Forklift Operator pay
Move materials in warehouses and yards.
National baseline
Public data$19.90/hr
Source: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics · bls.gov/oes
By metro area
Atlanta
$19/hr
Austin
$20/hr
Baltimore
$21/hr
Birmingham
$18/hr
Boston
$23/hr
Buffalo
$19/hr
Charlotte
$19/hr
Chicago
$21/hr
Cincinnati
$19/hr
Cleveland
$19/hr
Columbus
$19/hr
Dallas–Fort Worth
$19/hr
Denver
$21/hr
Detroit
$20/hr
Grand Rapids
$19/hr
Hartford
$21/hr
Houston
$20/hr
Indianapolis
$19/hr
Jacksonville
$18/hr
Kansas City
$19/hr
Las Vegas
$19/hr
Los Angeles
$22/hr
Louisville
$18/hr
Memphis
$18/hr
Miami
$18/hr
Milwaukee
$19/hr
Minneapolis
$21/hr
Nashville
$19/hr
New Orleans
$18/hr
New York City
$23/hr
Oklahoma City
$18/hr
Orlando
$18/hr
Philadelphia
$20/hr
Phoenix
$19/hr
Pittsburgh
$20/hr
Portland
$21/hr
Providence
$20/hr
Raleigh
$19/hr
Richmond
$19/hr
Rochester
$19/hr
Sacramento
$21/hr
Salt Lake City
$19/hr
San Antonio
$18/hr
San Diego
$22/hr
San Francisco
$25/hr
San Jose
$26/hr
Seattle
$23/hr
St. Louis
$19/hr
Tampa
$18/hr
Virginia Beach
$19/hr