What are the main factors that influence a Loader Operator I's salary?

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

How does experience change A Loader Operator 's salary?

A Loader Operator I's salary grows with experience: starting around $49,687 for beginners, reaching about $52,837 at mid-level, and approach $54,299 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Loader Operator I?

Loader Operator I salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Loader Operator I roles are District of Columbia $57,422, California $57,204, Massachusetts $56,442. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Loader Operator roles make?

Salaries for Loader Operator level roles vary by specialization: Front End Loader Operator: $75,115; Wheel Loader Operator: $64,728; Operator I: $63,325; Boiler Operator I: $54,200; Press Operator I: $45,713.

How do different companies affect a Loader Operator I's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Loader Operator I roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Loader Operator I Salary in the United States

How much does a Loader Operator I make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Loader Operator I in the United States is $51,862 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

However, a Loader Operator I's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,415
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,551 to $57,386
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,715

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Loader Operator I Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,386	$4,782	$1,104	$28
Average	$51,862	$4,322	$997	$25
25th Percentile	$46,551	$3,879	$895	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Loader Operator I Salaries

A Loader Operator I'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 Loader Operator I Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Loader Operator I'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): $49,687
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,652
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $52,837
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $54,137
Expert (over 8 years): $54,299

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Loader Operator I	$49,687
Intermediate Level Loader Operator I	$50,652
Senior Level Loader Operator I	$52,837
Specialist Level Loader Operator I	$54,137
Expert Level Loader Operator I	$54,299

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How Do Loader Operator I 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 Loader Operator Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $57,422.
California: $57,204.
Massachusetts: $56,442.

District of Columbia $57,422

California $57,204

Massachusetts $56,442

Washington $56,234

New Jersey $56,213

Alaska $56,141

Connecticut $55,425

New York $55,135

Hawaii $54,206

Rhode Island $53,771

Maryland $53,475

Minnesota $53,070

Colorado $52,915

Illinois $52,863

Oregon $52,666

Delaware $52,521

New Hampshire $52,429

Virginia $52,225

Pennsylvania $51,629

Nevada $51,328

North Dakota $51,229

Michigan $51,074

Wisconsin $51,017

Vermont $50,903

Texas $50,586

Maine $50,566

Arizona $50,534

Ohio $50,498

Georgia $50,021

Indiana $49,782

Wyoming $49,736

Utah $49,663

Iowa $49,632

Kansas $49,383

Louisiana $49,310

North Carolina $49,285

Missouri $49,274

Florida $49,072

Montana $48,963

Nebraska $48,859

Kentucky $48,802

South Carolina $48,595

Tennessee $48,465

Idaho $48,413

New Mexico $48,035

Oklahoma $47,952

Alabama $47,646

South Dakota $47,132

Arkansas $46,852

West Virginia $46,702

Mississippi $46,251

Top Paying Cities for Loader Operator Is

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:

