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Average Industrial Truck And Tractor Operators Salary in Oklahoma City, OK

Industrial Truck And Tractor Operators in Oklahoma City, OK earn a median annual salary of $45,450, which is -2.0% compared to the national median. There are 2,670 workers employed locally in this occupation.

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

$45,450
Oklahoma City, OK median annual wage
$22/hour median
-2.0%
Difference vs national median
National median is $46,390
2,670
Local employment
4.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.76
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$36,030
25th
$39,000
Median
$45,450
75th
$60,040
90th
$61,470

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 Oklahoma City, OK, 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
90.4%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$50,272
Goods: 93.8%
Services: 74.1%
Rents: 73.9%

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 Oklahoma City, OK

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Pediatricians, General$227,760N/A
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$208,000N/A
Dentists, General$179,4500.91
Emergency Medicine Physicians$178,9000.57
Petroleum Engineers$173,4008.27
Commercial Pilots$160,2000.67
Chief Executives$155,0000.76
Architectural And Engineering Managers$154,4201.09

Oklahoma City, OK has salary data for 593 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Pediatricians, General.

Historical series

Trend for Industrial Truck And Tractor Operators in Oklahoma City, OK

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.