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Crane and Tower Operators salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median crane and tower operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $72,010 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,773 a month.

10th percentile
$53,940
25th percentile
$60,160
Median percentile
$72,010
75th percentile
$94,350
90th percentile
$124,230

Based on 790 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

$57,278 take-home a year
Gross pay$72,010
Federal income tax−$7,012
Social Security + Medicare−$5,509
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,211
Monthly take-home$4,773
Every two weeks$2,203

Does it go far here?

$70,217Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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