Does Alaska Railroad pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Alaska Railroad employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Alaska Railroad. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Alaska Railroad?

69% of Alaska Railroad employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Alaska Railroad 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Alaska Railroad?

Tour Guide (2) , Track Laborer (2)

What are the pros of working at Alaska Railroad according to real employee reviews?

"Some of the people are nice." ((in 7 reviews)); "Good pay compared to many computer related internships around anchorage" ((in 6 reviews)); "Good Pay and benefits." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Alaska Railroad according to real employee reviews?

"Most managers are awful luckily they don’t stick around long." ((in 3 reviews))

Alaska Railroad Reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(45 total reviews)

Bill O’Leary

91% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Alaska Railroad has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 45 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Alaska Railroad employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation and logistics industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

45 reviews

5.0

29 Oct 2025

Great Experience

Onboard specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great seasonal job with great pay. Opportunities to flourish. So much overtime!

Cons

It's long hours that you don't really get breaks during. You sometimes just get bad passengers that dont want to be helped.

4.0

17 Aug 2025

Could be better, could be worse

Lead passenger agent

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

When you have a strong team to work with and a good manager, this isn't a bad job.

Cons

Some managers are solely focused on advancing their own careers instead of building a strong team that can make them look even better than they could on their own.

4.0

19 July 2025

Stable job, good benefits.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Stable job with good benefits.

Cons

Low pay for the industry and location. No opportunities for growth.

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Stable job, good benefits.

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