How much do Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators make in Wichita Falls, TX?

Percentile spread

For Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, the published 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $54,080. The difference is $22,880, which is 51.7% 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 $36,750 to the 75th at $47,070, covers $10,320.

The mean annual wage is $42,850, which sits below the median of $44,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita Falls, TX median is 4.7% lower than the national median of $46,420 for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,412, which is 6.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.7% lower than the Texas median of $45,450.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita Falls, TX is 89.513, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators at $49,412 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators. Wichita Falls, TX ranks 4th of 10 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).).

• Lawton, OK is 52 miles away, with a median of $36,590 and employment of 90. That median is 17.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,576, against $49,412 here.
• Sherman-Denison, TX is 105 miles away, with a median of $42,570 and employment of 150. That median is 3.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,398, against $49,412 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 109 miles away, with a median of $47,230 and employment of 34,650. That median is 6.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,814, against $49,412 here.

Employment share

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators accounts for 0.38% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita Falls, TX (210 of 55,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.50% of employment (774,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.76 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.