The highest-paying states for industrial truck and tractor operators (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of industrial truck and tractor operators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $60,700, Hawaii is the highest paying state for industrial truck and tractor operators. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $58,660). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of industrial truck and tractor operators in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $60,700 |
$39,540 | 500 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $58,660 |
$40,280 | 70 |
| 3 | Wyoming | $52,550 |
$34,570 | 620 |
| 4 | Alaska | $51,640 |
$38,990 | 430 |
| 5 | Delaware | $49,010 |
$36,670 | 5,390 |
| 6 | New Mexico | $47,900 |
$29,880 | 2,110 |
| 7 | Nevada | $46,920 |
$32,980 | 7,080 |
| 8 | New York | $46,630 |
$34,150 | 19,360 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | $45,890 |
$34,390 | 1,590 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | $45,760 |
$34,880 | 390 |
| 11 | Oregon | $45,750 |
$34,910 | 7,760 |
| 12 | Virginia | $45,660 |
$31,060 | 16,280 |
| 13 | California | $45,480 |
$35,950 | 103,000 |
| 14 | Kentucky | $45,280 |
$32,860 | 13,240 |
| 15 | Illinois | $45,180 |
$35,500 | 29,780 |
| 16 | Utah | $44,820 |
$34,420 | 6,700 |
| 17 | Washington | $44,780 |
$36,420 | 16,940 |
| 18 | Minnesota | $44,640 |
$34,660 | 7,010 |
| 19 | Colorado | $44,480 |
$34,810 | 8,440 |
| 20 | Arizona | $43,900 |
$34,520 | 13,280 |
| 21 | Montana | $43,750 |
$30,870 | 1,020 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | $42,970 |
$35,590 | 40,700 |
| 23 | Massachusetts | $42,950 |
$36,750 | 6,380 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $42,870 |
$35,050 | 15,270 |
| 25 | Maine | $42,400 |
$33,240 | 2,490 |
| 26 | North Dakota | $42,370 |
$36,130 | 1,040 |
| 27 | New Jersey | $42,130 |
$33,230 | 19,370 |
| 28 | South Dakota | $41,690 |
$31,150 | 1,750 |
| 29 | Missouri | $41,550 |
$31,430 | 15,030 |
| 30 | Iowa | $41,090 |
$34,140 | 9,100 |
| 31 | Kansas | $40,890 |
$34,060 | 7,760 |
| 32 | Louisiana | $40,800 |
$28,920 | 7,540 |
| 33 | Ohio | $40,600 |
$33,970 | 42,030 |
| 34 | Michigan | $40,580 |
$32,360 | 24,840 |
| 35 | Idaho | $40,580 |
$30,760 | 2,510 |
| 36 | Nebraska | $40,410 |
$31,880 | 4,070 |
| 37 | Vermont | $40,170 |
$34,620 | 730 |
| 38 | Connecticut | $39,660 |
$33,400 | 2,370 |
| 39 | Maryland | $39,570 |
$36,360 | 11,130 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | $39,520 |
$31,560 | 11,350 |
| 41 | West Virginia | $39,130 |
$29,440 | 2,100 |
| 42 | Indiana | $39,120 |
$33,350 | 27,330 |
| 43 | Alabama | $38,660 |
$28,790 | 15,200 |
| 44 | Georgia | $38,510 |
$31,900 | 54,020 |
| 45 | Texas | $38,500 |
$28,580 | 88,310 |
| 46 | South Carolina | $37,960 |
$30,610 | 11,850 |
| 47 | North Carolina | $37,940 |
$30,710 | 23,000 |
| 48 | Florida | $37,750 |
$30,160 | 32,630 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $36,930 |
$28,400 | 10,520 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $36,590 |
$28,500 | 8,390 |
| 51 | Tennessee | $36,250 |
$30,410 | 21,060 |
| 52 | Guam | $32,830 |
$23,220 | 60 |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $31,520 |
$25,860 | 60 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $22,310 |
$18,400 | 2,470 |