Amtrak: jobs, salaries and hiring
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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
21
open professional roles
29
opened in the last 90 days
29 in the last 12 months
0%
of roles are remote
3
states hiring
Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, New York
What it hires for: Engineering (9), Operations (4), Data & Analytics (3), Finance (3), Legal (1). By level: senior ic (17), early career (4), mid level (3), senior manager (3), director (2).
Where: Philadelphia, PA (17), Washington DC (8), New York City, NY (4).
Main hubs: Philadelphia, PA (17), New York City, NY (4). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Where Philadelphia, PA ranks
Where Philadelphia, PA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #3Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Northeast208 jobs · of 36
- #3Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Mid-Atlantic208 jobs · of 47
- #3Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Northeast26 conferences · of 9
- #3Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Mid-Atlantic26 conferences · of 12
- #4Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Northeast231 openings · of 52
- #5Cities hosting the most staffing & human capital conferences3 conferences · of 8
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Amtrak hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Amtrak's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 39 professional roles in that time.
- 2 of Amtrak's 13 open roles (15%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 90% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 15% for Transportation & Logistics employers.
- 2 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 14 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Amtrak ranks #129 of 162 Transportation & Logistics employers we track.
How Amtrak compares with Transportation & Logistics employers
| Measure | Amtrak | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 13 | 27 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 90% | 15% |
Median across 160 Transportation & Logistics employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
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Open roles
- Lead Supply Chain Analyst - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA
What Amtrak pays
Across 26 postings with a posted range, pay is below the market range for the same roles. 90% of its roles post a salary range.
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Common questions
- Is Amtrak hiring?
- Amtrak has 21 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 29 opened in the last 90 days and 29 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Amtrak pay?
- Across 26 postings with a posted salary range, Amtrak's pay is below the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Amtrak hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 2 of Amtrak's 13 open roles (15%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
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