Crane and Tower Operators salary by location
National median: $68,080 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $131,690 | +93.4% | — | 2025 |
| HI | state | $124,260 | +82.5% | 190 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $122,260 | +79.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $120,560 | +77.1% | 170 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $120,310 | +76.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $116,840 | +71.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $115,840 | +70.2% | 380 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $114,330 | +67.9% | 570 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $104,340 | +53.3% | — | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $101,160 | +48.6% | — | 2025 |
| WA | state | $101,110 | +48.5% | 1,030 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $100,640 | +47.8% | 1,500 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $100,640 | +47.8% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $99,540 | +46.2% | 180 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $99,320 | +45.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $99,130 | +45.6% | 30 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $98,860 | +45.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $98,410 | +44.6% | 240 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $98,150 | +44.2% | 680 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $98,140 | +44.2% | 500 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $97,740 | +43.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $96,510 | +41.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $92,490 | +35.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $92,120 | +35.3% | 410 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $90,320 | +32.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $89,880 | +32.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $87,950 | +29.2% | — | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $87,950 | +29.2% | 410 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $85,850 | +26.1% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $83,260 | +22.3% | 340 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $83,040 | +22.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $82,890 | +21.8% | 180 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $82,800 | +21.6% | 30 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $81,980 | +20.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Las Cruces, NM | metropolitan | $81,830 | +20.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $81,490 | +19.7% | 590 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $81,360 | +19.5% | 220 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $81,280 | +19.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $81,150 | +19.2% | 330 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $80,930 | +18.9% | 370 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $80,880 | +18.8% | 320 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $80,850 | +18.8% | 170 | 2025 |
| Slidell, LA | metropolitan | $80,700 | +18.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $80,260 | +17.9% | 210 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $79,970 | +17.5% | 250 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $79,720 | +17.1% | 210 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $79,570 | +16.9% | 2,130 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $79,500 | +16.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Midland, TX | metropolitan | $79,220 | +16.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $78,310 | +15.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Wichita, KS | metropolitan | $78,180 | +14.8% | 340 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $78,140 | +14.8% | 260 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $78,100 | +14.7% | 530 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $78,080 | +14.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $77,970 | +14.5% | 230 | 2025 |
| Casper, WY | metropolitan | $77,830 | +14.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $77,500 | +13.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $77,490 | +13.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Tampa, FL | metropolitan | $77,420 | +13.7% | 370 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $77,330 | +13.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $77,320 | +13.6% | 30 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $77,200 | +13.4% | 250 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $77,130 | +13.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $77,120 | +13.3% | 470 | 2025 |
| KS | state | $77,100 | +13.2% | 780 | 2025 |
| Palm Bay, FL | metropolitan | $77,010 | +13.1% | 160 | 2025 |
| Augusta, GA | metropolitan | $76,940 | +13.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Saginaw, MI | metropolitan | $76,750 | +12.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $76,750 | +12.7% | 210 | 2025 |
| Cape Coral, FL | metropolitan | $76,510 | +12.4% | 190 | 2025 |
| Tulsa, OK | metropolitan | $76,400 | +12.2% | 200 | 2025 |
| Killeen, TX | metropolitan | $76,010 | +11.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $75,760 | +11.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $75,500 | +10.9% | 2,100 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $75,360 | +10.7% | 230 | 2025 |
| Odessa, TX | metropolitan | $75,310 | +10.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $75,230 | +10.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $74,700 | +9.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $74,650 | +9.7% | 170 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | metropolitan | $74,200 | +9.0% | 330 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | metropolitan | $74,130 | +8.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $74,040 | +8.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $73,780 | +8.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $73,710 | +8.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | metropolitan | $73,420 | +7.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $73,340 | +7.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $73,280 | +7.6% | 6,010 | 2025 |
| Beaumont, TX | metropolitan | $73,050 | +7.3% | 240 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $73,010 | +7.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Orlando, FL | metropolitan | $72,880 | +7.1% | 300 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $72,760 | +6.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| Savannah, GA | metropolitan | $72,660 | +6.7% | 160 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $72,580 | +6.6% | 630 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $72,520 | +6.5% | 170 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $72,150 | +6.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Canton, OH | metropolitan | $72,070 | +5.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $72,020 | +5.8% | 340 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $72,010 | +5.8% | 790 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $71,950 | +5.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $71,770 | +5.4% | 50 | 2025 |