SOC 53-7051 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators make in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA?

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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA is $41,900. The 10th percentile is $37,350 and the 90th percentile is $54,370. Employment is 430.

Median annual wage

$41,900

10th percentile
$37,350
25th percentile
$39,450
Median
$41,900
75th percentile
$44,960
90th percentile
$54,370
Mean
$43,570

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930
Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, the published 10th percentile is $37,350 and the 90th percentile is $54,370. The difference is $17,020, which is 40.6% 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 $39,450 to the 75th at $44,960, covers $5,510.

The mean annual wage is $43,570, which sits above the median of $41,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA median is 9.7% lower than the national median of $46,420 for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,345, which is 13.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16% lower than the Washington median of $49,910.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA is 103.855, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $41,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators at $40,345 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA ranks 14th of 14 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).).

  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 75 miles away, with a median of $55,600 and employment of 10,110. That median is 32.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,030, against $40,345 here.
  • Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is 87 miles away, with a median of $49,940 and employment of 220. That median is 19.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,749, against $40,345 here.
  • Yakima, WA is 93 miles away, with a median of $44,330 and employment of 1,400. That median is 5.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,397, against $40,345 here.

Employment share

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators accounts for 0.84% of wage-and-salary employment in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA (430 of 51,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.50% of employment (774,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.69 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators make in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA is $41,900. The 10th percentile is $37,350 and the 90th percentile is $54,370. Employment is 430.

How does that compare with the national median for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators?

The local median is 9.7% lower than the national median of $46,420.

What is Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators pay in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA is 103.855, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $41,900 is $40,345. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA compare with nearby metros for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators?

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 75 miles away, at $55,600. Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA ranks 14th of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.