SOC 53-7051 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025
How much do Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators make in Rome, GA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in Rome, GA is $32,760. The 10th percentile is $32,760 and the 90th percentile is $47,000. Employment is 610.
Median annual wage
$32,760
- 10th percentile
- $32,760
- 25th percentile
- $32,760
- Median
- $32,760
- 75th percentile
- $37,790
- 90th percentile
- $47,000
- Mean
- $36,600
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, the published 10th percentile is $32,760 and the 90th percentile is $47,000. The difference is $14,240, which is 43.5% 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 $32,760 to the 75th at $37,790, covers $5,030.
The mean annual wage is $36,600, which sits above the median of $32,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Rome, GA median is 29.4% lower than the national median of $46,420 for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,335, which is 21.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 24.2% lower than the Georgia median of $43,210.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rome, GA is 90.161, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $32,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators at $36,335 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. Rome, GA ranks 27th 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).).
- Dalton, GA is 42 miles away, with a median of $37,930 and employment of 2,000. That median is 15.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,218, against $36,335 here.
- Anniston-Oxford, AL is 49 miles away, with a median of $39,870 and employment of 190. That median is 21.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,388, against $36,335 here.
- Gadsden, AL is 49 miles away, with a median of $36,500 and employment of 250. That median is 11.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,614, against $36,335 here.
Employment share
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators accounts for 1.4% of wage-and-salary employment in Rome, GA (610 of 44,900). Nationally the occupation is 0.50% of employment (774,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.73 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Rome, GA · Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators make in Rome, GA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in Rome, GA is $32,760. The 10th percentile is $32,760 and the 90th percentile is $47,000. Employment is 610.
How does that compare with the national median for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators?
The local median is 29.4% lower than the national median of $46,420.
What is Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators pay in Rome, GA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rome, GA is 90.161, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $32,760 is $36,335. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Rome, GA compare with nearby metros for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators?
Dalton, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 42 miles away, at $37,930. Rome, GA ranks 27th of 27 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.