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 | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
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| Illinois | Hourly | $21.05 | $23.44 | $28.28 |
| Yearly | $43,788 | $48,765 | $58,810 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $18.70 | $21.68 | $23.44 |
| Yearly | $38,903 | $45,096 | $48,765 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $21.89 | $30.42 | $30.42 |
| Yearly | $45,519 | $63,276 | $63,276 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $20.27 | $23.10 | $28.16 |
| Yearly | $42,168 | $48,064 | $58,589 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $22.02 | $26.53 | $28.85 |
| Yearly | $45,802 | $55,169 | $60,005 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $19.41 | $22.26 | $24.67 |
| Yearly | $40,355 | $46,301 | $51,307 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $19.70 | $22.80 | $25.05 |
| Yearly | $40,981 | $47,412 | $52,088 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $22.08 | $23.06 | $29.33 |
| Yearly | $45,937 | $47,977 | $61,002 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $21.02 | $23.09 | $24.22 |
| Yearly | $43,717 | $48,029 | $50,381 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $23.17 | $25.37 | $26.75 |
| Yearly | $48,179 | $52,772 | $55,641 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $19.73 | $22.14 | $25.11 |
| Yearly | $41,045 | $46,069 | $52,227 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $19.72 | $22.50 | $25.35 |
| Yearly | $41,024 | $46,804 | $52,725 | |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $19.28 | $24.09 | $25.00 |
| Yearly | $40,103 | $50,093 | $52,000 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $23.21 | $25.70 | $28.97 |
| Yearly | $48,264 | $53,454 | $60,262 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $19.52 | $22.03 | $26.26 |
| Yearly | $40,602 | $45,825 | $54,620 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $20.80 | $22.74 | $24.99 |
| Yearly | $43,261 | $47,296 | $51,976 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $23.80 | $29.13 | $29.13 |
| Yearly | $49,503 | $60,592 | $60,592 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $19.57 | $22.25 | $23.07 |
| Yearly | $40,704 | $46,280 | $48,000 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $19.02 | $22.88 | $24.88 |
| Yearly | $39,548 | $47,586 | $51,761 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $22.53 | $24.80 | $26.58 |
| Yearly | $46,861 | $51,576 | $55,282 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $20.89 | $23.92 | $24.32 |
| Yearly | $43,436 | $49,753 | $50,584 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $23.23 | $24.21 | $29.08 |
| Yearly | $48,313 | $50,352 | $60,498 | |
| United States | Hourly | $19.24 | $22.32 | $26.33 |
| Yearly | $40,030 | $46,420 | $54,770 | |