The annual salary statistics of industrial truck and tractor operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of industrial truck and tractor operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $36,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial truck and tractor operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,750.
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 | $44,760 | 3.53% | 37.44% |
| 2021 | $43,180 | 11.44% | - |
| 2020 | $38,240 | 4.89% | - |
| 2019 | $36,370 | 7.18% | - |
| 2018 | $33,760 | 2.70% | - |
| 2017 | $32,850 | 4.69% | - |
| 2016 | $31,310 | -4.25% | - |
| 2015 | $32,640 | 8.70% | - |
| 2014 | $29,800 | 0.03% | - |
| 2013 | $29,790 | 6.01% | - |
| 2012 | $28,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,760 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for industrial truck and tractor operators in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial truck and tractor operators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 11.8 percent (11.8%) lower than that in the highest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 27.2 percent (27.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Decatur | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Peoria | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| Rockford | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Springfield | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington-Normal |