Best Cities for Industrial Truck and Tractor Operatorss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where industrial truck and tractor operatorss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	District of ColumbiaState	1.58	$83,720	$73,246	30%
2	New MexicoState	1.46	$62,150	$67,554	20%
3	WyomingState	1.39	$59,820	$64,323	20%
4	DelawareState	1.29	$60,350	$59,752	27%
5	LouisianaState	1.17	$48,950	$54,329	26%
6	IowaState	1.15	$47,590	$53,352	24%
7	North DakotaState	1.15	$49,260	$53,197	24%
8	KansasState	1.14	$47,430	$52,700	26%
9	KentuckyState	1.14	$46,630	$52,689	25%
10	AlaskaState	1.12	$54,190	$51,956	30%
11	South DakotaState	1.12	$47,410	$52,214	24%
12	AlabamaState	1.11	$44,880	$51,527	26%
13	New HampshireState	1.11	$54,460	$51,377	35%
14	OhioState	1.11	$46,450	$51,383	27%
15	WisconsinState	1.11	$47,720	$51,701	27%
16	MississippiState	1.10	$43,420	$51,203	25%
17	MissouriState	1.10	$45,190	$51,005	27%
18	NebraskaState	1.10	$46,730	$51,071	27%
19	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.10	$46,550	$51,042	31%
20	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.10	$47,350	$51,024	33%
21	ArkansasState	1.09	$43,780	$50,730	24%
22	IndianaState	1.09	$45,650	$50,442	28%
23	MinnesotaState	1.09	$49,740	$50,755	31%
24	OklahomaState	1.09	$44,700	$50,508	26%
25	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.09	$49,850	$50,609	41%
26	Columbus, OHMetro	1.08	$46,780	$50,032	33%
27	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.08	$49,740	$49,990	36%
28	MontanaState	1.07	$48,060	$49,855	28%
29	West VirginiaState	1.07	$41,670	$49,489	24%
30	IllinoisState	1.06	$47,720	$48,994	33%
31	MichiganState	1.06	$45,220	$48,992	30%
32	OregonState	1.06	$50,760	$49,282	38%
33	PennsylvaniaState	1.06	$47,730	$49,206	33%
34	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.06	$45,510	$49,200	31%
35	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.06	$45,340	$49,283	35%
36	HawaiiState	1.05	$53,640	$48,764	53%
37	UtahState	1.05	$49,040	$48,942	37%
38	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.05	$47,230	$48,591	40%
39	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.05	$55,600	$48,644	47%
40	IdahoState	1.04	$46,600	$48,290	31%
41	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.04	$52,120	$48,349	41%
42	ArizonaState	1.03	$48,110	$47,681	37%
43	ColoradoState	1.03	$50,570	$47,979	44%
44	FloridaState	1.03	$48,370	$47,655	43%
45	MaineState	1.03	$47,730	$47,826	33%
46	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.03	$49,260	$47,594	39%
47	South CarolinaState	1.02	$43,680	$47,478	34%
48	TexasState	1.02	$45,450	$47,542	37%
49	GeorgiaState	1.00	$43,210	$46,263	39%
50	VermontState	1.00	$47,380	$46,224	36%
51	WashingtonState	1.00	$49,910	$46,514	46%
52	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.00	$44,710	$46,188	43%
53	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.00	$44,600	$46,362	42%
54	North CarolinaState	0.99	$43,420	$45,996	36%
55	TennesseeState	0.99	$42,100	$46,011	36%
56	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.99	$43,880	$45,804	41%
57	VirginiaState	0.98	$46,920	$45,333	40%
58	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.98	$54,440	$45,291	69%
59	NevadaState	0.97	$45,230	$45,140	39%
60	Rhode IslandState	0.96	$45,010	$44,786	40%
61	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.95	$47,810	$44,065	51%
62	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.95	$49,710	$44,069	48%
63	ConnecticutState	0.94	$47,190	$43,857	40%
64	New YorkState	0.94	$49,030	$43,582	45%
65	CaliforniaState	0.93	$47,770	$43,153	57%
66	MassachusettsState	0.93	$46,850	$43,180	58%
67	New JerseyState	0.91	$46,100	$42,371	47%
68	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.91	$47,800	$42,115	64%
69	MarylandState	0.90	$45,630	$41,786	44%
70	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.89	$43,850	$41,446	46%
71	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.86	$46,600	$40,000	58%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).