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Forklift Operator Salary by State

Average listed salary for Forklift Operator positions across the United States, computed from 3,348 active job listings. States with fewer than 3 listings are excluded for accuracy.

$41,178

National avg.

3,348

Active listings

$56,478

Highest (CT)

$18

Lowest (SD)

Forklift Operator Average Salary by State

Rank

State

Avg. Salary

Listings

1

$56,478+37%

15

2

$52,000+26%

4

3

$47,507+15%

42

4

$45,784+11%

35

5

$45,573+11%

32

6

$44,621+8%

79

7

$44,452+8%

174

8

$43,981+7%

228

9

$43,829+6%

40

10

$43,548+6%

75

11

$42,867+4%

65

12

$42,860+4%

85

13

$42,525+3%

34

14

$42,314+3%

137

15

$42,137+2%

35

16

$42,120+2%

32

17

$41,819+2%

204

18

$41,647+1%

122

19

$41,518+1%

52

20

$41,355+0%

161

21

$40,976-0%

4

22

$40,760-1%

16

23

$40,607-1%

95

24

$40,115-3%

389

25

$39,943-3%

43

26

$39,621-4%

75

27

$39,528-4%

127

28

$39,415-4%

55

29

$38,838-6%

46

30

$38,636-6%

40

31

$38,480-7%

126

32

$38,451-7%

30

33

$37,742-8%

26

34

$37,651-9%

25

35

$37,432-9%

124

36

$37,216-10%

112

37

$37,114-10%

125

38

$36,687-11%

57

39

$36,272-12%

30

40

$31,164-24%

25

41

$18-100%

4

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