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% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $19.11 | $22.33 | $25.03 |
| Yearly | $39,762 | $46,440 | $52,050 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $18.54 | $20.80 | $21.93 |
| Yearly | $38,557 | $43,280 | $45,610 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $19.35 | $23.73 | $25.18 |
| Yearly | $40,253 | $49,343 | $52,363 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $19.06 | $22.32 | $25.07 |
| Yearly | $39,655 | $46,420 | $52,133 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $20.23 | $23.14 | $24.26 |
| Yearly | $42,065 | $48,141 | $50,470 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $18.73 | $21.35 | $23.62 |
| Yearly | $38,959 | $44,396 | $49,139 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $18.89 | $21.44 | $23.52 |
| Yearly | $39,276 | $44,596 | $48,916 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $21.33 | $23.45 | $23.53 |
| Yearly | $44,371 | $48,784 | $48,940 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $19.49 | $20.90 | $23.19 |
| Yearly | $40,551 | $43,463 | $48,231 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $20.16 | $23.77 | $24.02 |
| Yearly | $41,942 | $49,444 | $49,946 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $19.08 | $21.88 | $24.32 |
| Yearly | $39,691 | $45,510 | $50,602 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $18.91 | $21.41 | $22.87 |
| Yearly | $39,338 | $44,537 | $47,580 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $21.44 | $24.42 | $27.53 |
| Yearly | $44,597 | $50,797 | $57,266 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $20.20 | $24.22 | $30.34 |
| Yearly | $41,999 | $50,379 | $63,098 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $19.16 | $21.61 | $22.41 |
| Yearly | $39,840 | $44,944 | $46,604 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $18.02 | $21.44 | $22.62 |
| Yearly | $37,489 | $44,595 | $47,039 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $18.61 | $22.19 | $23.25 |
| Yearly | $38,702 | $46,164 | $48,377 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $18.35 | $20.76 | $30.59 |
| Yearly | $38,170 | $43,183 | $63,617 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $17.50 | $19.12 | $23.43 |
| Yearly | $36,395 | $39,776 | $48,725 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $19.68 | $21.76 | $22.92 |
| Yearly | $40,944 | $45,271 | $47,682 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $22.35 | $25.06 | $26.38 |
| Yearly | $46,473 | $52,125 | $54,877 | |
| United States | Hourly | $18.40 | $21.38 | $24.05 |
| Yearly | $38,270 | $44,470 | $50,010 | |