Crane and Tower Operators Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Crane and Tower Operators positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$66,370

National average

Salary Range

$41,670 – $102,400

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Crane and Tower Operators Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Worcester, MA$133,820$62,300$137,640
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$132,560$56,160$132,580
Nevada$129,930$62,370$132,580
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$118,720$49,650$157,810
Hawaii$115,870$91,810$127,700
Urban Honolulu, HI$115,860$91,810$125,520
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$113,700$69,810$125,790
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$110,280$65,970$114,210
Oregon$110,280$62,120$121,730
New York$110,000$63,820N/A
District of Columbia$106,150$81,600$112,320
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$106,010$65,450$128,620
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$104,480$60,600$115,380
New Haven, CT$104,380$65,180$112,140
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$102,260$44,290$112,080
Kennewick-Richland, WA$101,980$81,540$123,070
Washington$96,870$64,200$128,610
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$94,370$64,330$213,660
Syracuse, NY$91,590$45,200$183,410
Montana$91,520$44,780$105,520
Columbus, OH$90,090$42,780$102,450
New Jersey$88,470$62,460$136,850
Reno, NV$87,360$55,680$137,090
Connecticut$86,830$59,270$112,140
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$86,600$43,160$94,650
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$84,640$47,540$99,290
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$84,470$44,930$97,570
Fargo, ND-MN$82,370$58,580$98,370
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$81,110$50,770$131,470
Alaska$80,900$69,270$106,370
Alaska nonmetropolitan area$80,900$75,840$106,370
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$80,440$44,570$92,650
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$80,250$60,790$103,260
Midland, TX$79,510$73,990$85,080
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$79,440$43,730$101,840
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$79,430$46,450$107,120
Raleigh-Cary, NC$79,280$53,180$104,000
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$78,360$63,320$95,420
Casper, WY$77,650$64,330$77,650
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$77,270$53,970$131,550
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$77,230$59,620$99,340
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$77,210$41,620$79,780
Michigan$77,110$44,700$97,280
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$77,110$60,490$83,920
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$77,110$48,690$97,710
Wichita, KS$76,750$59,220$77,000
Massachusetts$76,640$54,140$145,850
Wyoming$76,110$64,460$85,830
Terre Haute, IN$75,990$44,780$85,910
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$75,980$58,760$148,170
Baton Rouge, LA$75,960$47,800$83,440
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$75,830$72,160$85,920
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$75,760$42,450$109,200
Port St. Lucie, FL$75,700$41,020$95,060
Wilmington, NC$75,700$50,250$85,230
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$75,450$38,890$97,150
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$75,300$39,470$100,680
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$75,240$67,650$101,900
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$75,090$49,060$81,570
Eugene-Springfield, OR$74,890$50,620$110,750
North Dakota$74,880$48,570$86,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$74,570$43,000$92,140
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$74,550$59,640$111,600
Vallejo, CA$74,230$63,720$124,880
Colorado$74,140$56,760$85,920
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$73,920$45,050$92,100
Arizona nonmetropolitan area$73,900$59,890$89,210
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$73,880$56,110$88,040
Duluth, MN-WI$73,870$54,840$102,050
Vermont$73,840$62,380$104,000
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$73,840$45,100$89,760
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$73,830$43,340$92,560
Greeley, CO$73,640$66,210$107,030
Idaho$73,480$68,840$92,510
Boise City, ID$73,480$71,330$89,160
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$73,350$48,900N/A
Oklahoma City, OK$73,320$38,750$96,100
Portland-South Portland, ME$73,310$52,240$89,090
Texas$72,870$40,060$92,040
Corpus Christi, TX$72,870$50,200$76,910
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$72,630$47,770$122,000
Kansas City, MO-KS$72,260$39,750$96,010
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area$72,110$63,150$110,000
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$71,890$49,430$97,750
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$71,570$48,970$82,700
Oklahoma$71,500$40,070$87,950
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$71,410$62,560$127,930
Savannah, GA$71,360$53,210$74,650
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$71,360$40,080$100,200
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$71,300$62,380$104,000
Omaha, NE-IA$70,420$46,120$79,990
South Dakota$70,400$46,770$91,550
Fresno, CA$70,200$39,600$125,850
Florida$70,130$41,670$97,310
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$69,970$49,640$153,660
California$69,970$43,830$135,010
Tulsa, OK$69,930$40,200$82,790
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$69,830$40,730$103,250
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$69,510$46,590$102,240
Utah$69,020$37,520$90,530
Madison, WI$69,000$49,690$106,780
Wisconsin$68,310$45,310$104,900
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$68,090$65,000$79,590
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$67,960$46,640$88,830
Arizona$67,960$47,880$88,830
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$67,780$48,760$81,650
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$67,410$51,940$83,200
Minnesota$67,320$48,800$100,800
Georgia$67,230$41,580$79,240
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$67,230$45,890$79,320
Maryland$66,800$46,590$88,040
Nebraska$66,800$43,110$79,090
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$66,800$42,240$75,610
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$66,580$39,380$91,960
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$66,560$36,640$90,040
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$66,330$44,050$74,410
Longview, TX$66,270$64,660$73,650
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$66,170$37,970$93,440
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$65,960$45,310$105,060
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$65,840$44,960$98,420
Ogden, UT$65,750$55,990$78,150
Utica-Rome, NY$65,540$40,750$110,000
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$65,430$40,090$99,750
Virginia$65,400$41,720$85,820
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$65,330$46,580$93,720
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$65,150$56,120$121,980
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$65,120$40,440$76,590
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$65,000$39,390$92,660
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$64,720$40,090$67,610
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$64,530$62,400$76,700
Kansas$64,430$48,940$78,620
Winston-Salem, NC$64,100$43,200$79,920
Jackson, MS$63,730$36,820$74,730
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$63,590$39,000$127,470
Amarillo, TX$63,550$36,620$80,510
New Hampshire$63,410$42,590$86,050
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$63,360$61,640$83,920
Tucson, AZ$63,190$54,090$83,040
Evansville, IN$62,940$48,760$87,520
Delaware$62,820$52,990$82,570
Cedar Rapids, IA$62,640$44,740$78,970
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$62,520$39,400$129,430
Mississippi$62,510$36,810$83,920
Ohio$62,460$42,140$99,010
Cleveland, OH$62,460$44,580$99,840
Lancaster, PA$62,460$40,690$96,440
Toledo, OH$62,440$45,870$92,980
Rocky Mount, NC$62,400$51,040$76,290
North Carolina$62,060$42,340$82,790
Winchester, VA-WV$61,940$40,080$77,080
York-Hanover, PA$61,860$39,440$90,910
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$61,830$43,260$75,520
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$61,780$43,880$135,010
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$61,770$41,700$132,770
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$61,620$39,410$81,620
Odessa, TX$61,380$55,150$83,650
Canton-Massillon, OH$61,370$45,440$94,900
Maine$61,320$44,090$85,200
Waco, TX$61,210$29,950$77,170
Louisiana$61,130$44,870$82,490
New Mexico$60,950$39,590$86,670
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$60,940$38,940$82,660
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$60,330$47,730$74,930
Jacksonville, FL$60,280$41,670$88,920
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$60,100$47,560$93,080
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$60,030$40,080$72,590
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$59,970$35,660$77,970
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$59,920$43,870$77,730
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$59,920$31,060$66,560
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$59,700$48,350$99,110
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$59,690$46,630$89,060
Guam$59,680$47,450$74,300
Janesville-Beloit, WI$59,370$41,480$98,560
Lafayette, LA$59,280$43,400$76,510
Stockton-Lodi, CA$59,240$40,080$129,230
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$59,220$40,290$82,280
Greensboro-High Point, NC$59,010$37,560$84,750
Akron, OH$58,710$39,950$97,900
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$58,660$45,050$68,810
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$58,620$47,340$81,640
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$58,590$34,790$72,710
Wheeling, WV-OH$58,030$44,370$84,570
El Paso, TX$58,000$40,060$81,550
Indiana$57,890$44,280$88,420
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$57,890$38,820$90,650
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$57,820$27,250$78,950
Pennsylvania$57,760$39,620$107,800
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$57,740$43,010$137,150
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$57,220$38,910$68,160
Knoxville, TN$57,160$39,430$80,440
Roanoke, VA$56,990$37,610$73,940
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$56,840$40,960$131,130
Pittsburgh, PA$56,830$38,000$105,260
Tennessee$56,530$41,530$86,320
Jackson, TN$56,530$40,250$65,940
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$56,440$46,020$86,670
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$56,410$39,890$96,300
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$56,210$46,870$93,050
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$56,200$43,840$75,900
Reading, PA$55,760$42,920$97,110
Iowa$55,620$44,740$81,610
South Carolina$55,410$40,290$83,680
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$55,300$36,230$80,590
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$55,280$43,220$113,030
Kentucky$55,100$40,090$83,970
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$55,070$36,750$90,200
West Virginia$54,650$35,500$93,050
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$54,650$35,610$77,530
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$54,600$30,740$85,400
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$54,570$41,910$70,200
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$54,550$43,840$74,550
Lexington-Fayette, KY$54,510$35,390$88,980
Richmond, VA$54,240$39,790$80,240
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$54,170$37,220$80,590
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$54,120$33,200$76,890
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$54,090$38,280$74,880
Peoria, IL$54,080$37,480$92,160
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$53,970$47,520$80,830
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$53,930$45,470$76,530
Columbia, SC$53,790$39,800$77,730
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$53,630$34,320$74,360
Fort Smith, AR-OK$53,340$36,750$68,500
Illinois$53,240$40,150$137,150
Youngstown-Warren, OH$52,840$37,960$72,080
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$52,640$42,780$70,820
Monroe, MI$52,540$41,800$81,860
Mobile, AL$52,480$42,040$76,810
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area$52,050$39,000$73,070
Tyler, TX$52,000$41,300$76,280
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$51,700$46,390$85,220
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$51,360$42,590$73,840
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$51,140$39,180$65,270
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$50,830$37,560$72,200
Lynchburg, VA$50,060$37,950$71,410
Bangor, ME$49,920$43,550$84,680
Dubuque, IA$49,560$49,560$72,660
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$49,530$38,930$81,970
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$49,350$43,560$94,650
Spartanburg, SC$49,290$42,250$74,590
Tuscaloosa, AL$48,780$36,630$68,160
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$48,650$38,290$79,310
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$48,330$39,780$71,410
Alabama$47,620$34,940$73,410
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$47,550$38,530$84,900
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$47,480$36,760$96,270
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$47,460$34,390$74,210
Montgomery, AL$47,400$28,340$57,940
Huntsville, AL$47,190$37,010$63,210
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$46,850$39,580$81,910
Missouri$46,580$37,550$98,170
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$46,410$36,760$83,340
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$46,410$38,370$75,610
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$46,210$46,210$76,750
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$45,780$30,060$68,150
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area$45,770$39,780$71,410
Rockford, IL$45,750$37,580$76,590
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$45,500$36,990$66,730
Chattanooga, TN-GA$45,410$41,330$84,660
St. Louis, MO-IL$45,360$39,870$127,960
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$45,090$43,110$50,370
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$45,020$42,800$59,300
Birmingham, AL$44,860$35,210$73,410
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$44,610$37,600$64,180
Decatur, AL$44,530$42,900$101,850
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$44,030$36,750$67,470
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$43,250$31,440$58,710
Arkansas$42,170$34,510$66,390
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$41,580$33,760$82,860
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$41,240$40,100$60,010
Florence, SC$39,480$34,940$72,060
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$38,190$31,900$52,310
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$35,580$34,510$52,440
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$34,170$24,770$49,920
Puerto Rico$31,620$23,680$49,920

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Crane and Tower Operators make?β–Ύ

The median annual salary for a Crane and Tower Operators is $66,370, with a typical range of $41,670 – $102,400 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Crane and Tower Operators?β–Ύ

Entry-level Crane and Tower Operators positions typically start around $41,670 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Crane and Tower Operatorss earn the most?β–Ύ

Crane and Tower Operatorss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.