53 Series · SOC 53-7021
Crane and Tower Operators
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$66,370
per year
Median Hourly
$31.91/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$71,560
average
Employment
42,000
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$41,670
25th Percentile
$50,970
Median
$66,370
75th Percentile
$81,630
90th Percentile
$102,400
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | $129,930 | +96% above national |
| 2 | Hawaii | $115,870 | +75% above national |
| 3 | Oregon | $110,280 | +66% above national |
| 4 | New York | $110,000 | +66% above national |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $106,150 | +60% above national |
| 6 | Washington | $96,870 | +46% above national |
| 7 | Montana | $91,520 | +38% above national |
| 8 | New Jersey | $88,470 | +33% above national |
| 9 | Connecticut | $86,830 | +31% above national |
| 10 | Alaska | $80,900 | +22% above national |
| 11 | Michigan | $77,110 | +16% above national |
| 12 | Massachusetts | $76,640 | +15% above national |
| 13 | Wyoming | $76,110 | +15% above national |
| 14 | North Dakota | $74,880 | +13% above national |
| 15 | Colorado | $74,140 | +12% above national |
| 16 | Vermont | $73,840 | +11% above national |
| 17 | Idaho | $73,480 | +11% above national |
| 18 | Texas | $72,870 | +10% above national |
| 19 | Oklahoma | $71,500 | +8% above national |
| 20 | South Dakota | $70,400 | +6% above national |
| 21 | Florida | $70,130 | +6% above national |
| 22 | California | $69,970 | +5% above national |
| 23 | Utah | $69,020 | +4% above national |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $68,310 | +3% above national |
| 25 | Arizona | $67,960 | +2% above national |
| 26 | Minnesota | $67,320 | +1% above national |
| 27 | Georgia | $67,230 | +1% above national |
| 28 | Maryland | $66,800 | +1% above national |
| 29 | Nebraska | $66,800 | +1% above national |
| 30 | Virginia | $65,400 | 1% below national |
| 31 | Kansas | $64,430 | 3% below national |
| 32 | New Hampshire | $63,410 | 4% below national |
| 33 | Delaware | $62,820 | 5% below national |
| 34 | Mississippi | $62,510 | 6% below national |
| 35 | Ohio | $62,460 | 6% below national |
| 36 | North Carolina | $62,060 | 6% below national |
| 37 | Maine | $61,320 | 8% below national |
| 38 | Louisiana | $61,130 | 8% below national |
| 39 | New Mexico | $60,950 | 8% below national |
| 40 | Guam | $59,680 | 10% below national |
| 41 | Indiana | $57,890 | 13% below national |
| 42 | Pennsylvania | $57,760 | 13% below national |
| 43 | Tennessee | $56,530 | 15% below national |
| 44 | Iowa | $55,620 | 16% below national |
| 45 | South Carolina | $55,410 | 17% below national |
| 46 | Kentucky | $55,100 | 17% below national |
| 47 | West Virginia | $54,650 | 18% below national |
| 48 | Illinois | $53,240 | 20% below national |
| 49 | Alabama | $47,620 | 28% below national |
| 50 | Missouri | $46,580 | 30% below national |
| 51 | Arkansas | $42,170 | 36% below national |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $31,620 | 52% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worcester, MA | $133,820 | +102% above national |
| 2 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $132,560 | +100% above national |
| 3 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $118,720 | +79% above national |
| 4 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $115,860 | +75% above national |
| 5 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $113,700 | +71% above national |
| 6 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $110,280 | +66% above national |
| 7 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $106,010 | +60% above national |
| 8 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $104,480 | +57% above national |
| 9 | New Haven, CT | $104,380 | +57% above national |
| 10 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $102,260 | +54% above national |
| 11 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $101,980 | +54% above national |
| 12 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $94,370 | +42% above national |
| 13 | Syracuse, NY | $91,590 | +38% above national |
| 14 | Columbus, OH | $90,090 | +36% above national |
| 15 | Reno, NV | $87,360 | +32% above national |
| 16 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $86,600 | +30% above national |
| 17 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $84,640 | +28% above national |
| 18 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $84,470 | +27% above national |
| 19 | Fargo, ND-MN | $82,370 | +24% above national |
| 20 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $81,110 | +22% above national |
| 21 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $80,900 | +22% above national |
| 22 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $80,440 | +21% above national |
| 23 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $80,250 | +21% above national |
| 24 | Midland, TX | $79,510 | +20% above national |
| 25 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $79,440 | +20% above national |
| 26 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $79,430 | +20% above national |
| 27 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $79,280 | +19% above national |
| 28 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $78,360 | +18% above national |
| 29 | Casper, WY | $77,650 | +17% above national |
| 30 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $77,270 | +16% above national |
| 31 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $77,230 | +16% above national |
| 32 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $77,210 | +16% above national |
| 33 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $77,110 | +16% above national |
| 34 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $77,110 | +16% above national |
| 35 | Wichita, KS | $76,750 | +16% above national |
| 36 | Terre Haute, IN | $75,990 | +14% above national |
| 37 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $75,980 | +14% above national |
| 38 | Baton Rouge, LA | $75,960 | +14% above national |
| 39 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $75,830 | +14% above national |
| 40 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $75,760 | +14% above national |
| 41 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $75,700 | +14% above national |
| 42 | Wilmington, NC | $75,700 | +14% above national |
| 43 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $75,450 | +14% above national |
| 44 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $75,300 | +13% above national |
| 45 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $75,240 | +13% above national |
| 46 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $75,090 | +13% above national |
| 47 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $74,890 | +13% above national |
| 48 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $74,570 | +12% above national |
| 49 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $74,550 | +12% above national |
| 50 | Vallejo, CA | $74,230 | +12% above national |
| 51 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $73,920 | +11% above national |
| 52 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $73,900 | +11% above national |
| 53 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $73,880 | +11% above national |
