Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator salary
46,420 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 53-7051
Half of all industrial truck and tractor operators in the United States earn more than 46,420 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay633of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.37×40,030 USD – 54,770 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 40,030 USD |
| Median | 46,420 USD |
| Mean | 48,370 USD |
| Upper quartile | 54,770 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 53-7051 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 46,550 USD
- Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders 46,460 USD
- Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners 46,420 USD
- Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 46,380 USD
- Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 46,350 USD
- Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation 46,340 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov