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What conductors make
Median
$90,000
Lower end
$51,000
Upper end
$117,000
Job Bank's national median is $43.27 an hour, about $90,000 a year at 40 hours a week. The lower end ($24.31) and upper end ($56.25) are the bottom and top of the wage range for everyone in the group. Freight conductors are paid on mileage and trip rates, so the number swings with how much work the railway is calling.