San Jose: $65,414
San Francisco: $64,697
Oakland: $63,334

San Jose, CA $65,414

San Francisco, CA $64,697

Oakland, CA $63,334

New York, NY $59,714

Paramus, NJ $58,987

Queens Village, NY $58,985

Passaic, NJ $58,936

Bergenfield, NJ $58,931

Stamford, CT $58,817

Huntington, NY $58,796

Newark, NJ $58,412

Bridgeport, CT $58,303

Vallejo, CA $58,200

New Brunswick, NJ $58,179

Petaluma, CA $58,148

Middlesex, NJ $58,049

Somerset, NJ $58,013

Santa Cruz, CA $57,946

Boston, MA $57,629

Monterey, CA $57,447

Seattle, WA $57,328

Santa Rosa, CA $57,318

Los Angeles, CA $57,302

Juneau, AK $57,168

Washington, DC $57,111

Orange, CA $56,926

Santa Ana, CA $56,789

Long Beach, CA $56,737

Anaheim, CA $56,727

Anchorage, AK $56,701

Santa Maria, CA $56,545

Everett, WA $56,535

Danbury, CT $56,352

Bremerton, WA $56,281

Tacoma, WA $56,094

New Suffolk, NY $56,093

Sacramento, CA $56,078

Santa Barbara, CA $56,021

Trenton, NJ $55,964

San Diego, CA $55,964

Brockton, MA $55,907

Fairbanks, AK $55,780

Lompoc, CA $55,648

Lowell, MA $55,606

Ventura, CA $55,596

Nashua, NH $55,586

Stockton, CA $55,581

Modesto, CA $55,202

Poughkeepsie, NY $55,088

Olympia, WA $54,989

Kennewick, WA $54,989

New Haven, CT $54,969

Lawrence, MA $54,782

Hartford, CT $54,730

Riverside, CA $54,720

New Bedford, MA $54,668

Richland, WA $54,668

Bakersfield, CA $54,595

San Bernardino, CA $54,574

New Britain, CT $54,569

Atlantic City, NJ $54,569

New London, CT $54,549

Norwich, CT $54,533

Portsmouth, NH $54,523

Boulder, CO $54,413

Portland, OR $54,341

Worcester, MA $54,336

Minneapolis, MN $54,175

Philadelphia, PA $54,103

Honolulu, HI $53,931

Saint Paul, MN $53,907

Vineland, NJ $53,895

Providence, RI $53,745

Chicago, IL $53,594

Bellingham, WA $53,532

Springfield, MA $53,491

Baltimore, MD $53,475

Chico, CA $53,345

Pittsfield, MA $53,205

Manchester, NH $53,107

Spokane, WA $52,879

Denver, CO $52,873

Albany, NY $52,630

Troy, NY $52,609

Nassau, NY $52,553

Schenectady, NY $52,500

Wilmington, DE $52,459

Burlington, VT $52,386

Salem, OR $52,365

Portland, ME $52,204

Yakima, WA $52,153

Rochester, MN $51,992

Reno, NV $51,966

Fresno, CA $51,966

Milwaukee, WI $51,919

Detroit, MI $51,867

Ann Arbor, MI $51,858

Allentown, PA $51,852

Colorado Springs, CO $51,764

Syracuse, NY $51,738

Carson City, NV $51,738

Houston, TX $51,665

Eugene, OR $51,639

Gary, IN $51,577

Springfield, OR $51,535

Bismarck, ND $51,525

Galveston, TX $51,489

Medford, OR $51,411

Fort Collins, CO $51,390

Concord, NH $51,364

Austin, TX $51,349

Mesa, AZ $51,240

Reading, PA $51,235

Phoenix, AZ $51,229

Dallas, TX $51,214

Saint Cloud, MN $51,164

Madison, WI $51,095

Utica, NY $50,955

Rochester, NY $50,872

Des Moines, IA $50,866

Raleigh, NC $50,861

Atlanta, GA $50,783

Battle Creek, MI $50,768

Salt Lake City, UT $50,752

Lancaster, PA $50,674

Harrisburg, PA $50,602

Kansas City, MO $50,550

Champaign, IL $50,540

Kansas City, KS $50,540

Fort Worth, TX $50,534

Columbus, OH $50,526

Boca Raton, FL $50,514

Pittsburgh, PA $50,493

Richmond, VA $50,472

Indianapolis, IN $50,462

Cleveland, OH $50,457

Las Vegas, NV $50,394

Cincinnati, OH $50,394

Petersburg, VA $50,317

Huntsville, AL $50,239

Lansing, MI $50,204

Lebanon, PA $50,197

Pueblo, CO $50,192

Appleton, WI $50,177

Buffalo, NY $50,156

Dayton, OH $50,140

Racine, WI $50,130

Charlotte, NC $50,125

Saint Louis, MO $50,109

York, PA $50,078

Elkhart, IN $50,078

Gastonia, NC $50,068

Billings, MT $50,056

Beaumont, TX $50,042

Lorain, OH $50,031

Benton Harbor, MI $50,021

Toledo, OH $50,011

Binghamton, NY $49,985

Rock Hill, SC $49,980

Rockford, IL $49,954

Springfield, IL $49,933

Elyria, OH $49,928

Fargo, ND $49,928

Flagstaff, AZ $49,891

Fort Lauderdale, FL $49,860

Duluth, MN $49,829

Miami, FL $49,829

Cheyenne, WY $49,793

Grand Forks, ND $49,793

Bangor, ME $49,679

Cedar Rapids, IA $49,622

Durham, NC $49,600

Louisville, KY $49,596

Grand Rapids, MI $49,585

Hialeah, FL $49,580

Casper, WY $49,508

Scranton, PA $49,445

New Orleans, LA $49,430

Virginia Beach, VA $49,425

Akron, OH $49,399

Peoria, IL $49,331

Sarasota, FL $49,321

Nashville, TN $49,285

Omaha, NE $49,285

Green Bay, WI $49,285

Baton Rouge, LA $49,259

Charleston, SC $49,248

Jamestown, NY $49,222

Davenport, IA $49,222

Tucson, AZ $49,196

Saint Petersburg, FL $49,165

Tampa, FL $49,155

Evansville, IN $49,124

Port Arthur, TX $49,124

Bradenton, FL $49,103

Santa Fe, NM $49,010

Orlando, FL $48,916

Clearwater, FL $48,901

Canton, OH $48,792

La Crosse, WI $48,792

Albuquerque, NM $48,761

Newport News, VA $48,756

High Point, NC $48,740

