Forklift Operators


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Forklift Operators

Forklift Operators - Wages & Trends

Forklift operators who work full time usually receive benefits. Common benefits include sick leave, paid vacation, and health insurance.

Industrial truck and tractor operators (SOC 53-7051)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $19.13 $22.60 $24.93
Yearly $39,776 $47,010 $51,864
    Champaign Area Hourly $18.24 $20.33 $23.02
Yearly $37,939 $42,290 $47,870
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $18.61 $23.99 $23.99
Yearly $38,703 $49,889 $49,889
    Cook County Hourly $19.13 $22.33 $24.86
Yearly $39,776 $46,447 $51,705
    Decatur Area Hourly $19.22 $20.56 $23.06
Yearly $39,971 $42,768 $47,958
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $18.91 $22.48 $25.49
Yearly $39,329 $46,752 $53,034
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $20.43 $23.69 $23.74
Yearly $42,496 $49,292 $49,366
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $19.20 $19.85 $20.86
Yearly $39,932 $41,299 $43,390
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $18.93 $22.89 $23.74
Yearly $39,372 $47,617 $49,374
    Lake County Hourly $18.67 $22.65 $25.04
Yearly $38,840 $47,110 $52,075
    McHenry County Hourly $18.11 $20.29 $23.15
Yearly $37,670 $42,206 $48,159
    Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area Hourly $15.96 $17.69 $20.16
Yearly $33,205 $36,803 $41,930
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $22.20 $24.83 $24.87
Yearly $46,164 $51,642 $51,724
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $18.19 $20.50 $23.12
Yearly $37,844 $42,645 $48,090
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $19.14 $20.25 $20.25
Yearly $39,799 $42,111 $42,111
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $18.58 $18.58 $21.05
Yearly $38,661 $38,661 $43,792
    Rockford Area Hourly $17.94 $19.18 $22.46
Yearly $37,316 $39,893 $46,702
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $20.37 $25.40 $25.40
Yearly $42,377 $52,827 $52,827
    Springfield Area Hourly $16.61 $18.73 $20.48
Yearly $34,542 $38,963 $42,606
    St. Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $17.58 $19.50 $25.41
Yearly $36,562 $40,559 $52,847
    Vermilion County Hourly $20.19 $22.74 $23.45
Yearly $41,985 $47,295 $48,778
    Will County Hourly $21.94 $24.91 $25.10
Yearly $45,633 $51,814 $52,207
United States Hourly $17.61 $19.82 $22.97
Yearly $36,640 $41,230 $47,780

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.