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Crane and Tower Operators salary in Minnesota

The median crane and tower operators in Minnesota earns $80,930 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,022 a month.

10th percentile
$52,590
25th percentile
$58,210
Median percentile
$80,930
75th percentile
$114,480
90th percentile
$116,890

Based on 370 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

$60,261 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,930
Federal income tax−$8,975
Social Security + Medicare−$6,191
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$5,503
Monthly take-home$5,022
Every two weeks$2,318

Does it go far here?

$82,062Median pay in Minnesota is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,280 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Minnesota

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$568,150
Anesthesiologists$496,510
Emergency Medicine Physicians$390,940
General Internal Medicine Physicians$373,700
Physicians, All Other$367,320
Physicians, Pathologists$362,270
Psychiatrists$336,410
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,910

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