Machine Operator Salary
in Denver, Colorado
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$69,693 (USD)
Average Salary
$34/hr
Average Hourly
$1,429
Average Bonus
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The average pay for a Track Surfacing Machine Operator is $69,693 a year and $34 an hour in Denver, Colorado, United States. The average salary range for a Track Surfacing Machine Operator is between $49,831 and $84,050. On average, a Less Than HS Degree is the highest level of education for a Track Surfacing Machine Operator. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Denver, Colorado.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Denver ( DEN-vər) is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the United States and the fifth most populous state capital. It is the principal city of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood metropolitan statistical area, the most populous metropolitan statistical area in Colorado and the first city of the Front Range Urban Corridor.
Denver is in the western United States, in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of...
Job Summary
Description:
- Operates one or more machines mounted on flat-bed railroad trucks to spread, shape, and tamp ballast; raise, level, and align track; and prepare track foundation of crushed stone according to specifications: moves levers and brake pedal to guide machine into position.
- Adjusts controls to activate jacks, tampers, and scraper blades.
- Strings wire guidelines through leveling or aligning fixture.
- Attaches line to rails or trailer extensions (buggies) coupled to machine to set up equipment.
- Turns wheels to adjust guidelines for track alignments and grades, following specifications.
- Observes indicator arms to verify level and alignment of track.
- When concerned with jack-tamping machine, may be designated jack-tamp operator.
- May control track-lining machine and be designated track-liner operator.
- May operate machines that lay ties and lay rails to construct, repair, or maintain track track-moving-machine operator (construction; mine & quarry).
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Track Surfacing Machine Operator is $69,693 a year and $34 an hour in Denver, Colorado, United States. The average salary range for a Track Surfacing Machine Operator is between $49,831 and $84,050. On average, a Less Than HS Degree is the highest level of education for a Track Surfacing Machine Operator. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Denver, Colorado.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
Find actuarial salary survey data and benchmark salary and pay.
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Track Surfacing Machine Operator Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Job family population: 18,600
Estimated population of Track Surfacing Machine Operator jobs: 3,825
Rate of error: 1.7%
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About Denver, Colorado
Denver Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Denver ( DEN-vər) is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the United States and the fifth most populous state capital. It is the principal city of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood metropolitan statistical area, the most populous metropolitan statistical area in Colorado and the first city of the Front Range Urban Corridor.
Denver is in the western United States, in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of...
Job Summary
Description:
- Operates one or more machines mounted on flat-bed railroad trucks to spread, shape, and tamp ballast; raise, level, and align track; and prepare track foundation of crushed stone according to specifications: moves levers and brake pedal to guide machine into position.
- Adjusts controls to activate jacks, tampers, and scraper blades.
- Strings wire guidelines through leveling or aligning fixture.
- Attaches line to rails or trailer extensions (buggies) coupled to machine to set up equipment.
- Turns wheels to adjust guidelines for track alignments and grades, following specifications.
- Observes indicator arms to verify level and alignment of track.
- When concerned with jack-tamping machine, may be designated jack-tamp operator.
- May control track-lining machine and be designated track-liner operator.
- May operate machines that lay ties and lay rails to construct, repair, or maintain track track-moving-machine operator (construction; mine & quarry).
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Who We Are
ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
View our ProductsTake the guess work out of setting pay
Determine competitive salary levels, compare employee compensation with market benchmarks, and get instant access to reliable salary survey data online.
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Learn about global compensation trends and salary increases for 2024, so you can make more informed salary planning decisions.
Read More
National Compensation Forecast January 2024
Review compensation trends and get guidance on expected total salary increases for the upcoming year with ERI's National Compensation Forecast.
Read More