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Average Industrial Truck And Tractor Operators Salary in Kenosha, WI

Industrial Truck And Tractor Operators in Kenosha, WI earn a median annual salary of $45,490, which is -1.9% compared to the national median. There are 2,090 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Kenosha, WI (metro area).

$45,490
Kenosha, WI median annual wage
$22/hour median
-1.9%
Difference vs national median
National median is $46,390
2,090
Local employment
28.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
5.40
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$39,710
25th
$44,610
Median
$45,490
75th
$63,240
90th
$63,320

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Kenosha, WI, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
101.1%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$44,987
Goods: 106.2%
Services: 85.9%
Rents: 95.8%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Flint, MI$76,430Compare920
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$63,970Compare60
Cheyenne, WY$61,420Compare330
Albuquerque, NM$60,960Compare1,720
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$58,800Compare70
Stockton-Lodi, CA$57,630Compare8,810

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Kenosha, WI

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Chief Executives$231,2000.91
Dentists, General$208,4100.87
Computer And Information Systems Managers$166,2100.43
Marketing Managers$142,0000.37
Human Resources Managers$141,9200.75
Pharmacists$139,0500.80
Financial Managers$138,0700.66
Architectural And Engineering Managers$133,7600.81

Kenosha, WI has salary data for 254 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Chief Executives.

Historical series

Trend for Industrial Truck And Tractor Operators in Kenosha, WI

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Industrial Truck And Tractor Operators are projected to change by +1.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 76,400 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.