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Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators: pay and where the jobs are
What industrial truck and tractor operators earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$46,420 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $48,370
- Median hourly wage
- $22.32
- Mean hourly wage
- $23.25
- Employment
- 774,420
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 53-7051.
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How much do industrial truck and tractor operators make?
The median annual wage for industrial truck and tractor operators was $46,420 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $36,840 and the highest-paid 10% more than $62,520. As an hourly rate, the median is $22.32. About 774,420 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in District of Columbia ($83,720), New Mexico ($62,150) and Delaware ($60,350). District of Columbia also comes out on top after taxes and local prices.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for industrial truck and tractor operators looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,840 | $17.71 | $3,070 | $2,648 |
| 25th percentile | $40,030 | $19.24 | $3,336 | $2,862 |
| Median | $46,420 | $22.32 | $3,868 | $3,290 |
| 75th percentile | $54,770 | $26.33 | $4,564 | $3,849 |
| 90th percentile | $62,520 | $30.06 | $5,210 | $4,368 |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators: pay by state
54 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$57,851 take-home in national prices
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$54,616 take-home in national prices
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$54,207 take-home in national prices
Where a median industrial truck and tractor operator paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | Not published | $83,720 | $57,050 | $83,720 | $63,579 | $57,851 |
| New Mexico | 2,620 | $62,150 | $35,900 | $65,090 | $50,362 | $54,616 |
| Delaware | 5,230 | $60,350 | $38,210 | $60,350 | $47,757 | $47,849 |
| Wyoming | 790 | $59,820 | $38,220 | $74,160 | $50,245 | $54,207 |
| New Hampshire | 1,450 | $54,460 | $40,600 | $62,750 | $45,939 | $44,102 |
| Alaska | 410 | $54,190 | $37,650 | $72,720 | $45,451 | $44,403 |
| Hawaii | 880 | $53,640 | $41,140 | $118,140 | $42,725 | $38,858 |
| Oregon | 8,560 | $50,760 | $40,410 | $63,150 | $39,398 | $38,117 |
| Colorado | 8,570 | $50,570 | $40,560 | $65,630 | $41,074 | $39,857 |
| Washington | 18,750 | $49,910 | $41,600 | $62,920 | $41,590 | $38,865 |
| Minnesota | 7,110 | $49,740 | $39,940 | $73,870 | $40,068 | $40,629 |
| North Dakota | 930 | $49,260 | $40,720 | $62,700 | $41,760 | $46,943 |
| Utah | 6,830 | $49,040 | $38,270 | $65,760 | $39,967 | $40,426 |
| New York | 18,420 | $49,030 | $38,330 | $73,630 | $39,282 | $36,399 |
| Louisiana | 7,680 | $48,950 | $35,980 | $61,230 | $40,429 | $45,834 |
| Florida | 38,400 | $48,370 | $37,050 | $62,960 | $41,045 | $39,690 |
| Arizona | 12,340 | $48,110 | $38,560 | $62,940 | $40,027 | $39,758 |
| Montana | 910 | $48,060 | $36,450 | $64,970 | $39,294 | $41,517 |
| California | 89,620 | $47,770 | $38,650 | $63,330 | $39,036 | $35,257 |
| Maine | 2,900 | $47,730 | $40,440 | $64,490 | $38,742 | $39,920 |
| Pennsylvania | 42,110 | $47,730 | $38,160 | $62,510 | $39,032 | $40,004 |
| Illinois | 29,450 | $47,720 | $37,990 | $63,140 | $38,306 | $38,322 |
| Wisconsin | 12,150 | $47,720 | $38,960 | $62,940 | $39,059 | $41,510 |
| Iowa | 7,770 | $47,590 | $38,640 | $61,000 | $39,262 | $44,737 |
| Kansas | 7,700 | $47,430 | $37,910 | $58,640 | $38,443 | $42,682 |
| South Dakota | 1,940 | $47,410 | $37,780 | $61,080 | $40,274 | $45,463 |
| Vermont | 950 | $47,380 | $39,040 | $61,290 | $39,096 | $39,911 |
| Connecticut | 3,780 | $47,190 | $38,790 | $71,860 | $37,988 | $36,664 |
| Virginia | 19,320 | $46,920 | $37,250 | $62,260 | $37,996 | $37,582 |
| Massachusetts | 8,390 | $46,850 | $39,850 | $57,410 | $37,486 | $35,445 |
| Nebraska | 5,020 | $46,730 | $37,020 | $59,100 | $38,481 | $42,708 |
| Kentucky | 11,270 | $46,630 | $35,540 | $70,840 | $38,133 | $42,295 |
| Idaho | 2,560 | $46,600 | $36,400 | $59,840 | $38,262 | $40,067 |
| Ohio | 42,360 | $46,450 | $37,960 | $63,660 | $38,669 | $41,681 |
| New Jersey | 21,790 | $46,100 | $36,680 | $65,820 | $37,838 | $34,776 |
| Indiana | 23,090 | $45,650 | $37,250 | $61,630 | $37,543 | $40,226 |
| Maryland | 13,740 | $45,630 | $39,320 | $61,040 | $37,042 | $35,292 |
| Texas | 88,780 | $45,450 | $34,300 | $59,780 | $38,699 | $39,873 |
| Nevada | 7,300 | $45,230 | $37,560 | $66,950 | $38,522 | $38,530 |
| Michigan | 23,470 | $45,220 | $37,200 | $71,150 | $36,843 | $38,292 |
| Missouri | 11,470 | $45,190 | $36,240 | $64,620 | $37,304 | $41,076 |
| Rhode Island | 780 | $45,010 | $38,960 | $58,330 | $36,779 | $35,960 |
| Alabama | 15,360 | $44,880 | $33,290 | $60,750 | $36,397 | $40,977 |
| Oklahoma | 7,850 | $44,700 | $35,400 | $60,120 | $36,630 | $41,700 |
| Arkansas | 10,850 | $43,780 | $33,890 | $57,260 | $36,225 | $41,668 |
| South Carolina | 14,210 | $43,680 | $35,780 | $56,980 | $36,686 | $39,132 |
| Mississippi | 9,640 | $43,420 | $32,390 | $51,260 | $36,063 | $41,474 |
| North Carolina | 26,830 | $43,420 | $35,940 | $56,000 | $35,844 | $38,000 |
| Georgia | 50,260 | $43,210 | $36,690 | $59,860 | $35,492 | $36,858 |
| Tennessee | 20,070 | $42,100 | $35,520 | $54,660 | $36,007 | $39,194 |
| West Virginia | 1,400 | $41,670 | $28,700 | $54,920 | $34,566 | $38,622 |
| Puerto Rico | 3,450 | $36,090 | $22,040 | $72,790 | — | — |
| Virgin Islands | 60 | $35,230 | $27,190 | $52,600 | — | — |
| Guam | 60 | $34,870 | $24,840 | $59,430 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 53-7051. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.