Does CSX pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CSX employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CSX. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CSX?

52% of CSX employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CSX 2.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CSX?

Freight Conductor (169) , Railroad Conductor (93) , Locomotive Engineer (62) , Conductor (49) , Manager (44) , Engineer (28) , Senior Software Engineer (20) , Trainmaster (20) , Carman (17) , Software Engineer (16) , Project Manager (15) , Signal Maintainer (15) , Software Developer (14) , Director (12) , Journeyman Carman (12)

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

"not terrible; pretty good pay" ((in 267 reviews)); "Great benefits and the building has a gym and cafeteria" ((in 261 reviews)); "Great people and always something new to learn." ((in 61 reviews)); "Retirement and health insurance are good" ((in 52 reviews)); "The yard is good money if you can hold a job but they do monitor your hours in the yard." ((in 47 reviews))

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

"poor management..being on call your whole career." ((in 106 reviews)); "No work life balance at all" ((in 62 reviews)); "long hours and away from home" ((in 38 reviews)); "Rules are subject to interpritation and what is acceptable to one manager may not be to the next so your never comfortable with what your doing and spend more time worried about wether or not a manager is watching you with night vision than about doing your job and staying alive." ((in 30 reviews)); "Too many layoffs creating job uncertain" ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about CSX layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about CSX layoffs and their outlook for job security at CSX in 2026.

What are the top reviewed CSX locations?

Jacksonville , Atlanta , Selkirk , Nashville , Baltimore , Richmond , Louisville , Cincinnati , Columbus , Tampa , Chicago , Cleveland , Montgomery , Avon , Buffalo , Birmingham , Cumberland , Indianapolis , Waycross , Toledo , New York , Philadelphia , Albany , Savannah , Mobile , Hamlet , Huntington , Pittsburgh , Syracuse , Grand Rapids

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3.2

52% would recommend to a friend

(1,473 total reviews)

Joseph R. Hinrichs

67% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Career opportunities

2.7

Culture & values

2.6

Senior management

2.4

Work/Life balance

CSX has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,473 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CSX employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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1K reviews

3.0

Jul 31, 2020

CSX

Manager process improvement

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive Salary, Bonus Potential, Railroad Retirement.

Cons

Cutting of current workforce, Union Contract guidelines focus on years served versus performance.

1.0

Jul 30, 2020

Just a number, and there are hundreds like you

Freight conductor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, retirement, health benefits, easy job

Cons

You will never advance, the job you do on day 1 is the same job you will do for the next 30 years. 24/7 on call status with one day off a week. Management will actively look for reason to suspend you to hit their qouta.

4.0

Jul 29, 2020

It was fine. Too many meetings though

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Bonuses are apparently really nice

Cons

There's five meetings every day just to schedule future meetings, then at the end of the week your boss is upset you got nothing done even though there was no time for actual work

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