53 Series · SOC 53-7051
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $46,420
- Median / year
- $62,520
- Top 10% earn
- +1.1%
- Growth '23–'33
- 774,420
- US workers
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators earn a median of $46,420 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $46,420, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $36,840 (10th percentile) to $62,520 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 774,420 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($83,720), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators earn a median of $46,420, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 23% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Transportation and Material Moving, it ranks #32 of 50 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 1.1% by 2033.
- $46,420
- Median annual wage
- Top 77%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #32 of 50
- in Transportation and Material Moving
- 1.7×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $83,720. Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential.
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (SOC 53-7051) pays a national median of $46,420 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $36,840 at the 10th percentile to $62,520 at the 90th, with a mean of $48,370 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 774,420 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 519 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +1.1% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 76,400 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is No formal educational credential and short-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of C for this role, with a fatality rate of 17.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 4.8 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $83,720, which is +80% above the national figure. The top metro is Flint, MI at $78,530 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 774,420 jobs Median $46,420/yr
Median Salary
$46,420
per year
Median Hourly
$22.32/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$48,370
average
Employment
774,420
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$46,420 Bottom 23% higher than 23% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 53-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 53-series occupations with growth data, Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators sits on the slower-growing side at +1.1% growth and $46,420 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+1.1%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
76,400
per year (projected)
Typical Education
No formal educational credential
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → C
Moderate Risk
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
17.5/100K
Injury Rate
4.8/100
Danger Index
28/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Operation and Control 3.9
Operations Monitoring 3.3
Coordination 3.0
Equipment Maintenance 3.0
Troubleshooting 3.0
Time Management 3.0
Reading Comprehension 2.9
Active Listening 2.9
Speaking 2.8
Critical Thinking 2.8
Knowledge Areas
Mathematics 3.0
English Language 2.8
Production and Processing 2.8
Transportation 2.8
Customer and Personal Service 2.5
Administration and Management 2.5
Administrative 2.3
Public Safety and Security 2.3
Education and Training 2.3
Mechanical 2.2
Key Tasks
- ▸ Move levers or controls that operate lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams with swivel-hooks, hoists, or elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, or stack material.
- ▸ Move controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
- ▸ Manually or mechanically load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles.
- ▸ Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, or boxes and secure material or products for transport to designated areas.
- ▸ Inspect product load for accuracy and safely move it around the warehouse or facility to ensure timely and complete delivery.
- ▸ Weigh materials or products and record weight or other production data on tags or labels.
- ▸ Perform routine maintenance on vehicles or auxiliary equipment, such as cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, fueling, or replacing liquefied-gas tank.
- ▸ Operate or tend automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines.
- ▸ Turn valves and open chutes to dump, spray, or release materials from dump cars or storage bins into hoppers.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$36,840
25th Percentile
$40,030
Median
$46,420
75th Percentile
$54,770
90th Percentile
$62,520
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $83,720 | +80% above national |
| 2 | New Mexico | $62,150 | +34% above national |
| 3 | Delaware | $60,350 | +30% above national |
| 4 | Wyoming | $59,820 | +29% above national |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $54,460 | +17% above national |
| 6 | Alaska | $54,190 | +17% above national |
| 7 | Hawaii | $53,640 | +16% above national |
| 8 | Oregon | $50,760 | +9% above national |
| 9 | Colorado | $50,570 | +9% above national |
| 10 | Washington | $49,910 | +8% above national |
| 11 | Minnesota | $49,740 | +7% above national |
| 12 | North Dakota | $49,260 | +6% above national |
| 13 | Utah | $49,040 | +6% above national |
| 14 | New York | $49,030 | +6% above national |
| 15 | Louisiana | $48,950 | +5% above national |
| 16 | Florida | $48,370 | +4% above national |
| 17 | Arizona | $48,110 | +4% above national |
| 18 | Montana | $48,060 | +4% above national |
| 19 | California | $47,770 | +3% above national |
| 20 | Maine | $47,730 | +3% above national |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $47,730 | +3% above national |
| 22 | Illinois | $47,720 | +3% above national |
| 23 | Wisconsin | $47,720 | +3% above national |
| 24 | Iowa | $47,590 | +3% above national |