Ogden, UT $48,719

Corpus Christi, TX $48,678

Norfolk, VA $48,647

Laramie, WY $48,647

Rock Island, IL $48,616

Saginaw, MI $48,605

Jacksonville, FL $48,600

Salisbury, NC $48,590

Boise, ID $48,579

Moline, IL $48,553

Fort Myers, FL $48,538

Memphis, TN $48,527

Tulsa, OK $48,501

Waterloo, IA $48,470

Spartanburg, SC $48,418

Lincoln, NE $48,393

Fort Wayne, IN $48,382

Provo, UT $48,377

Cedar Falls, IA $48,315

San Antonio, TX $48,294

Greensboro, NC $48,273

South Bend, IN $48,268

Savannah, GA $48,211

Muskegon, MI $48,190

Birmingham, AL $48,185

Winston Salem, NC $48,160

Lake Charles, LA $48,035

Anderson, IN $48,024

Lexington, KY $48,009

Augusta, GA $47,993

Greenville, SC $47,993

Lima, OH $47,952

Wichita, KS $47,947

Tuscaloosa, AL $47,947

Columbia, SC $47,900

Springfield, OH $47,889

Asheville, NC $47,806

Bloomington, IN $47,770

Knoxville, TN $47,583

Shreveport, LA $47,578

Wilmington, NC $47,511

Roanoke, VA $47,511

Topeka, KS $47,418

Frankfort, KY $47,412

Oklahoma City, OK $47,376

Chillicothe, OH $47,355

Longview, TX $47,350

Melbourne, FL $47,345

Sioux Falls, SD $47,262

Mobile, AL $47,257

Terre Haute, IN $47,236

Altoona, PA $47,205

Amarillo, TX $47,169

Killeen, TX $47,153

Fayetteville, AR $47,112

Chattanooga, TN $47,096

Sioux City, IA $47,049

Idaho Falls, ID $47,039

Lynchburg, VA $46,997

Gainesville, FL $46,930

Portsmouth, OH $46,904

Little Rock, AR $46,894

Lafayette, LA $46,873

Youngstown, OH $46,873

Daytona Beach, FL $46,842

Clarksville, TN $46,837

Pensacola, FL $46,831

Temple, TX $46,828

Hopkinsville, KY $46,676

Erie, PA $46,666

Florence, SC $46,645

Charleston, WV $46,562

Great Falls, MT $46,536

Macon, GA $46,463

Tallahassee, FL $46,458

Fayetteville, NC $46,448

Waco, TX $46,437

Helena, MT $46,401

Pine Bluff, AR $46,381

Vincennes, IN $46,318

Lubbock, TX $46,297

Alamogordo, NM $46,266

Twin Falls, ID $46,220

Rapid City, SD $46,204

Jackson, MS $46,111

Huntington, WV $46,107

Greenville, MS $46,105

Parkersburg, WV $46,053

Montgomery, AL $46,043

Wichita Falls, TX $45,991

Springfield, MO $45,991

Biloxi, MS $45,965

Monroe, LA $45,914

Johnstown, PA $45,877

Sumter, SC $45,856

Columbus, GA $45,851

Pascagoula, MS $45,753

Abilene, TX $45,753

Kingsport, TN $45,618

Albany, GA $45,618

Gulfport, MS $45,602

Alexandria, LA $45,431

Fort Smith, AR $45,302

El Paso, TX $45,162

Las Cruces, NM $44,928

Harlingen, TX $44,796

Pocatello, ID $44,788

Florence, AL $44,721

Brownsville, TX $44,710

Mcallen, TX $44,601

Dothan, AL $44,529

Columbus, MS $44,221

Altus, OK $43,979

Lawton, OK $43,881

Pierre, SD $43,694

What Skills Can Increase a Loader Operator I's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 7.64% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Housekeeping (Mentioned in 2.55% Job Postings): Housekeeping department is keeping the venue clean and sanitary as part of customer service. Cleaners vacuum rugs and furniture in hallways, rooms and public areas. They collect trash and empty wastebaskets, change the sheets and make the beds.
Installation (Mentioned in 1.38% Job Postings): The action or process of installing someone or something, or of being installed. the act of installing the state of being installed, something that is installed for use.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	7.64%
Housekeeping	2.55%
Installation	1.38%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Loader Operator I's salary.

Team Operations: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
Customer Service: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Team Operations	$60,679	17%
Customer Service	$54,974	6%
Commitment	$54,455	5%
Carpentry	$54,455	5%
Leadership	$54,455	5%
Waste Management	$53,937	4%

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Loader Operator I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Loader Operator I'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.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$46,551

Average $51,862/year

$57,386

$3,879

Average $4,322/month

$4,782

$895

Average $997/week

$1,104

$22

Average $25/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,386	$4,782	$1,104	$28
Average	$51,862	$4,322	$997	$25
25th Percentile	$46,551	$3,879	$895	$22

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Salary Trends for Loader Operator I

Salaries for a Loader Operator I can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $49,319 in 2023 to around $49,306 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Loader Operator I salary trends, .

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