How much do Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators make in Salisbury, MD?

Percentile spread

For Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, the published 10th percentile is $35,670 and the 90th percentile is $64,200. The difference is $28,530, which is 62.7% 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 $40,140 to the 75th at $58,640, covers $18,500.

The mean annual wage is $49,920, which sits above the median of $45,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salisbury, MD median is 2% lower than the national median of $46,420 for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,596, which is 2.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% lower than the Maryland median of $45,630.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salisbury, MD is 95.617, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators at $47,596 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Salisbury, MD ranks 17th of 26 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).).

• Lexington Park, MD is 42 miles away, with a median of $51,890 and employment of 50. That median is 14% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,499, against $47,596 here.
• Dover, DE is 64 miles away, with a median of $46,210 and employment of 500. That median is 1.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,391, against $47,596 here.
• Vineland, NJ is 86 miles away, with a median of $42,610 and employment of 770. That median is 6.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,400, against $47,596 here.

Employment share

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators accounts for 0.28% of wage-and-salary employment in Salisbury, MD (150 of 53,770). Nationally the occupation is 0.50% of employment (774,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.56 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.