| 25 | Kansas | $47,430 | +2% above national |
| 26 | South Dakota | $47,410 | +2% above national |
| 27 | Vermont | $47,380 | +2% above national |
| 28 | Connecticut | $47,190 | +2% above national |
| 29 | Virginia | $46,920 | +1% above national |
| 30 | Massachusetts | $46,850 | +1% above national |
| 31 | Nebraska | $46,730 | +1% above national |
| 32 | Kentucky | $46,630 | same as national |
| 33 | Idaho | $46,600 | same as national |
| 34 | Ohio | $46,450 | same as national |
| 35 | New Jersey | $46,100 | 1% below national |
| 36 | Indiana | $45,650 | 2% below national |
| 37 | Maryland | $45,630 | 2% below national |
| 38 | Texas | $45,450 | 2% below national |
| 39 | Nevada | $45,230 | 3% below national |
| 40 | Michigan | $45,220 | 3% below national |
| 41 | Missouri | $45,190 | 3% below national |
| 42 | Rhode Island | $45,010 | 3% below national |
| 43 | Alabama | $44,880 | 3% below national |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $44,700 | 4% below national |
| 45 | Arkansas | $43,780 | 6% below national |
| 46 | South Carolina | $43,680 | 6% below national |
| 47 | Mississippi | $43,420 | 6% below national |
| 48 | North Carolina | $43,420 | 6% below national |
| 49 | Georgia | $43,210 | 7% below national |
| 50 | Tennessee | $42,100 | 9% below national |
| 51 | West Virginia | $41,670 | 10% below national |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $36,090 | 22% below national |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $35,230 | 24% below national |
| 54 | Guam | $34,870 | 25% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flint, MI | $78,530 | +69% above national |
| 2 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $66,350 | +43% above national |
| 3 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $64,630 | +39% above national |
| 4 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $63,990 | +38% above national |
| 5 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $63,720 | +37% above national |
| 6 | Cheyenne, WY | $62,520 | +35% above national |
| 7 | Vallejo, CA | $62,460 | +35% above national |
| 8 | Albuquerque, NM | $62,150 | +34% above national |
| 9 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $61,500 | +32% above national |
| 10 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $61,410 | +32% above national |
| 11 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $59,850 | +29% above national |
| 12 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $59,310 | +28% above national |
| 13 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $59,240 | +28% above national |
| 14 | Anchorage, AK | $58,910 | +27% above national |
| 15 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $58,360 | +26% above national |
| 16 | Kenosha, WI | $58,110 | +25% above national |
| 17 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $57,230 | +23% above national |
| 18 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $57,140 | +23% above national |
| 19 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $57,050 | +23% above national |
| 20 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $57,000 | +23% above national |
| 21 | Modesto, CA | $55,810 | +20% above national |
| 22 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $55,680 | +20% above national |
| 23 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $55,600 | +20% above national |
| 24 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $55,360 | +19% above national |
| 25 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $55,330 | +19% above national |
| 26 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $55,220 | +19% above national |
| 27 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $55,120 | +19% above national |
| 28 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $54,700 | +18% above national |
| 29 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $54,670 | +18% above national |
| 30 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $54,440 | +17% above national |
| 31 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $54,400 | +17% above national |
| 32 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $54,210 | +17% above national |
| 33 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $54,200 | +17% above national |
| 34 | Glens Falls, NY | $54,060 | +16% above national |
| 35 | Decatur, IL | $53,990 | +16% above national |
| 36 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $53,890 | +16% above national |
| 37 | Hammond, LA | $53,780 | +16% above national |
| 38 | Harrisonburg, VA | $53,440 | +15% above national |
| 39 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $53,130 | +14% above national |
| 40 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $52,830 | +14% above national |
| 41 | Napa, CA | $52,800 | +14% above national |
| 42 | Utica-Rome, NY | $52,670 | +13% above national |
| 43 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $52,190 | +12% above national |
| 44 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $52,120 | +12% above national |
| 45 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $52,090 | +12% above national |
| 46 | Medford, OR | $51,930 | +12% above national |
| 47 | Lexington Park, MD | $51,890 | +12% above national |
| 48 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $51,850 | +12% above national |
| 49 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $51,820 | +12% above national |
| 50 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $51,790 | +12% above national |
| 51 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $51,750 | +11% above national |
| 52 | Twin Falls, ID | $51,730 | +11% above national |
| 53 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $51,700 | +11% above national |
| 54 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $51,690 | +11% above national |
| 55 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $51,600 | +11% above national |
| 56 | Fayetteville, NC | $51,450 | +11% above national |
| 57 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $51,390 | +11% above national |
| 58 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $51,260 | +10% above national |
| 59 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $51,260 | +10% above national |
| 60 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $50,800 | +9% above national |
| 61 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $50,780 | +9% above national |
| 62 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $50,770 | +9% above national |
| 63 | Dubuque, IA | $50,770 | +9% above national |
| 64 | Grants Pass, OR | $50,750 | +9% above national |
| 65 | Grand Island, NE | $50,730 | +9% above national |
| 66 | Jacksonville, FL | $50,670 | +9% above national |
| 67 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $50,610 | +9% above national |
| 68 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $50,470 | +9% above national |
| 69 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $50,310 | +8% above national |
| 70 | Corvallis, OR | $50,110 | +8% above national |
| 71 | Lancaster, PA | $50,050 | +8% above national |
| 72 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $50,040 | +8% above national |
| 73 | Owensboro, KY | $50,010 | +8% above national |
| 74 | Gainesville, FL | $49,980 | +8% above national |
| 75 | Greeley, CO | $49,960 | +8% above national |
| 76 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $49,940 | +8% above national |
| 77 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $49,920 | +8% above national |
| 78 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $49,900 | +7% above national |
| 79 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $49,880 | +7% above national |
| 80 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $49,850 | +7% above national |
| 81 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $49,770 | +7% above national |
| 82 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $49,740 | +7% above national |
| 83 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $49,710 | +7% above national |
| 84 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $49,610 | +7% above national |
| 85 | New Haven, CT | $49,540 | +7% above national |
| 86 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $49,530 | +7% above national |
| 87 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $49,500 | +7% above national |
| 88 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $49,470 | +7% above national |
| 89 | Topeka, KS | $49,440 | +7% above national |
| 90 | Bend, OR | $49,370 | +6% above national |
| 91 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $49,360 | +6% above national |
| 92 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $49,310 | +6% above national |
| 93 | Reading, PA | $49,280 | +6% above national |
| 94 | Bellingham, WA | $49,270 | +6% above national |
| 95 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $49,270 | +6% above national |
| 96 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $49,260 | +6% above national |
| 97 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $49,250 | +6% above national |
| 98 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $49,140 | +6% above national |
| 99 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $49,140 | +6% above national |
| 100 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $49,080 | +6% above national |
| 101 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $49,000 | +6% above national |
| 102 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $48,990 | +6% above national |
| 103 | Syracuse, NY | $48,970 | +5% above national |
| 104 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $48,880 | +5% above national |
| 105 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $48,860 | +5% above national |
| 106 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $48,780 | +5% above national |
| 107 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $48,770 | +5% above national |
| 108 | St. George, UT | $48,720 | +5% above national |
| 109 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $48,710 | +5% above national |
| 110 | Battle Creek, MI | $48,680 | +5% above national |
| 111 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $48,660 | +5% above national |
| 112 | Albany, OR | $48,640 | +5% above national |
| 113 | Rochester, MN | $48,640 | +5% above national |
| 114 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $48,640 | +5% above national |
| 115 | Birmingham, AL | $48,570 | +5% above national |
| 116 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $48,530 | +5% above national |
| 117 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $48,520 | +5% above national |
| 118 | Tallahassee, FL | $48,420 | +4% above national |
| 119 | Mobile, AL | $48,410 | +4% above national |
| 120 | Billings, MT | $48,380 | +4% above national |
| 121 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $48,370 | +4% above national |
| 122 | Bozeman, MT | $48,360 | +4% above national |
| 123 | Valdosta, GA | $48,360 | +4% above national |
| 124 | Ann Arbor, MI | $48,340 | +4% above national |
| 125 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $48,330 | +4% above national |
| 126 | Ames, IA | $48,310 | +4% above national |
| 127 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $48,290 | +4% above national |
| 128 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $48,290 | +4% above national |
| 129 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $48,270 | +4% above national |
| 130 | Boulder, CO | $48,260 | +4% above national |
| 131 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $48,220 | +4% above national |
| 132 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $48,200 | +4% above national |
| 133 | Baton Rouge, LA | $48,160 | +4% above national |
