The annual salary statistics of industrial truck and tractor operators in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of industrial truck and tractor operators in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $33,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial truck and tractor operators in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,060.
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 | $41,860 | 10.03% | 30.15% |
| 2021 | $37,660 | 15.85% | - |
| 2020 | $31,690 | -1.36% | - |
| 2019 | $32,120 | -7.81% | - |
| 2018 | $34,630 | 0.26% | - |
| 2017 | $34,540 | 7.87% | - |
| 2016 | $31,820 | 9.71% | - |
| 2015 | $28,730 | 2.26% | - |
| 2014 | $28,080 | -2.92% | - |
| 2013 | $28,900 | -1.18% | - |
| 2012 | $29,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,860, Durham-Chapel Hill is the second highest paying city for industrial truck and tractor operators in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Asheville (median annual salary of $42,800). Compared with Asheville, the median annual salary of industrial truck and tractor operators in Durham-Chapel Hill is 2.2 percent (2.2%) lower.