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Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of industrial truck and tractor operators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of industrial truck and tractor operators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,720
25th Percentile Wage
$26,710
50th Percentile Wage
$32,040
75th Percentile Wage
$40,420
90th Percentile Wage
$55,740

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial truck and tractor operators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,720.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial truck and tractor operators from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$32,040
-2.09% 5.77%
2016
$32,710
1.50% -
2015
$32,220
-15.15% -
2014
$37,100
20.49% -
2013
$29,500
-2.34% -
2012
$30,190
- -

Table 2. Compare Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,040 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for industrial truck and tractor operators in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial truck and tractor operators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 32.3 percent (32.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area and 10.7 percent (10.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$47,320
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$45,720
Midland
$44,000
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$43,460
Lansing-East Lansing
$39,890
Bay City
$39,880
South Bend-Mishawaka
$39,520
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
$39,030
Monroe
$38,500
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$38,290
Jackson
$37,740
Ann Arbor
$37,320
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$37,250
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$37,060
Niles-Benton Harbor
$37,010
Battle Creek
$36,680
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$36,460
Kalamazoo-Portage
$36,400
Flint
$35,500
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$32,040
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$30,060
Holland-Grand Haven
$28,610