What are the main factors that influence a Fork Lift Driver's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Fork Lift Driver?

The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Fork Lift Driver roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Fork Lift Driver's salary?

A Fork Lift Driver's salary grows with experience: starting around $44,159 for beginners, reaching about $46,102 at mid-level, and approach $46,578 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Fork Lift Driver?

Fork Lift Driver salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Fork Lift Driver roles are District of Columbia $46,716, California $46,539, Massachusetts $45,918. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Fork Lift Driver roles make?

Salaries for Fork Lift Driver level roles vary by specialization: Lift Technician: $57,583; Fork Truck Driver: $55,177; Lift Supervisor: $54,837; Lift Maintenance: $51,451; Aerial Lift Operator: $49,735.

Fork Lift Driver Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Fork Lift Driver make in Connecticut?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Fork Lift Driver in Connecticut is $45,091 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, a Fork Lift Driver's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,818
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,568 to $49,136
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,361

10% $38,361

50% (Median) $45,091

90% $52,818

Fork Lift Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,136	$4,095	$945	$24
Average	$45,091	$3,758	$867	$22
25th Percentile	$41,568	$3,464	$799	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Fork Lift Driver Salaries

A Fork Lift Driver's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Fork Lift Driver Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Fork Lift Driver's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $44,159
Early Career (1-2 years): $44,794
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $46,102
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $46,281
Expert (over 8 years): $46,578

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Fork Lift Driver	$44,159
Intermediate Level Fork Lift Driver	$44,794
Senior Level Fork Lift Driver	$46,102
Specialist Level Fork Lift Driver	$46,281
Expert Level Fork Lift Driver	$46,578

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How Do Fork Lift Driver Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Fork Lift Drivers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $46,716.
California: $46,539.
Massachusetts: $45,918.

District of Columbia $46,716 California $46,539 Massachusetts $45,918 Washington $45,750 New Jersey $45,733 Alaska $45,674 Connecticut $45,091 New York $44,855

Hawaii $44,100 Rhode Island $43,745 Maryland $43,505 Minnesota $43,176 Colorado $43,049 Illinois $43,007 Oregon $42,847 Delaware $42,729

New Hampshire $42,654 Virginia $42,488 Pennsylvania $42,003 Nevada $41,758 North Dakota $41,678 Michigan $41,551 Wisconsin $41,505 Vermont $41,412

Texas $41,155 Maine $41,138 Arizona $41,113 Ohio $41,083 Georgia $40,695 Indiana $40,501 Wyoming $40,463 Utah $40,404

Iowa $40,378 Kansas $40,176 Louisiana $40,117 North Carolina $40,096 Missouri $40,087 Florida $39,923 Montana $39,834 Nebraska $39,750

Kentucky $39,703 South Carolina $39,535 Tennessee $39,429 Idaho $39,387 New Mexico $39,079 Oklahoma $39,011 Alabama $38,762 South Dakota $38,345

Arkansas $38,117 West Virginia $37,995 Mississippi $37,627

Top Paying Cities for Fork Lift Drivers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Old Mystic: $44,376
Oneco: $44,262
Avon: $44,461

Old Mystic, CT $44,376

Oneco, CT $44,262

Avon, CT $44,461

Bloomfield, CT $44,486

Windsor, CT $44,488

Bristol, CT $44,483

Burlington, CT $44,480

Broad Brook, CT $44,239

Canaan, CT $44,269

Canton, CT $44,439

Canton Center, CT $44,426

Colebrook, CT $44,271

Collinsville, CT $44,436

East Berlin, CT $44,412

East Canaan, CT $44,319

East Glastonbury, CT $44,487

East Granby, CT $44,245

East Hartland, CT $44,132

East Windsor Hill, CT $44,453

Ellington, CT $44,142

Farmington, CT $44,413

Falls Village, CT $44,421

Glastonbury, CT $44,488

Granby, CT $44,154

Berlin, CT $44,409

Lakeville, CT $44,459

Manchester, CT $44,483

Bolton, CT $44,426

New Britain, CT $44,395

New Hartford, CT $44,473

Norfolk, CT $44,380

North Canton, CT $44,393

North Granby, CT $44,024

Pine Meadow, CT $44,433

Plainville, CT $44,412

Barkhamsted, CT $44,344

Poquonock, CT $44,453

Riverton, CT $44,290

Vernon Rockville, CT $44,365

Rocky Hill, CT $44,439

Salisbury, CT $44,160

Sharon, CT $44,796

Simsbury, CT $44,422

Somers, CT $43,779

Somersville, CT $43,771

South Glastonbury, CT $44,477

South Windsor, CT $44,470

North Windham, CT $44,366

Pomfret Center, CT $44,319

Putnam, CT $44,294

Quinebaug, CT $44,307

Rogers, CT $44,292

Scotland, CT $44,368

South Willington, CT $44,256

South Windham, CT $44,377

South Woodstock, CT $44,315

Storrs Mansfield, CT $44,342

Thompson, CT $44,303

Ashford, CT $44,264

Willington, CT $44,250

Windham, CT $44,371

Woodstock, CT $44,302

Woodstock Valley, CT $44,284

New London, CT $44,378

Baltic, CT $44,368

Canterbury, CT $44,349

Central Village, CT $44,314

East Lyme, CT $44,393

Bozrah, CT $44,373

Gales Ferry, CT $44,375

Gilman, CT $44,382

Mashantucket, CT $44,371

Ledyard, CT $44,374

Groton, CT $44,378

Hanover, CT $44,367

Jewett City, CT $44,365

Montville, CT $44,377

Moosup, CT $44,293

Mystic, CT $44,376

Niantic, CT $44,390

North Stonington, CT $44,354

Norwich, CT $44,366

Preston, CT $44,366

Oakdale, CT $44,389

Old Lyme, CT $44,475

Stafford, CT $44,069

Stafford Springs, CT $44,091

Staffordville, CT $44,027

Suffield, CT $43,737

Taconic, CT $44,322

Tariffville, CT $44,343

Enfield, CT $43,728

Tolland, CT $44,234

Unionville, CT $44,450

East Windsor, CT $44,182

Weatogue, CT $44,463

West Granby, CT $44,249

West Hartland, CT $44,148

West Simsbury, CT $44,416

West Suffield, CT $43,745

Winchester Center, CT $44,421

Windsor Locks, CT $44,183

Winsted, CT $44,417

Hartford, CT $44,526

West Hartford, CT $44,488

East Hartford, CT $44,523

Wethersfield, CT $44,486

Newington, CT $44,404

Plainfield, CT $44,333

Quaker Hill, CT $44,378

South Lyme, CT $44,420

Sterling, CT $44,250

Stonington, CT $44,367

Pawcatuck, CT $44,343

Taftville, CT $44,366

Uncasville, CT $44,375

Versailles, CT $44,363

Voluntown, CT $44,331

Waterford, CT $44,379

Wauregan, CT $44,311

West Mystic, CT $44,377

Yantic, CT $44,369

Ansonia, CT $45,263

Beacon Falls, CT $45,142

Botsford, CT $45,974

Branford, CT $44,838

Cheshire, CT $44,755

Centerbrook, CT $44,613

Chester, CT $44,613

Clinton, CT $44,807

Cobalt, CT $44,491

Colchester, CT $44,448

Cromwell, CT $44,437

Deep River, CT $44,639

Derby, CT $45,470

Killingworth, CT $44,751

Salem, CT $44,415

Durham, CT $44,641

East Haddam, CT $44,513

East Hampton, CT $44,505

Essex, CT $44,574

Guilford, CT $44,878

Haddam, CT $44,599

Hadlyme, CT $44,537

Hawleyville, CT $45,859

Higganum, CT $44,609

Ivoryton, CT $44,622

Madison, CT $44,824

Marion, CT $44,633

Marlborough, CT $44,477

Meriden, CT $44,514

Middlefield, CT $44,547

Middle Haddam, CT $44,522

Middletown, CT $44,495

Milford, CT $46,106

Milldale, CT $44,561

Monroe, CT $46,566

Moodus, CT $44,525

Newtown, CT $45,948

North Branford, CT $44,825

Northford, CT $44,818

North Haven, CT $44,784

North Westchester, CT $44,444

Old Saybrook, CT $44,591

Orange, CT $44,991

Oxford, CT $45,498

Plantsville, CT $44,558

Portland, CT $44,472

Rockfall, CT $44,497

Sandy Hook, CT $45,908

Seymour, CT $45,287

Shelton, CT $46,421

South Britain, CT $45,666

Southbury, CT $45,650

Southington, CT $44,442

Stevenson, CT $46,665

Wallingford, CT $44,741

Stratford, CT $47,309

Westbrook, CT $44,703

New Haven, CT $44,720

East Haven, CT $44,741

Hamden, CT $44,780

West Haven, CT $44,759

Bethany, CT $44,950

Woodbridge, CT $44,853

Willimantic, CT $44,378

Abington, CT $44,313

Amston, CT $44,424

Andover, CT $44,405

Ballouville, CT $44,275

Brooklyn, CT $44,313

Chaplin, CT $44,351

Columbia, CT $44,409

Coventry, CT $44,381

Danielson, CT $44,260

Dayville, CT $44,262

Eastford, CT $44,293

East Killingly, CT $44,218

East Woodstock, CT $44,310

Fabyan, CT $44,310

Grosvenor Dale, CT $44,310

Hampton, CT $44,336

Hebron, CT $44,432

Lebanon, CT $44,393

Mansfield Center, CT $44,354

Mansfield Depot, CT $44,356

North Franklin, CT $44,373

North Grosvenordale, CT $44,313

Pomfret, CT $44,316

Bridgeport, CT $47,433

Trumbull, CT $47,178

Easton, CT $47,151

Waterbury, CT $44,901

Prospect, CT $44,889

Wolcott, CT $44,640

Bantam, CT $45,061

Bethlehem, CT $45,161

Cornwall, CT $44,847

Cornwall Bridge, CT $45,107

Gaylordsville, CT $45,516

Goshen, CT $44,733

Kent, CT $45,198

Lakeside, CT $45,111

Litchfield, CT $44,900

Middlebury, CT $45,214

Morris, CT $45,038

Naugatuck, CT $45,101

New Milford, CT $45,653

New Preston Marble Dale, CT $45,278

Northfield, CT $44,750

Oakville, CT $44,932

Pequabuck, CT $44,588

Plymouth, CT $44,734

Roxbury, CT $45,619

Sherman, CT $45,706

South Kent, CT $45,301

Terryville, CT $44,622

Thomaston, CT $44,803

Torrington, CT $44,607

Harwinton, CT $44,619

Washington, CT $45,374

Washington Depot, CT $45,404

Watertown, CT $44,995

West Cornwall, CT $44,710

Woodbury, CT $45,347

Bethel, CT $45,912

Brookfield, CT $45,839

Cos Cob, CT $47,839

Danbury, CT $45,846

New Fairfield, CT $45,846

Darien, CT $47,825

Fairfield, CT $47,404

Georgetown, CT $47,025

Greenwich, CT $47,803

Greens Farms, CT $47,377

New Canaan, CT $47,625

Norwalk, CT $47,656

Old Greenwich, CT $47,840

Redding Center, CT $46,578

Redding Ridge, CT $46,578

Ridgefield, CT $46,168

Riverside, CT $47,837

Westport, CT $47,377

Weston, CT $47,183

Southport, CT $47,393

Redding, CT $46,474

Wilton, CT $47,231

Stamford, CT $47,851

Bridgewater, CT $45,775

Fork Lift Driver Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Fork Lift Driver roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 43% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Fork Lift Driver positions in Transportation or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Fork Lift Driver as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Fork Lift Driver

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$54,110	$26.0	20%
Aerospace & Defense	$50,502	$24.0	12%
Pharmaceuticals	$49,600	$24.0	10%
Software & Networking	$49,600	$24.0	10%
Construction	$48,699	$23.0	8%

Fork Lift Driver Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Fork Lift Driver's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$41,568

Average $45,091/year

$49,136

$3,464

Average $3,758/month

$4,095

$799

Average $867/week

$945

$20

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,136	$4,095	$945	$24
Average	$45,091	$3,758	$867	$22
25th Percentile	$41,568	$3,464	$799	$20

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