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Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators salary in Columbus, IN

The median industrial truck and tractor operators in Columbus, IN earns $43,780 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,004 a month.

10th percentile
$36,130
25th percentile
$38,190
Median percentile
$43,780
75th percentile
$47,650
90th percentile
$53,630

Based on 210 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

$36,044 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,780
Federal income tax−$3,074
Social Security + Medicare−$3,349
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,313
Monthly take-home$3,004
Every two weeks$1,386

Does it go far here?

$47,074Median pay in Columbus, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.0 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, IN

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$127,700
General and Operations Managers$112,760
Industrial Engineers$97,480
Registered Nurses$77,030
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,640
Machinists$61,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350

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