| 134 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $48,150 | +4% above national |
| 135 | Elizabethtown, KY | $48,100 | +4% above national |
| 136 | Missoula, MT | $48,090 | +4% above national |
| 137 | Duluth, MN-WI | $48,080 | +4% above national |
| 138 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $48,080 | +4% above national |
| 139 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $47,950 | +3% above national |
| 140 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $47,950 | +3% above national |
| 141 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $47,950 | +3% above national |
| 142 | Corpus Christi, TX | $47,880 | +3% above national |
| 143 | Casper, WY | $47,870 | +3% above national |
| 144 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $47,860 | +3% above national |
| 145 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $47,850 | +3% above national |
| 146 | Springfield, MA | $47,840 | +3% above national |
| 147 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $47,810 | +3% above national |
| 148 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $47,800 | +3% above national |
| 149 | Salem, OR | $47,790 | +3% above national |
| 150 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $47,780 | +3% above national |
| 151 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $47,750 | +3% above national |
| 152 | Redding, CA | $47,740 | +3% above national |
| 153 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $47,710 | +3% above national |
| 154 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $47,700 | +3% above national |
| 155 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $47,670 | +3% above national |
| 156 | Bismarck, ND | $47,660 | +3% above national |
| 157 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $47,630 | +3% above national |
| 158 | Madison, WI | $47,610 | +3% above national |
| 159 | Williamsport, PA | $47,590 | +3% above national |
| 160 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $47,570 | +2% above national |
| 161 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $47,560 | +2% above national |
| 162 | Appleton, WI | $47,540 | +2% above national |
| 163 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $47,530 | +2% above national |
| 164 | Jonesboro, AR | $47,510 | +2% above national |
| 165 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $47,490 | +2% above national |
| 166 | St. Cloud, MN | $47,480 | +2% above national |
| 167 | Boise City, ID | $47,440 | +2% above national |
| 168 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $47,410 | +2% above national |
| 169 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $47,360 | +2% above national |
| 170 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $47,350 | +2% above national |
| 171 | Traverse City, MI | $47,340 | +2% above national |
| 172 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $47,320 | +2% above national |
| 173 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $47,270 | +2% above national |
| 174 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $47,230 | +2% above national |
| 175 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $47,230 | +2% above national |
| 176 | Rochester, NY | $47,210 | +2% above national |
| 177 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $47,210 | +2% above national |
| 178 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $47,210 | +2% above national |
| 179 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $47,210 | +2% above national |
| 180 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $47,200 | +2% above national |
| 181 | Sandusky, OH | $47,170 | +2% above national |
| 182 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $47,150 | +2% above national |
| 183 | Sheboygan, WI | $47,120 | +2% above national |
| 184 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $47,110 | +1% above national |
| 185 | Pueblo, CO | $47,090 | +1% above national |
| 186 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $47,040 | +1% above national |
| 187 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $47,020 | +1% above national |
| 188 | Asheville, NC | $47,010 | +1% above national |
| 189 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $46,990 | +1% above national |
| 190 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $46,970 | +1% above national |
| 191 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $46,960 | +1% above national |
| 192 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $46,930 | +1% above national |
| 193 | Richmond, VA | $46,920 | +1% above national |
| 194 | Carson City, NV | $46,890 | +1% above national |
| 195 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $46,890 | +1% above national |
| 196 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $46,790 | +1% above national |
| 197 | Columbus, OH | $46,780 | +1% above national |
| 198 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $46,780 | +1% above national |
| 199 | Kingston, NY | $46,770 | +1% above national |
| 200 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $46,770 | +1% above national |
| 201 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $46,750 | +1% above national |
| 202 | Ogden, UT | $46,730 | +1% above national |
| 203 | Eau Claire, WI | $46,690 | +1% above national |
| 204 | Iowa City, IA | $46,670 | +1% above national |
| 205 | Lafayette, LA | $46,600 | same as national |
| 206 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $46,600 | same as national |
| 207 | Visalia, CA | $46,590 | same as national |
| 208 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $46,550 | same as national |
| 209 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $46,550 | same as national |
| 210 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $46,530 | same as national |
| 211 | Green Bay, WI | $46,490 | same as national |
| 212 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $46,490 | same as national |
| 213 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $46,490 | same as national |
| 214 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $46,460 | same as national |
| 215 | Evansville, IN | $46,450 | same as national |
| 216 | Helena, MT | $46,450 | same as national |
| 217 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $46,430 | same as national |
| 218 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $46,410 | same as national |
| 219 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $46,370 | same as national |
| 220 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $46,350 | same as national |
| 221 | Midland, TX | $46,340 | same as national |
| 222 | Lincoln, NE | $46,330 | same as national |
| 223 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $46,330 | same as national |
| 224 | Kankakee, IL | $46,320 | same as national |
| 225 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $46,320 | same as national |
| 226 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $46,320 | same as national |
| 227 | York-Hanover, PA | $46,270 | same as national |
| 228 | Dover, DE | $46,210 | same as national |
| 229 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $46,210 | same as national |
| 230 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $46,190 | same as national |
| 231 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $46,180 | 1% below national |
| 232 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $46,180 | 1% below national |
| 233 | Fond du Lac, WI | $46,120 | 1% below national |
| 234 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $46,120 | 1% below national |
| 235 | Cleveland, OH | $46,090 | 1% below national |
| 236 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $46,090 | 1% below national |
| 237 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $46,090 | 1% below national |
| 238 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $46,090 | 1% below national |
| 239 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $46,050 | 1% below national |
| 240 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $46,050 | 1% below national |
| 241 | Walla Walla, WA | $46,020 | 1% below national |
| 242 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $45,990 | 1% below national |
| 243 | Joplin, MO-KS | $45,990 | 1% below national |
| 244 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $45,970 | 1% below national |
| 245 | Oklahoma City, OK | $45,960 | 1% below national |
| 246 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $45,950 | 1% below national |
| 247 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $45,930 | 1% below national |
| 248 | Rapid City, SD | $45,930 | 1% below national |
| 249 | Reno, NV | $45,860 | 1% below national |
| 250 | Worcester, MA | $45,860 | 1% below national |
| 251 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $45,850 | 1% below national |
| 252 | Fargo, ND-MN | $45,840 | 1% below national |
| 253 | Chico, CA | $45,820 | 1% below national |
| 254 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $45,780 | 1% below national |
| 255 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $45,780 | 1% below national |
| 256 | Roanoke, VA | $45,770 | 1% below national |
| 257 | Wichita, KS | $45,760 | 1% below national |
| 258 | Gettysburg, PA | $45,720 | 2% below national |
| 259 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $45,720 | 2% below national |
| 260 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $45,710 | 2% below national |
| 261 | Colorado Springs, CO | $45,710 | 2% below national |
| 262 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $45,710 | 2% below national |
| 263 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $45,670 | 2% below national |
| 264 | Tucson, AZ | $45,630 | 2% below national |
| 265 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,610 | 2% below national |
| 266 | Akron, OH | $45,590 | 2% below national |
| 267 | Lynchburg, VA | $45,520 | 2% below national |
| 268 | Odessa, TX | $45,510 | 2% below national |
| 269 | Pittsburgh, PA | $45,510 | 2% below national |
| 270 | Salisbury, MD | $45,510 | 2% below national |
| 271 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $45,500 | 2% below national |
| 272 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $45,480 | 2% below national |
| 273 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $45,470 | 2% below national |
| 274 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $45,460 | 2% below national |
| 275 | Charlottesville, VA | $45,450 | 2% below national |
| 276 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $45,400 | 2% below national |
| 277 | Winchester, VA-WV | $45,360 | 2% below national |
| 278 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $45,360 | 2% below national |
| 279 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $45,340 | 2% below national |
| 280 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $45,340 | 2% below national |
| 281 | Pocatello, ID | $45,310 | 2% below national |
| 282 | Rockford, IL | $45,290 | 2% below national |
| 283 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $45,260 | 2% below national |
| 284 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $45,240 | 3% below national |
| 285 | Springfield, MO | $45,230 | 3% below national |
| 286 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $45,230 | 3% below national |
| 287 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $45,210 | 3% below national |
| 288 | Huntsville, AL | $45,200 | 3% below national |
| 289 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $45,170 | 3% below national |
| 290 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $45,140 | 3% below national |
| 291 | Bay City, MI | $45,120 | 3% below national |
| 292 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $45,120 | 3% below national |
| 293 | Omaha, NE-IA | $45,120 | 3% below national |
| 294 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $45,120 | 3% below national |
| 295 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $45,100 | 3% below national |
| 296 | Toledo, OH | $45,100 | 3% below national |
| 297 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,100 | 3% below national |
| 298 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $45,100 | 3% below national |
| 299 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $45,070 | 3% below national |
| 300 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $45,070 | 3% below national |
| 301 | Chambersburg, PA | $45,030 | 3% below national |
| 302 | Hinesville, GA | $45,000 | 3% below national |
| 303 | Johnson City, TN | $44,990 | 3% below national |
| 304 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $44,980 | 3% below national |
| 305 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $44,980 | 3% below national |
| 306 | Binghamton, NY | $44,970 | 3% below national |
| 307 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $44,930 | 3% below national |
| 308 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $44,920 | 3% below national |
| 309 | Pittsfield, MA | $44,920 | 3% below national |
| 310 | Burlington, NC | $44,910 | 3% below national |
| 311 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $44,910 | 3% below national |
| 312 | Flagstaff, AZ | $44,900 | 3% below national |
| 313 | Peoria, IL | $44,840 | 3% below national |
| 314 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $44,740 | 4% below national |
| 315 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $44,720 | 4% below national |
| 316 | Yuba City, CA | $44,720 | 4% below national |
| 317 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $44,710 | 4% below national |
| 318 | Farmington, NM | $44,710 | 4% below national |
| 319 | Bloomington, IN | $44,670 | 4% below national |
| 320 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $44,660 | 4% below national |
| 321 | Lawrence, KS | $44,650 | 4% below national |
| 322 | Lebanon, PA | $44,630 | 4% below national |
| 323 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $44,620 | 4% below national |
| 324 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $44,600 | 4% below national |
| 325 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $44,590 | 4% below national |
| 326 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $44,540 | 4% below national |
| 327 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $44,540 | 4% below national |
| 328 | Merced, CA | $44,520 | 4% below national |
| 329 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $44,500 | 4% below national |
| 330 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $44,490 | 4% below national |
| 331 | Mansfield, OH | $44,430 | 4% below national |
| 332 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $44,350 | 4% below national |
| 333 | Yakima, WA | $44,330 | 5% below national |
| 334 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $44,330 | 5% below national |
| 335 | Logan, UT-ID | $44,270 | 5% below national |
| 336 | Florence, SC | $44,260 | 5% below national |
| 337 | Wichita Falls, TX | $44,230 | 5% below national |
| 338 | Bangor, ME | $44,180 | 5% below national |
| 339 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $44,160 | 5% below national |
| 340 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $44,150 | 5% below national |
| 341 | Terre Haute, IN | $44,140 | 5% below national |
| 342 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $44,130 | 5% below national |
| 343 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $44,120 | 5% below national |
| 344 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $44,110 | 5% below national |
| 345 | Grand Junction, CO | $44,100 | 5% below national |
| 346 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $44,090 | 5% below national |
| 347 | Tulsa, OK | $44,060 | 5% below national |
| 348 | Wausau, WI | $44,040 | 5% below national |
| 349 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $44,030 | 5% below national |
| 350 | Decatur, AL | $44,020 | 5% below national |
| 351 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $44,010 | 5% below national |
| 352 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $44,010 | 5% below national |
| 353 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $43,920 | 5% below national |
| 354 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $43,880 | 5% below national |
| 355 | State College, PA | $43,860 | 6% below national |
| 356 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $43,850 | 6% below national |
| 357 | Fort Wayne, IN | $43,850 | 6% below national |
| 358 | Savannah, GA | $43,830 | 6% below national |
| 359 | Victoria, TX | $43,810 | 6% below national |
| 360 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $43,790 | 6% below national |
| 361 | Columbus, IN | $43,780 | 6% below national |
| 362 | Lake Charles, LA | $43,770 | 6% below national |
| 363 | Lima, OH | $43,740 | 6% below national |
| 364 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $43,720 | 6% below national |
| 365 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $43,670 | 6% below national |
| 366 | Santa Fe, NM | $43,640 | 6% below national |
| 367 | Charleston, WV | $43,570 | 6% below national |
| 368 | Columbia, SC | $43,500 | 6% below national |
| 369 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $43,500 | 6% below national |
| 370 | Jackson, MI | $43,460 | 6% below national |
| 371 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $43,370 | 7% below national |
| 372 | Salinas, CA | $43,370 | 7% below national |
| 373 | Fresno, CA | $43,360 | 7% below national |
| 374 | Great Falls, MT | $43,240 | 7% below national |
| 375 | Johnstown, PA | $43,100 | 7% below national |
| 376 | Winston-Salem, NC | $43,100 | 7% below national |
| 377 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $43,090 | 7% below national |
