Crane and Tower Operators salary
The median pay for crane and tower operators in the United States is $68,080 a year. About 42,890 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $42,640
- 25th percentile
- $52,600
- Median percentile
- $68,080
- 75th percentile
- $83,200
- 90th percentile
- $103,570
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Hawaii $124,260
- Nevada $115,840
- Washington $101,110
- New Jersey $100,640
- Massachusetts $98,150
- Alaska $92,490
- New York $85,850
- Oregon $83,260
- North Dakota $82,890
- Montana $82,800
- Connecticut $81,360
- Minnesota $80,930
- California $79,570
- Wyoming $77,970
- Colorado $77,120
- Kansas $77,100
- Texas $73,280
- Vermont $72,760
- Florida $71,560
- South Dakota $71,000
- Wisconsin $67,720
- Iowa $67,600
- Utah $67,410
- Arizona $67,350
- Virginia $66,600
- Maine $65,690
- Pennsylvania $65,190
- North Carolina $64,480
- South Carolina $64,120
- Oklahoma $63,590
- New Hampshire $63,310
- New Mexico $62,400
- Georgia $62,050
- Kentucky $62,000
- Illinois $61,820
- Mississippi $61,260
- Louisiana $61,170
- Alabama $60,790
- Nebraska $60,720
- Delaware $60,160
- Michigan $59,740
- Tennessee $59,410
- Missouri $58,450
- Ohio $57,620
- West Virginia $54,830
- Indiana $52,950
- Arkansas $41,600
By metro area
- Worcester, MA $122,260
- Urban Honolulu, HI $120,560
- Kennewick, WA $120,310
- Mount Vernon, WA $116,840
- Seattle, WA $114,330
- New York, NY $100,640
- Minneapolis, MN $99,540
- Bremerton, WA $99,320
- New Haven, CT $99,130
- Reading, PA $98,860
- San Francisco, CA $98,410
- Boston, MA $98,140
- Hartford, CT $97,740
- Atlantic City, NJ $96,510
- Washington, DC $92,120
- Springfield, MA $90,320
- Providence, RI $89,880
- Baltimore, MD $87,950
- Dayton, OH $83,040
- Fargo, ND $81,980
- Las Cruces, NM $81,830
- Los Angeles, CA $81,490
- Naples, FL $81,280
- Kansas City, MO $81,150
- Charleston, SC $80,880
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $80,850
- Slidell, LA $80,700
- Portland, OR $80,260
- Salt Lake City, UT $79,970
- San Diego, CA $79,720
- Spokane, WA $79,500
- Midland, TX $79,220
- Oxnard, CA $78,310
- Wichita, KS $78,180
- Riverside, CA $78,140
- Miami, FL $78,100
- Bridgeport, CT $78,080
- Casper, WY $77,830
- Lincoln, NE $77,500
- Burlington, VT $77,490
- Tampa, FL $77,420
- Fresno, CA $77,330
- Vallejo, CA $77,320
- Denver, CO $77,200
- Stockton, CA $77,130
- Palm Bay, FL $77,010
- Augusta, GA $76,940
- Nashville, TN $76,750
- Saginaw, MI $76,750
- Cape Coral, FL $76,510
- Tulsa, OK $76,400
- Killeen, TX $76,010
- Des Moines, IA $75,760
- Houston, TX $75,500
- Austin, TX $75,360
- Odessa, TX $75,310
- Duluth, MN $75,230
- Buffalo, NY $74,700
- Portland, ME $74,650
- Corpus Christi, TX $74,200
- Lexington, KY $74,130
- Lewiston, ME $74,040
- Green Bay, WI $73,780
- Durham, NC $73,710
- Rocky Mount, NC $73,420
- Greeley, CO $73,340
- Beaumont, TX $73,050
- Albany, NY $73,010
- Orlando, FL $72,880
- Savannah, GA $72,660
- Phoenix, AZ $72,580
- Raleigh, NC $72,520
- Lancaster, PA $72,150
- Canton, OH $72,070
- Indianapolis, IN $72,020
- Philadelphia, PA $72,010
- Ogden, UT $71,950
- Scranton, PA $71,770
- Virginia Beach, VA $71,400
- Norwich, CT $70,890
- Bakersfield, CA $70,840
- Davenport, IA $69,270
- Omaha, NE $68,880
- Wilmington, NC $68,670
- Dallas, TX $68,640
- Eugene, OR $68,460
- San Antonio, TX $68,200
- Winston, NC $67,280
- Columbus, OH $66,710
- Baton Rouge, LA $66,680
- Columbia, SC $65,870
- Prescott Valley, AZ $65,750
- Mobile, AL $65,510
- New Orleans, LA $65,490
- Panama City, FL $64,840
- Tucson, AZ $64,750
- Greensboro, NC $64,730
- Akron, OH $64,650
- Jacksonville, FL $64,600
- Gulfport, MS $64,520
- Sacramento, CA $64,500
- Evansville, IN $64,100
- Sioux Falls, SD $63,960
- North Port, FL $63,780
- York, PA $63,680
- Jackson, MS $63,610
- Winchester, VA $63,480
- Charlotte, NC $63,300
- Allentown, PA $63,190
- Paducah, KY $63,070
- Atlanta, GA $62,910
- El Paso, TX $62,280
- Pittsburgh, PA $61,510
- Waco, TX $61,350
- Richmond, VA $61,180
- Tallahassee, FL $61,040
- College Station, TX $60,520
- Waterloo, IA $60,110
- Lakeland, FL $60,010
- Detroit, MI $59,740