The annual salary statistics of industrial truck and tractor operators in Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi is shown in Table 1. The wage data of industrial truck and tractor operators in Gulfport-Biloxi 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 | $31,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial truck and tractor operators in Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,090.
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 | $40,880 | 23.31% | 35.08% |
| 2021 | $31,350 | -3.86% | - |
| 2020 | $32,560 | 8.32% | - |
| 2019 | $29,850 | -34.24% | - |
| 2018 | $40,070 | 7.96% | - |
| 2017 | $36,880 | 1.79% | - |
| 2016 | $36,220 | -4.28% | - |
| 2015 | $37,770 | 24.81% | - |
| 2013 | $28,400 | 6.55% | - |
| 2012 | $26,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,880, Gulfport-Biloxi is the second highest paying city for industrial truck and tractor operators in state of Mississippi, following the highest paying city Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $41,310). Compared with Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of industrial truck and tractor operators in Gulfport-Biloxi is 1.0 percent (1.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gulfport-Biloxi | |
| Pascagoula | |
| Jackson | |
| Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hattiesburg | |
| Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area |