| 378 | Cleveland, TN | $43,020 | 7% below national |
| 379 | Monroe, MI | $42,990 | 7% below national |
| 380 | Amarillo, TX | $42,890 | 8% below national |
| 381 | Longview, TX | $42,880 | 8% below national |
| 382 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $42,860 | 8% below national |
| 383 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $42,850 | 8% below national |
| 384 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $42,740 | 8% below national |
| 385 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $42,740 | 8% below national |
| 386 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $42,720 | 8% below national |
| 387 | Springfield, IL | $42,710 | 8% below national |
| 388 | Muncie, IN | $42,630 | 8% below national |
| 389 | Vineland, NJ | $42,610 | 8% below national |
| 390 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $42,580 | 8% below national |
| 391 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $42,570 | 8% below national |
| 392 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $42,490 | 8% below national |
| 393 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $42,450 | 9% below national |
| 394 | Idaho Falls, ID | $42,430 | 9% below national |
| 395 | Knoxville, TN | $42,410 | 9% below national |
| 396 | Greenville, NC | $42,280 | 9% below national |
| 397 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $42,250 | 9% below national |
| 398 | Wilmington, NC | $42,210 | 9% below national |
| 399 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $42,190 | 9% below national |
| 400 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $42,160 | 9% below national |
| 401 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $42,030 | 9% below national |
| 402 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $41,980 | 10% below national |
| 403 | Spartanburg, SC | $41,980 | 10% below national |
| 404 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $41,900 | 10% below national |
| 405 | Jefferson City, MO | $41,880 | 10% below national |
| 406 | Monroe, LA | $41,850 | 10% below national |
| 407 | Elmira, NY | $41,820 | 10% below national |
| 408 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $41,810 | 10% below national |
| 409 | Niles, MI | $41,690 | 10% below national |
| 410 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $41,670 | 10% below national |
| 411 | Columbia, MO | $41,650 | 10% below national |
| 412 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $41,600 | 10% below national |
| 413 | Jackson, MS | $41,580 | 10% below national |
| 414 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $41,510 | 11% below national |
| 415 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $41,490 | 11% below national |
| 416 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $41,360 | 11% below national |
| 417 | Saginaw, MI | $41,360 | 11% below national |
| 418 | Erie, PA | $41,320 | 11% below national |
| 419 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $41,300 | 11% below national |
| 420 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $41,300 | 11% below national |
| 421 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $41,210 | 11% below national |
| 422 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $41,200 | 11% below national |
| 423 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $41,120 | 11% below national |
| 424 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $41,080 | 12% below national |
| 425 | Montgomery, AL | $41,080 | 12% below national |
| 426 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $41,080 | 12% below national |
| 427 | Waco, TX | $40,900 | 12% below national |
| 428 | Warner Robins, GA | $40,900 | 12% below national |
| 429 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $40,900 | 12% below national |
| 430 | Kokomo, IN | $40,840 | 12% below national |
| 431 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $40,720 | 12% below national |
| 432 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $40,570 | 13% below national |
| 433 | Punta Gorda, FL | $40,460 | 13% below national |
| 434 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $40,460 | 13% below national |
| 435 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $40,450 | 13% below national |
| 436 | Springfield, OH | $40,450 | 13% below national |
| 437 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $40,430 | 13% below national |
| 438 | Bloomington, IL | $40,400 | 13% below national |
| 439 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $40,290 | 13% below national |
| 440 | Hot Springs, AR | $40,280 | 13% below national |
| 441 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $40,260 | 13% below national |
| 442 | Jacksonville, NC | $40,230 | 13% below national |
| 443 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $40,140 | 14% below national |
| 444 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $40,090 | 14% below national |
| 445 | Gainesville, GA | $39,980 | 14% below national |
| 446 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $39,980 | 14% below national |
| 447 | Lubbock, TX | $39,930 | 14% below national |
| 448 | Ocala, FL | $39,880 | 14% below national |
| 449 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $39,870 | 14% below national |
| 450 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $39,840 | 14% below national |
| 451 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $39,830 | 14% below national |
| 452 | Tyler, TX | $39,750 | 14% below national |
| 453 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $39,660 | 15% below national |
| 454 | El Centro, CA | $39,650 | 15% below national |
| 455 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $39,640 | 15% below national |
| 456 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $39,640 | 15% below national |
| 457 | Morristown, TN | $39,570 | 15% below national |
