What are the main factors that influence a Telehandler's salary?

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

How does experience change A Telehandler's salary?

A Telehandler's salary grows with experience: a Telehandler (0-0 years)earns $41,387, a Hospital Lab Clerk (0-1 years)earns $42,525, a Medical Lab Technician I (1-3 years)earns $47,570, a Medical Lab Technician II (3-5 years)earns $55,443,

What are the highest paying states for a Telehandler?

Telehandler salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Telehandler roles are District of Columbia $46,102, California $45,928, Massachusetts $45,316. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Telehandler roles make?

Salaries for Telehandler level roles vary by specialization: Telehandler Operator: $40,929.

How do different companies affect a Telehandler's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Telehandler 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.

Telehandler Salary in the United States

How much does a Telehandler make in the United States?

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a Telehandler in the United States is $41,639 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $48,171
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $38,681 to $45,058
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $35,988

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Telehandler Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,058	$3,755	$867	$22
Average	$41,639	$3,470	$801	$20
25th Percentile	$38,681	$3,223	$744	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Telehandler Salaries

A Telehandler'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Telehandler 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 Telehandlers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $46,102.
California: $45,928.
Massachusetts: $45,316.

District of Columbia $46,102 California $45,928 Massachusetts $45,316 Washington $45,149 New Jersey $45,132 Alaska $45,074 Connecticut $44,499 New York $44,266

Hawaii $43,521 Rhode Island $43,171 Maryland $42,934 Minnesota $42,609 Colorado $42,484 Illinois $42,442 Oregon $42,284 Delaware $42,168

New Hampshire $42,094 Virginia $41,930 Pennsylvania $41,451 Nevada $41,210 North Dakota $41,131 Michigan $41,006 Wisconsin $40,960 Vermont $40,868

Texas $40,614 Maine $40,598 Arizona $40,573 Ohio $40,544 Georgia $40,161 Indiana $39,969 Wyoming $39,932 Utah $39,873

Iowa $39,848 Kansas $39,648 Louisiana $39,590 North Carolina $39,569 Missouri $39,561 Florida $39,399 Montana $39,311 Nebraska $39,228

Kentucky $39,182 South Carolina $39,016 Tennessee $38,911 Idaho $38,870 New Mexico $38,566 Oklahoma $38,499 Alabama $38,254 South Dakota $37,841

Arkansas $37,616 West Virginia $37,496 Mississippi $37,133

Top Paying Cities for Telehandlers

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: $52,519
San Francisco: $52,003
Oakland: $50,849

San Jose, CA $52,519

San Francisco, CA $52,003

Oakland, CA $50,849

New York, NY $48,255

Queens Village, NY $47,943

Paramus, NJ $47,610

Passaic, NJ $47,568

Bergenfield, NJ $47,527

Stamford, CT $47,464

Huntington, NY $47,422

Newark, NJ $47,152

Bridgeport, CT $47,068

New Brunswick, NJ $46,931

Vallejo, CA $46,844

Middlesex, NJ $46,819

Somerset, NJ $46,781

Petaluma, CA $46,685

Santa Cruz, CA $46,523

Boston, MA $46,440

Monterey, CA $46,232

Fairbanks, AK $46,202

Los Angeles, CA $46,123

Washington, DC $46,102

Seattle, WA $46,028

Santa Rosa, CA $46,019

Juneau, AK $45,898

Orange, CA $45,761

Anchorage, AK $45,686

Anaheim, CA $45,657

Santa Ana, CA $45,594

Nassau, NY $45,570

Long Beach, CA $45,553

Danbury, CT $45,540

Santa Maria, CA $45,399

Everett, WA $45,390

Bremerton, WA $45,186

Trenton, NJ $45,107

Sacramento, CA $45,091

San Diego, CA $45,070

Brockton, MA $45,053

Tacoma, WA $45,037

Santa Barbara, CA $44,978

Lowell, MA $44,812

New Suffolk, NY $44,795

Nashua, NH $44,745

Lompoc, CA $44,678

Ventura, CA $44,637

Stockton, CA $44,624

New Haven, CT $44,541

Atlantic City, NJ $44,433

Hartford, CT $44,341

Modesto, CA $44,320

Poughkeepsie, NY $44,229

New Britain, CT $44,208

Olympia, WA $44,150

Kennewick, WA $44,150

New London, CT $44,141

Norwich, CT $44,129

Lawrence, MA $44,108

Bakersfield, CA $43,991

Riverside, CA $43,933

New Bedford, MA $43,933

Richland, WA $43,891

Portsmouth, NH $43,858

Vineland, NJ $43,850

San Bernardino, CA $43,817

Boulder, CO $43,700

Worcester, MA $43,667

Portland, OR $43,629

Saint Paul, MN $43,579

Minneapolis, MN $43,579

Philadelphia, PA $43,521

Honolulu, HI $43,300

Springfield, MA $43,154

Providence, RI $43,150

Chicago, IL $43,030

Bellingham, WA $42,980

Baltimore, MD $42,934

Chico, CA $42,830

Wilmington, DE $42,759

Pittsfield, MA $42,717

Manchester, NH $42,638

Spokane, WA $42,455

Denver, CO $42,451

Albany, NY $42,255

Troy, NY $42,238

Schenectady, NY $42,151

Burlington, VT $42,059

Portland, ME $41,914

Salem, OR $41,880

Yakima, WA $41,872

Ann Arbor, MI $41,859

Rochester, MN $41,743

Fresno, CA $41,722

Reno, NV $41,722

Milwaukee, WI $41,685

Detroit, MI $41,643

Allentown, PA $41,630

Carson City, NV $41,626

Houston, TX $41,564

Colorado Springs, CO $41,560

Syracuse, NY $41,539

Eugene, OR $41,460

Bismarck, ND $41,410

Gary, IN $41,410

Galveston, TX $41,410

Springfield, OR $41,376

Medford, OR $41,277

Fort Collins, CO $41,260

Austin, TX $41,227

Mesa, AZ $41,139

Phoenix, AZ $41,131

Dallas, TX $41,118

Reading, PA $41,093

Saint Cloud, MN $41,077

Concord, NH $41,039

Madison, WI $41,023

Utica, NY $40,910

Raleigh, NC $40,877

Las Vegas, NV $40,873

Rochester, NY $40,843

Des Moines, IA $40,839

Atlanta, GA $40,773

Battle Creek, MI $40,760

Salt Lake City, UT $40,748

Lancaster, PA $40,685

Champaign, IL $40,677

Harrisburg, PA $40,627

Durham, NC $40,590

Kansas City, MO $40,585

Kansas City, KS $40,577

Fort Worth, TX $40,573

Boca Raton, FL $40,556

Cleveland, OH $40,552

Columbus, OH $40,544

Pittsburgh, PA $40,540

Richmond, VA $40,523

Indianapolis, IN $40,515

Cincinnati, OH $40,460

Petersburg, VA $40,398

Billings, MT $40,306

Lansing, MI $40,306

Huntsville, AL $40,306

Lebanon, PA $40,302

Dayton, OH $40,298

Pueblo, CO $40,298

Appleton, WI $40,286

Buffalo, NY $40,269

Racine, WI $40,248

Charlotte, NC $40,244

Saint Louis, MO $40,231

Springfield, IL $40,215

Elkhart, IN $40,206

York, PA $40,206

Gastonia, NC $40,202

Benton Harbor, MI $40,202

Beaumont, TX $40,177

Lorain, OH $40,169

Toledo, OH $40,152

Binghamton, NY $40,131

Rock Hill, SC $40,127

Rockford, IL $40,106

Fargo, ND $40,086

Elyria, OH $40,086

Flagstaff, AZ $40,057

Fort Lauderdale, FL $40,032

Miami, FL $40,007

Duluth, MN $39,940

Bangor, ME $39,886

Cedar Rapids, IA $39,840

Louisville, KY $39,819

Grand Rapids, MI $39,811

Hialeah, FL $39,807

Casper, WY $39,748

Scranton, PA $39,698

New Orleans, LA $39,686

Virginia Beach, VA $39,682

Akron, OH $39,661

Peoria, IL $39,607

Sarasota, FL $39,598

Green Bay, WI $39,569

Baton Rouge, LA $39,549

Charleston, SC $39,540

Nashville, TN $39,528

Jamestown, NY $39,519

Davenport, IA $39,519

Tucson, AZ $39,499

Cheyenne, WY $39,486

Saint Petersburg, FL $39,474

Tampa, FL $39,465

Omaha, NE $39,457

Port Arthur, TX $39,440

Evansville, IN $39,440

Bradenton, FL $39,424

Santa Fe, NM $39,349

Orlando, FL $39,307

Clearwater, FL $39,261

Canton, OH $39,174

La Crosse, WI $39,174

Grand Forks, ND $39,161

Albuquerque, NM $39,149

Tulsa, OK $39,149

Newport News, VA $39,145

High Point, NC $39,132

Ogden, UT $39,115

Corpus Christi, TX $39,082

Laramie, WY $39,057

Norfolk, VA $39,057

Rock Island, IL $39,032

Saginaw, MI $39,024

Jacksonville, FL $39,020

Salisbury, NC $39,011

Memphis, TN $39,003

Moline, IL $38,982

Fort Myers, FL $38,970

Waterloo, IA $38,916

Spartanburg, SC $38,874

Lincoln, NE $38,853

Fort Wayne, IN $38,845

Birmingham, AL $38,799

Cedar Falls, IA $38,791

Provo, UT $38,787

Springfield, OH $38,782

San Antonio, TX $38,774

Greensboro, NC $38,757

South Bend, IN $38,753

Winston Salem, NC $38,749

Boise, ID $38,737

Savannah, GA $38,707

Muskegon, MI $38,632

Lima, OH $38,583

Lake Charles, LA $38,566

Anderson, IN $38,558

Lexington, KY $38,545

Augusta, GA $38,533

Greenville, SC $38,533

Wichita, KS $38,495

Tuscaloosa, AL $38,495

Columbia, SC $38,458

Bloomington, IN $38,353

Roanoke, VA $38,329

Asheville, NC $38,274

Knoxville, TN $38,204

Shreveport, LA $38,199

Wilmington, NC $38,145

Frankfort, KY $38,066

Oklahoma City, OK $38,037

Chillicothe, OH $38,020

Longview, TX $38,016

Topeka, KS $38,004

Mobile, AL $37,941

Terre Haute, IN $37,925

Erie, PA $37,920

Altoona, PA $37,900

Melbourne, FL $37,887

Amarillo, TX $37,870

Killeen, TX $37,858

Fayetteville, AR $37,825

Sioux Falls, SD $37,796

Chattanooga, TN $37,771

Idaho Falls, ID $37,766

Gainesville, FL $37,679

Portsmouth, OH $37,658

Little Rock, AR $37,650

Lynchburg, VA $37,650

Lafayette, LA $37,633

Youngstown, OH $37,633

Temple, TX $37,616

Daytona Beach, FL $37,608

Clarksville, TN $37,604

Pensacola, FL $37,600

Hopkinsville, KY $37,475

Charleston, WV $37,471

Florence, SC $37,450

Sioux City, IA $37,425

Macon, GA $37,304

Tallahassee, FL $37,300

Fayetteville, NC $37,292

Waco, TX $37,283

Wichita Falls, TX $37,283

Pine Bluff, AR $37,267

Vincennes, IN $37,188

Lubbock, TX $37,171

Great Falls, MT $37,146

Alamogordo, NM $37,142

Abilene, TX $37,108

Rapid City, SD $37,054

Monroe, LA $37,054

Albany, GA $37,029

Huntington, WV $37,025

Jackson, MS $37,021

Greenville, MS $37,017

Parkersburg, WV $36,975

Montgomery, AL $36,967

Johnstown, PA $36,959

Springfield, MO $36,925

Biloxi, MS $36,904

Sumter, SC $36,817

Columbus, GA $36,813

Twin Falls, ID $36,788

Pascagoula, MS $36,734

Kingsport, TN $36,625

Gulfport, MS $36,613

Alexandria, LA $36,476

Fort Smith, AR $36,371

El Paso, TX $36,259

Helena, MT $36,205

Las Cruces, NM $36,072

Harlingen, TX $35,955

Pocatello, ID $35,918

Florence, AL $35,905

Brownsville, TX $35,897

Dothan, AL $35,830

Mcallen, TX $35,809

Columbus, MS $35,501

Altus, OK $35,310

Lawton, OK $35,231

Pierre, SD $35,081

What Skills Can Increase a Telehandler's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 5.88% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Pediatric (Mentioned in 4.02% Job Postings): Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
Specimen Processing (Mentioned in 2.46% Job Postings): A specimen processor receives and processes specimens such as blood and urine samples in a laboratory, captures data and handles client and healthcare practitioner inquiries

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	5.88%
Pediatric	4.02%
Specimen Processing	2.46%

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 Telehandler's salary.

Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Scheduling: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Initiative	$47,468	14%
Coordination	$44,554	7%
Scheduling	$44,554	7%
Problem Solving	$44,137	6%
Long Term Care	$43,721	5%
Collaboration	$43,721	5%

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How Education impacts a Telehandler's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Telehandlers enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Telehandler with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $38,262 and $40,561).

Telehandler Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Telehandler

No Diploma 0.6%

High School 79.8%

Associates 11.9%

Bachelors 6.9%

Masters 0.8%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.6%
High School	79.8%
Associates	11.9%
Bachelors	6.9%
Masters	0.8%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Telehandler Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Telehandler'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 February 01, 2026

$38,681

Average $41,639/year

$45,058

$3,223

Average $3,470/month

$3,755

$744

Average $801/week

$867

$19

Average $20/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,058	$3,755	$867	$22
Average	$41,639	$3,470	$801	$20
25th Percentile	$38,681	$3,223	$744	$19

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Salary Trends for Telehandler

Salaries for a Telehandler can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $62,484 in 2023 to around $62,369 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Telehandler salary trends, .

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2023

$62,484

2024

$63,118

2025

$62,369

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2023	$62,484
2024	$63,118
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