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 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CSX?

56% of CSX employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CSX 2.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CSX?

Freight Conductor (168) , Railroad Conductor (93) , Locomotive Engineer (62) , Conductor (49) , Manager (43) , Engineer (28) , Senior Software Engineer (20) , Trainmaster (20) , Carman (17) , Software Engineer (16) , Signal Maintainer (15) , Project Manager (14) , Software Developer (14) , Director (12) , Journeyman Carman (12)

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

"Good Benefits and the pay when they don’t take back claims!" ((in 279 reviews)); "not terrible; pretty good pay" ((in 258 reviews)); "Great people and always something new to learn." ((in 62 reviews)); "Good retirement and health bennifits" ((in 59 reviews)); "money is good health is ok for now" ((in 41 reviews))

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

"poor management..being on call your whole career." ((in 104 reviews)); "No work life balance at all" ((in 60 reviews)); "long hours and away from home" ((in 44 reviews)); "Too many layoffs creating job uncertain" ((in 25 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 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.

CSX reviews

3.3

56% would recommend to a friend

(1,470 total reviews)

Joseph R. Hinrichs

74% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

2.8

Culture & values

2.7

Senior management

2.5

Work/Life balance

CSX has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,470 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Sep 26, 2008

Overall pretty satisfied

Information technologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people I work with are all very professional and the work is very technically challenging. Management is pretty flexible on time and won't micro-mange unless you can't handle your job.

Cons

It's a good ol' boy type job.

1.0

Jul 20, 2008

he should be fired

Conductor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the retirement and benefits are good

Cons

the schedule is very bad - you are unable to have any family life- they are always looking for reasons to fire you - the management is always looking for ways to cut corners and then blames the employees when something goes wrong-

4.0

Jun 11, 2008

CSX a good place to work, but a bad place for innovation in technology/

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

CSX has a good annual bonus and seems to be thriving in a bad economic environment. When the company is doing well, the annual bonus can be really nice, but can also be non-existent when the company is doing badly. As an Employee, CSX really seems to treat employees with respect and provide an understanding environment. CSX also has many benefits that companies seem to be dropping such as pensions, tuition reimbursement, and medical benefits.

Cons

CSX is a railroad and has an "old school" view of the world. Technology is not retreat with respect and there is no forward thinking strategy. With Technology, CSX is reactionary and does things on whims without any fore thought. Since we are forced to rush and meet unrealistic expectations of uninformed individuals, most projects lead to downtimes or unmet goals. However, since they are completed ontime and onbudget they are viewed as successful: even though they cost the company more money in the long run. The work is thusly challenging and frustrating, but with pay and compensation it is very difficult to leave.

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