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Crane and Tower Operators salary in Alabama

The median crane and tower operators in Alabama earns $60,790 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,024 a month.

10th percentile
$37,650
25th percentile
$44,750
Median percentile
$60,790
75th percentile
$74,150
90th percentile
$99,380

Based on 1,280 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$48,289 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,790
Federal income tax−$5,115
Social Security + Medicare−$4,650
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,736
Monthly take-home$4,024
Every two weeks$1,857

Does it go far here?

$68,439Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,007 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Alabama

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$272,610
Nurse Anesthetists$190,300
Chief Executives$166,420
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,350
Engineers, All Other$152,550
Financial Managers$140,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,670
Computer Hardware Engineers$136,990

All crane and tower operators salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama