How much do Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators make in Macon-Bibb County, GA?

Percentile spread

For Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, the published 10th percentile is $35,290 and the 90th percentile is $45,170. The difference is $9,880, which is 26.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $37,070 to the 75th at $44,620, covers $7,550.

The mean annual wage is $40,460, which sits above the median of $37,170. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Macon-Bibb County, GA median is 19.9% lower than the national median of $46,420 for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,987, which is 9.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14% lower than the Georgia median of $43,210.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Macon-Bibb County, GA is 88.528, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,170 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators at $41,987 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Macon-Bibb County, GA ranks 24th of 27 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Warner Robins, GA is 25 miles away, with a median of $40,900 and employment of 190. That median is 10% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,609, against $41,987 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 72 miles away, with a median of $44,710 and employment of 28,750. That median is 20.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,684, against $41,987 here.
• Columbus, GA-AL is 72 miles away, with a median of $37,450 and employment of 480. That median is 0.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,939, against $41,987 here.

Employment share

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators accounts for 0.69% of wage-and-salary employment in Macon-Bibb County, GA (660 of 95,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.50% of employment (774,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.39 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.