Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of industrial truck and tractor operators in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of industrial truck and tractor operators in Rochester 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 Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,520
25th Percentile Wage
$35,980
50th Percentile Wage
$40,550
75th Percentile Wage
$47,020
90th Percentile Wage
$52,060

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial truck and tractor operators in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,520.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial truck and tractor operators from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$40,550
6.09% 21.04%
2021
$38,080
0.97% -
2020
$37,710
6.95% -
2019
$35,090
-1.48% -
2018
$35,610
4.80% -
2017
$33,900
-1.27% -
2016
$34,330
1.25% -
2015
$33,900
3.57% -
2014
$32,690
0.21% -
2013
$32,620
1.84% -
2012
$32,020
- -

Table 2. Compare Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,550 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for industrial truck and tractor operators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial truck and tractor operators in Rochester is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Glens Falls and 21.8 percent (21.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Glens Falls
$49,240
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$49,130
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$47,240
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$46,630
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$44,810
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$44,810
Utica-Rome
$42,600
Syracuse
$41,750
Binghamton
$41,410
Rochester
$40,550
Nassau-Suffolk
$40,520
Kingston
$38,990
Elmira
$38,970
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$38,610
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$36,300
Watertown-Fort Drum
$35,410
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$34,010
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$33,030
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$31,730

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.