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Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator Salary in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,040
25th Percentile Wage
$32,580
50th Percentile Wage
$35,410
75th Percentile Wage
$47,660
90th Percentile Wage
$49,390

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial truck and tractor operators in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,040.

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
$35,410
-4.38% -3.39%
2021
$36,960
-8.31% -
2019
$40,030
5.72% -
2018
$37,740
2.99% -
2017
$36,610
0.00% -
2012
$36,610
- -

Table 2. Compare Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator Salary in Watertown-Fort Drum with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,410 in Watertown-Fort Drum 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 Watertown-Fort Drum is 28.1 percent (28.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Glens Falls and 10.4 percent (10.4%) 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 Watertown-Fort Drum, New York.