The annual salary statistics of industrial truck and tractor operators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of industrial truck and tractor operators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $30,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial truck and tractor operators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial truck and tractor operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,900 | 18.81% | 42.69% |
| 2021 | $38,080 | 0.58% | - |
| 2020 | $37,860 | 5.34% | - |
| 2019 | $35,840 | 15.32% | - |
| 2018 | $30,350 | 12.88% | - |
| 2017 | $26,440 | 3.03% | - |
| 2016 | $25,640 | -26.56% | - |
| 2015 | $32,450 | -34.24% | - |
| 2014 | $43,560 | 29.87% | - |
| 2013 | $30,550 | 12.01% | - |
| 2012 | $26,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,900, Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is the second highest paying city for industrial truck and tractor operators in state of Florida, following the highest paying city South Florida nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $50,480). Compared with South Florida nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of industrial truck and tractor operators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 7.1 percent (7.1%) lower.