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Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators salary in Burlington, NC

The median industrial truck and tractor operators in Burlington, NC earns $44,910 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,030 a month.

10th percentile
$36,920
25th percentile
$40,500
Median percentile
$44,910
75th percentile
$58,450
90th percentile
$63,610

Based on 590 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$36,357 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,910
Federal income tax−$3,209
Social Security + Medicare−$3,436
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,909
Monthly take-home$3,030
Every two weeks$1,398

Does it go far here?

$48,189Median pay in Burlington, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.2 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,064 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Burlington, NC

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$94,250
Registered Nurses$84,180
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$66,890
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,430
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$56,740
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,290
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$54,220
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$51,000

All industrial truck and tractor operators salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina