Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$45,710avg. a year
$21.97 an hour · 20,910 employed
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $45,710 a year. That is about the same as the Texas average of $45,400. The U.S. average is $48,370.
$45,990Median pay
$21.97Average hourly
+1%vs. Texas average
20,910Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for industrial truck and tractor operators in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 25.
1840 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$48,490
$23.31 an hour
2390 jobs
Midland, TX
$48,150
$23.15 an hour
3590 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$48,110
$23.13 an hour
434,650 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$47,670
$22.92 an hour
54,250 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$46,740
$22.47 an hour
6380 jobs
Odessa, TX
$46,710
$22.46 an hour
71,670 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$46,560
$22.38 an hour
87,940 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$44,920
$21.60 an hour
980 jobs
Victoria, TX
$44,000
$21.16 an hour
10520 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$43,760
$21.04 an hour
11150 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$43,220
$20.78 an hour
12210 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$42,850
$20.60 an hour
13740 jobs
Longview, TX
$42,740
$20.55 an hour
14550 jobs
Tyler, TX
$42,360
$20.37 an hour
15700 jobs
Waco, TX
$42,080
$20.23 an hour
16140 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$41,950
$20.17 an hour
17300 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$41,440
$19.93 an hour
18170 jobs
Abilene, TX
$40,800
$19.62 an hour
19710 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$40,500
$19.47 an hour
20190 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$40,420
$19.43 an hour
212,410 jobs
El Paso, TX
$38,820
$18.67 an hour
22700 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$35,160
$16.90 an hour
231,260 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$34,500
$16.59 an hour
241,390 jobs
Laredo, TX
$32,940
$15.84 an hour
2550 jobs
Eagle Pass, TX
$31,760
$15.27 an hour
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How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | $39,910 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | $38,670 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $33,160 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | $32,280 |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | $45,250 |
| Crane and Tower Operators | $70,810 |
Questions and answers
How much do industrial truck and tractor operators make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $45,710 a year, and the median is $45,990. About 20,910 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is about the same as the Texas average of $45,400.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 6.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.28 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 53-7051. Metro area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26420). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.