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Crane and Tower Operators salary in Wichita, KS

The median crane and tower operators in Wichita, KS earns $78,180 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,980 a month.

10th percentile
$60,320
25th percentile
$60,500
Median percentile
$78,180
75th percentile
$78,410
90th percentile
$87,500

Based on 340 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

$59,764 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,180
Federal income tax−$8,370
Social Security + Medicare−$5,981
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$4,065
Monthly take-home$4,980
Every two weeks$2,299

Does it go far here?

$87,896Median pay in Wichita, KS is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.9 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($987 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wichita, KS

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$156,130
Financial Managers$155,060
Physicians, All Other$151,470
Pharmacists$142,400
Sales Managers$134,650
Aerospace Engineers$130,720
Industrial Production Managers$127,360
Lawyers$121,510

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