Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,036
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$8,074
16.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,599
Arizona costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Arizona — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$48,110
Kept after tax
$40,036
Worth in national money
$39,599
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Arizona pays this job a middle wage of $48,110, ranking 17 of 51 states and sitting about 3.64% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 491 occupations Arizona reports figures for, this is number 326.
- No great distortion either way. Arizona costs about what the country costs, so from $48,110, take-home of $40,036 is worth roughly $39,599 in national money. The average comes to $49,820, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Arizona's median for industrial truck and tractor operators is $48,110, about 3.64% above the national figure and 17 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Arizona's occupational distribution, industrial truck and tractor operators sits at 326 of 491 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Price parity in Arizona is near the national base, so for industrial truck and tractor operators, whose median is $48,110, the adjusted figure of $39,599 differs little from $40,036 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $49,820 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,560 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,110 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,940 |
| This salary | $48,110 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Arizona | $40,036 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,836 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,425 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $47,114 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,933 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $48,110 as a midpoint for Arizona, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $38,560 and the ninetieth is $62,940 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Arizona the take-home figure of $40,036, from $48,110, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 326 of 491 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $39,599 uses one figure for the whole of Arizona. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 491 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 326.
- The Arizona median of $48,110 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $38,560 to $62,940. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Arizona is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $40,036 from $48,110. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 326 of 491 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $39,599, worked from $48,110, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Arizona address, on work sitting at 326 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $49,820, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $38,560 at the tenth percentile, $62,940 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Arizona costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $39,599 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Arizona adds its own income tax on top — which is why $40,036 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Arizona is $49,820. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,560 to $62,940) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Arizona rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Arizona's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $39,599 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $40,036 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Arizona income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.