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 | $20.29 | $23.19 | $25.93 |
| Yearly | $42,202 | $48,235 | $53,930 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $18.77 | $20.63 | $22.65 |
| Yearly | $39,032 | $42,913 | $47,110 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $20.13 | $29.94 | $29.94 |
| Yearly | $41,871 | $62,285 | $62,285 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $19.92 | $23.06 | $25.76 |
| Yearly | $41,442 | $47,948 | $53,591 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $20.81 | $23.77 | $24.97 |
| Yearly | $43,296 | $49,445 | $51,946 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $19.32 | $22.40 | $24.29 |
| Yearly | $40,181 | $46,602 | $50,516 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $19.86 | $22.83 | $24.12 |
| Yearly | $41,320 | $47,480 | $50,182 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $22.08 | $22.46 | $24.13 |
| Yearly | $45,943 | $46,726 | $50,189 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $19.79 | $21.51 | $24.42 |
| Yearly | $41,171 | $44,734 | $50,789 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $21.95 | $21.95 | $26.16 |
| Yearly | $45,661 | $45,661 | $54,405 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $19.74 | $22.59 | $23.21 |
| Yearly | $41,049 | $46,978 | $48,285 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $19.00 | $22.13 | $24.05 |
| Yearly | $39,512 | $46,013 | $50,030 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $23.12 | $25.30 | $28.53 |
| Yearly | $48,081 | $52,631 | $59,334 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $19.70 | $24.21 | $31.23 |
| Yearly | $40,980 | $50,365 | $64,964 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $19.35 | $22.39 | $23.43 |
| Yearly | $40,242 | $46,567 | $48,719 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $19.19 | $26.37 | $28.67 |
| Yearly | $39,911 | $54,849 | $59,642 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $18.29 | $21.18 | $23.74 |
| Yearly | $38,056 | $44,067 | $49,385 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $19.21 | $22.76 | $32.52 |
| Yearly | $39,949 | $47,344 | $67,644 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $18.58 | $20.48 | $23.94 |
| Yearly | $38,655 | $42,592 | $49,787 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $20.42 | $22.94 | $23.78 |
| Yearly | $42,480 | $47,717 | $49,470 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $23.37 | $23.83 | $28.21 |
| Yearly | $48,623 | $49,556 | $58,667 | |
| United States | Hourly | $19.13 | $22.30 | $25.81 |
| Yearly | $39,780 | $46,390 | $53,680 | |