Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Salary in the US
A industrial truck and tractor operators earns a national median of $46,420 a year (mean $48,370) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #633 of 825.
How much does a industrial truck and tractor operators earn in the US?
A industrial truck and tractor operators in the United States earns a median of $46,420 a year (mean $48,370), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 9% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 774,420 people work in this occupation (SOC 53-7051), ranked #633 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$46,420
per year
Mean
$48,370
per year
Employment
774,420
US workers
National rank
#633
of 825 by median
What a industrial truck and tractor operators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a industrial truck and tractor operators (SOC 53-7051) earns a median annual wage of $46,420 and a mean (average) of $48,370. The median is the midpoint — half of industrial truck and tractor operators earn more and half earn less — and is 9% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a industrial truck and tractor operators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for industrial truck and tractor operators is $46,420, and the mean (average) is $48,370. The median is the midpoint — half of industrial truck and tractor operators earn more and half earn less.
- How does industrial truck and tractor operators pay compare to the US average?
- At $46,420, a industrial truck and tractor operators earns 9% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many industrial truck and tractor operators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 774,420 industrial truck and tractor operators employed nationally (SOC 53-7051), across all industries.
- Where does this industrial truck and tractor operators salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 53-7051. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 53-7051 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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