| 458 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $39,520 | 15% below national |
| 459 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $39,510 | 15% below national |
| 460 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $39,480 | 15% below national |
| 461 | Altoona, PA | $39,460 | 15% below national |
| 462 | Paducah, KY-IL | $39,460 | 15% below national |
| 463 | Rocky Mount, NC | $39,430 | 15% below national |
| 464 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $39,380 | 15% below national |
| 465 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $39,380 | 15% below national |
| 466 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $39,350 | 15% below national |
| 467 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $39,320 | 15% below national |
| 468 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $39,210 | 16% below national |
| 469 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $39,170 | 16% below national |
| 470 | Bowling Green, KY | $39,110 | 16% below national |
| 471 | Alexandria, LA | $39,010 | 16% below national |
| 472 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $39,000 | 16% below national |
| 473 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $38,710 | 17% below national |
| 474 | Jackson, TN | $38,570 | 17% below national |
| 475 | El Paso, TX | $38,520 | 17% below national |
| 476 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $38,460 | 17% below national |
| 477 | Goldsboro, NC | $38,420 | 17% below national |
| 478 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $38,360 | 17% below national |
| 479 | San Angelo, TX | $38,340 | 17% below national |
| 480 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $38,250 | 18% below national |
| 481 | Enid, OK | $38,120 | 18% below national |
| 482 | Beckley, WV | $37,980 | 18% below national |
| 483 | Abilene, TX | $37,970 | 18% below national |
| 484 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,970 | 18% below national |
| 485 | Dalton, GA | $37,930 | 18% below national |
| 486 | Hattiesburg, MS | $37,850 | 18% below national |
| 487 | Yuma, AZ | $37,820 | 19% below national |
| 488 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $37,810 | 19% below national |
| 489 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,790 | 19% below national |
| 490 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,630 | 19% below national |
| 491 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $37,610 | 19% below national |
| 492 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $37,550 | 19% below national |
| 493 | Sumter, SC | $37,480 | 19% below national |
| 494 | Columbus, GA-AL | $37,450 | 19% below national |
| 495 | Manhattan, KS | $37,450 | 19% below national |
| 496 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $37,430 | 19% below national |
| 497 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $37,390 | 19% below national |
| 498 | Albany, GA | $37,250 | 20% below national |
| 499 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $37,170 | 20% below national |
| 500 | Dothan, AL | $37,140 | 20% below national |
| 501 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,860 | 21% below national |
| 502 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $36,710 | 21% below national |
| 503 | Lawton, OK | $36,590 | 21% below national |
| 504 | Gadsden, AL | $36,500 | 21% below national |
| 505 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $36,480 | 21% below national |
| 506 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,300 | 22% below national |
| 507 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $36,090 | 22% below national |
| 508 | Las Cruces, NM | $35,900 | 23% below national |
| 509 | Sebring, FL | $35,370 | 24% below national |
| 510 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $34,630 | 25% below national |
| 511 | Ponce, PR | $33,900 | 27% below national |
| 512 | Rome, GA | $32,760 | 29% below national |
| 513 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $31,500 | 32% below national |
| 514 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $30,370 | 35% below national |
| 515 | Arecibo, PR | $30,350 | 35% below national |
| 516 | Eagle Pass, TX | $29,740 | 36% below national |
| 517 | Laredo, TX | $29,710 | 36% below national |
| 518 | Mayaguez, PR | $27,180 | 41% below national |
| 519 | Aguadilla, PR | $23,860 | 49% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators make? ▼
The median annual salary for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators is $46,420 ($22.32/hour). The salary range spans from $36,840 at the 10th percentile to $62,520 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators the most? ▼
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators at $83,720/year, which is +80% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators is No formal educational credential. On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators? ▼
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has a safety grade of C (Moderate Risk) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 17.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 4.8 per 100 workers.
Is Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators a good career? ▼
Employment for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators is projected to grow 1.1% from 2024 to 2034, which is slower than average. About 76,400 openings are projected each year.
How does Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators pay vary by state? ▼
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $83,720/year, while Tennessee pays the least at $42,100/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators is Flint, MI at $78,530/year. BLS reports wage data for 519 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $54,770/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
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