The annual salary statistics of industrial truck and tractor operators in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage information of industrial truck and tractor operators in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford 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 | $36,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial truck and tractor operators in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,610.
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 | $45,840 | 15.82% | 32.18% |
| 2021 | $38,590 | -4.33% | - |
| 2020 | $40,260 | 1.47% | - |
| 2019 | $39,670 | 1.66% | - |
| 2018 | $39,010 | 4.43% | - |
| 2017 | $37,280 | 7.91% | - |
| 2016 | $34,330 | -1.40% | - |
| 2015 | $34,810 | 2.56% | - |
| 2014 | $33,920 | 2.06% | - |
| 2013 | $33,220 | 6.41% | - |
| 2012 | $31,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,840, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the second highest paying city for industrial truck and tractor operators in state of Maine, following the highest paying city Lewiston-Auburn (median annual salary of $49,270). Compared with Lewiston-Auburn, the median annual salary of industrial truck and tractor operators in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 7.0 percent (7.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Bangor | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |