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Crane and Tower Operators Salary by City
Crane and Tower Operators Salary by City (2026)
162 metro areas · National average: $70,218 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Crane and Tower Operators salaries across 162 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Buffalo, NY $135,350
$73,350
$48,900
N/A
New York, NY $132,880
$94,370
$64,330
$213,660
San Jose, CA $116,930
$118,720
$49,650
$157,810
Las Vegas, NV $113,470
$132,560
$56,160
$132,580
Urban Honolulu, HI $113,380
$115,860
$91,810
$125,520
Syracuse, NY $110,840
$91,590
$45,200
$183,410
Worcester, MA $110,180
$133,820
$62,300
$137,640
Kennewick, WA $104,530
$101,980
$81,540
$123,070
Mount Vernon, WA $102,740
$113,700
$69,810
$125,790
Reno, NV $100,180
$87,360
$55,680
$137,090
Seattle, WA $99,890
$106,010
$65,450
$128,620
Portland, OR $96,030
$110,280
$65,970
$114,210
New Haven, CT $95,320
$104,380
$65,180
$112,140
Oxnard, CA $93,960
$81,110
$50,770
$131,470
Bridgeport, CT $92,450
$104,480
$60,600
$115,380
San Francisco, CA $90,520
$69,970
$49,640
$153,660
Hartford, CT $90,270
$102,260
$44,290
$112,080
Boston, MA $88,200
$75,980
$58,760
$148,170
Eugene, OR $83,990
$74,890
$50,620
$110,750
Utica, NY $83,420
$65,540
$40,750
$110,000
Vallejo, CA $83,170
$74,230
$63,720
$124,880
Spokane, WA $82,230
$77,230
$59,620
$99,340
Detroit, MI $82,120
$84,470
$44,930
$97,570
Lansing, MI $81,530
$86,600
$43,160
$94,650
Greeley, CO $81,150
$73,640
$66,210
$107,030
Philadelphia, PA $81,110
$72,630
$47,770
$122,000
Midland, TX $79,590
$79,510
$73,990
$85,080
Columbus, OH $79,260
$90,090
$42,780
$102,450
San Diego, CA $78,740
$77,270
$53,970
$131,550
Los Angeles, CA $78,430
$61,780
$43,880
$135,010
Boise City, ID $77,970
$73,480
$71,330
$89,160
Norwich, CT $77,960
$80,250
$60,790
$103,260
Madison, WI $77,800
$69,000
$49,690
$106,780
Fort Collins, CO $77,750
$75,240
$67,650
$101,900
Salt Lake City, UT $77,350
$78,360
$63,320
$95,420
Dayton, OH $76,860
$84,640
$47,540
$99,290
Denver, CO $76,370
$75,830
$72,160
$85,920
Bakersfield, CA $76,290
$71,410
$62,560
$127,930
Miami, FL $75,750
$79,440
$43,730
$101,840
Panama City, FL $75,570
$65,150
$56,120
$121,980
Fargo, ND $75,340
$82,370
$58,580
$98,370
Casper, WY $75,100
$77,650
$64,330
$77,650
Raleigh, NC $74,890
$79,280
$53,180
$104,000
Minneapolis, MN $74,210
$71,890
$49,430
$97,750
Tampa, FL $74,090
$75,760
$42,450
$109,200
Charleston, SC $73,950
$79,430
$46,450
$107,120
Milwaukee, WI $73,590
$65,960
$45,310
$105,060
Duluth, MN $72,840
$73,870
$54,840
$102,050
Baltimore, MD $72,400
$73,880
$56,110
$88,040
Washington, DC $72,180
$69,510
$46,590
$102,240
Austin, TX $72,080
$75,300
$39,470
$100,680
Providence, RI $71,610
$69,830
$40,730
$103,250
Indianapolis, IN $71,520
$80,440
$44,570
$92,650
Houston, TX $71,430
$75,450
$38,890
$97,150
Fresno, CA $71,110
$70,200
$39,600
$125,850
Wilmington, NC $71,090
$75,700
$50,250
$85,230
Riverside, CA $70,900
$63,590
$39,000
$127,470
Cincinnati, OH $70,860
$65,430
$40,090
$99,750
Oshkosh, WI $70,830
$59,700
$48,350
$99,110
Port St. Lucie, FL $70,770
$75,700
$41,020
$95,060
Terre Haute, IN $70,230
$75,990
$44,780
$85,910
Portland, ME $70,190
$73,310
$52,240
$89,090
Reading, PA $70,160
$55,760
$42,920
$97,110
Dallas, TX $69,950
$74,570
$43,000
$92,140
Cape Coral, FL $69,820
$75,090
$49,060
$81,570
Baton Rouge, LA $69,630
$75,960
$47,800
$83,440
Wichita, KS $69,560
$76,750
$59,220
$77,000
Grand Rapids, MI $69,450
$65,330
$46,580
$93,720
Phoenix, AZ $69,300
$67,960
$46,640
$88,830
Lancaster, PA $69,230
$62,460
$40,690
$96,440
Oklahoma City, OK $69,110
$73,320
$38,750
$96,100
Stockton, CA $69,090
$59,240
$40,080
$129,230
Chicago, IL $68,870
$57,740
$43,010
$137,150
Toledo, OH $68,770
$62,440
$45,870
$92,980
Virginia Beach, VA $68,420
$67,410
$51,940
$83,200
Corpus Christi, TX $68,300
$72,870
$50,200
$76,910
Savannah, GA $68,260
$71,360
$53,210
$74,650
Palm Bay, FL $68,210
$77,210
$41,620
$79,780
Tulsa, OK $68,010
$69,930
$40,200
$82,790
Kansas City, MO $67,860
$72,260
$39,750
$96,010
Orlando, FL $67,830
$65,840
$44,960
$98,420
Gulfport, MS $67,800
$63,360
$61,640
$83,920
Beaumont, TX $67,620
$71,570
$48,970
$82,700
Sacramento, CA $67,570
$56,840
$40,960
$131,130
North Port, FL $67,430
$59,690
$46,630
$89,060
Des Moines, IA $67,140
$67,780
$48,760
$81,650
Prescott Valley, AZ $66,990
$64,530
$62,400
$76,700
Ogden, UT $66,710
$65,750
$55,990
$78,150
Atlanta, GA $66,630
$67,230
$45,890
$79,320
Cleveland, OH $66,540
$62,460
$44,580
$99,840
Longview, TX $66,260
$66,270
$64,660
$73,650
Tucson, AZ $66,210
$63,190
$54,090
$83,040
Janesville, WI $65,690
$59,370
$41,480
$98,560
Canton, OH $65,330
$61,370
$45,440
$94,900
Decatur, AL $65,320
$44,530
$42,900
$101,850
Akron, OH $65,250
$58,710
$39,950
$97,900
San Antonio, TX $65,250
$66,170
$37,970
$93,440
Omaha, NE $65,120
$70,420
$46,120
$79,990
Augusta, GA $65,000
$65,000
$39,390
$92,660
Odessa, TX $65,000
$61,380
$55,150
$83,650
Pittsburgh, PA $65,000
$56,830
$38,000
$105,260
Evansville, IN $64,700
$62,940
$48,760
$87,520
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $64,590
$66,560
$36,640
$90,040
Cedar Rapids, IA $64,480
$62,640
$44,740
$78,970
Elkhart, IN $64,140
$51,700
$46,390
$85,220
Jacksonville, FL $63,550
$60,280
$41,670
$88,920
Winston, NC $63,550
$64,100
$43,200
$79,920
Brunswick, GA $63,450
$66,330
$44,050
$74,410
Memphis, TN $63,340
$66,580
$39,380
$91,960
Amarillo, TX $63,250
$63,550
$36,620
$80,510
Slidell, LA $62,610
$58,620
$47,340
$81,640
Winchester, VA $62,430
$61,940
$40,080
$77,080
St. Louis, MO $62,420
$45,360
$39,870
$127,960
Rocky Mount, NC $62,190
$62,400
$51,040
$76,290
Huntington, WV $62,020
$59,970
$35,660
$77,970
Harrisburg, PA $61,670
$55,280
$43,220
$113,030
Greensboro, NC $61,230
$59,010
$37,560
$84,750
New Orleans, LA $61,120
$56,440
$46,020
$86,670
Charlotte, NC $60,510
$59,220
$40,290
$82,280
Richmond, VA $60,490
$54,240
$39,790
$80,240
Wheeling, WV $60,100
$58,030
$44,370
$84,570
Nashville, TN $60,080
$49,350
$43,560
$94,650
York, PA $59,780
$61,860
$39,440
$90,910
Jackson, MS $59,540
$63,730
$36,820
$74,730
Lexington, KY $59,540
$54,510
$35,390
$88,980
Columbia, SC $59,400
$53,790
$39,800
$77,730
Provo, UT $59,170
$60,330
$47,730
$74,930
Peoria, IL $59,140
$54,080
$37,480
$92,160
Lafayette, LA $58,940
$59,280
$43,400
$76,510
El Paso, TX $58,690
$58,000
$40,060
$81,550
Knoxville, TN $58,230
$57,160
$39,430
$80,440
Lakeland, FL $57,860
$54,600
$30,740
$85,400
Tyler, TX $57,750
$52,000
$41,300
$76,280
Houma, LA $57,640
$53,930
$45,470
$76,530
Shreveport, LA $57,620
$59,920
$43,870
$77,730
South Bend, IN $57,620
$47,550
$38,530
$84,900
Waco, TX $56,930
$61,210
$29,950
$77,170
Allentown, PA $56,840
$46,850
$39,580
$81,910
Bangor, ME $56,750
$49,920
$43,550
$84,680
Jackson, TN $56,610
$56,530
$40,250
$65,940
Monroe, MI $56,580
$52,540
$41,800
$81,860
Mobile, AL $56,560
$52,480
$42,040
$76,810
Chattanooga, TN $56,380
$45,410
$41,330
$84,660
Roanoke, VA $55,720
$56,990
$37,610
$73,940
Davenport, IA $55,480
$48,650
$38,290
$79,310
Rockford, IL $55,370
$45,750
$37,580
$76,590
Brownsville, TX $55,310
$54,120
$33,200
$76,890
McAllen, TX $55,000
$57,820
$27,250
$78,950
Lynchburg, VA $54,600
$50,060
$37,950
$71,410
Greenville, SC $54,040
$50,830
$37,560
$72,200
Fort Smith, AR $53,920
$53,340
$36,750
$68,500
Spartanburg, SC $53,920
$49,290
$42,250
$74,590
Youngstown, OH $53,920
$52,840
$37,960
$72,080
Fayetteville, AR $53,550
$46,210
$46,210
$76,750
Little Rock, AR $53,520
$52,640
$42,780
$70,820
Dubuque, IA $52,940
$49,560
$49,560
$72,660
Tuscaloosa, AL $52,630
$48,780
$36,630
$68,160
Birmingham, AL $50,190
$44,860
$35,210
$73,410
Huntsville, AL $49,830
$47,190
$37,010
$63,210
Florence, SC $48,510
$39,480
$34,940
$72,060
Montgomery, AL $45,320
$47,400
$28,340
$57,940
San Juan, PR $35,570
$34,170
$24,770
$49,920
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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