| 54 | Duluth, MN-WI | $73,870 | +11% above national |
| 55 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $73,840 | +11% above national |
| 56 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $73,830 | +11% above national |
| 57 | Greeley, CO | $73,640 | +11% above national |
| 58 | Boise City, ID | $73,480 | +11% above national |
| 59 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $73,350 | +11% above national |
| 60 | Oklahoma City, OK | $73,320 | +10% above national |
| 61 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $73,310 | +10% above national |
| 62 | Corpus Christi, TX | $72,870 | +10% above national |
| 63 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $72,630 | +9% above national |
| 64 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $72,260 | +9% above national |
| 65 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $72,110 | +9% above national |
| 66 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $71,890 | +8% above national |
| 67 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $71,570 | +8% above national |
| 68 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $71,410 | +8% above national |
| 69 | Savannah, GA | $71,360 | +8% above national |
| 70 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $71,360 | +8% above national |
| 71 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $71,300 | +7% above national |
| 72 | Omaha, NE-IA | $70,420 | +6% above national |
| 73 | Fresno, CA | $70,200 | +6% above national |
| 74 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $69,970 | +5% above national |
| 75 | Tulsa, OK | $69,930 | +5% above national |
| 76 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $69,830 | +5% above national |
| 77 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $69,510 | +5% above national |
| 78 | Madison, WI | $69,000 | +4% above national |
| 79 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $68,090 | +3% above national |
| 80 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $67,960 | +2% above national |
| 81 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $67,780 | +2% above national |
| 82 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $67,410 | +2% above national |
| 83 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $67,230 | +1% above national |
| 84 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $66,800 | +1% above national |
| 85 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $66,580 | same as national |
| 86 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $66,560 | same as national |
| 87 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $66,330 | same as national |
| 88 | Longview, TX | $66,270 | same as national |
| 89 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $66,170 | same as national |
| 90 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $65,960 | 1% below national |
| 91 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $65,840 | 1% below national |
| 92 | Ogden, UT | $65,750 | 1% below national |
| 93 | Utica-Rome, NY | $65,540 | 1% below national |
| 94 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $65,430 | 1% below national |
| 95 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $65,330 | 2% below national |
| 96 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $65,150 | 2% below national |
| 97 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $65,120 | 2% below national |
| 98 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $65,000 | 2% below national |
| 99 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $64,720 | 2% below national |
| 100 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $64,530 | 3% below national |
| 101 | Winston-Salem, NC | $64,100 | 3% below national |
| 102 | Jackson, MS | $63,730 | 4% below national |
| 103 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $63,590 | 4% below national |
| 104 | Amarillo, TX | $63,550 | 4% below national |
| 105 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $63,360 | 5% below national |
| 106 | Tucson, AZ | $63,190 | 5% below national |
| 107 | Evansville, IN | $62,940 | 5% below national |
| 108 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $62,640 | 6% below national |
| 109 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $62,520 | 6% below national |
| 110 | Cleveland, OH | $62,460 | 6% below national |
| 111 | Lancaster, PA | $62,460 | 6% below national |
| 112 | Toledo, OH | $62,440 | 6% below national |
| 113 | Rocky Mount, NC | $62,400 | 6% below national |
| 114 | Winchester, VA-WV | $61,940 | 7% below national |
| 115 | York-Hanover, PA | $61,860 | 7% below national |
| 116 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $61,830 | 7% below national |
| 117 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $61,780 | 7% below national |
| 118 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $61,770 | 7% below national |
| 119 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $61,620 | 7% below national |
| 120 | Odessa, TX | $61,380 | 8% below national |
| 121 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $61,370 | 8% below national |
| 122 | Waco, TX | $61,210 | 8% below national |
| 123 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $60,940 | 8% below national |
| 124 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $60,330 | 9% below national |
| 125 | Jacksonville, FL | $60,280 | 9% below national |
| 126 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $60,100 | 9% below national |
| 127 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $60,030 | 10% below national |
| 128 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $59,970 | 10% below national |
| 129 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $59,920 | 10% below national |
| 130 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $59,920 | 10% below national |
| 131 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $59,700 | 10% below national |
| 132 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $59,690 | 10% below national |
| 133 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $59,370 | 11% below national |
| 134 | Lafayette, LA | $59,280 | 11% below national |
| 135 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $59,240 | 11% below national |
| 136 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $59,220 | 11% below national |
| 137 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $59,010 | 11% below national |
| 138 | Akron, OH | $58,710 | 12% below national |
| 139 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $58,660 | 12% below national |
| 140 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $58,620 | 12% below national |
| 141 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $58,590 | 12% below national |
| 142 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $58,030 | 13% below national |
| 143 | El Paso, TX | $58,000 | 13% below national |
| 144 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $57,890 | 13% below national |
| 145 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $57,820 | 13% below national |
| 146 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $57,740 | 13% below national |
| 147 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $57,220 | 14% below national |
| 148 | Knoxville, TN | $57,160 | 14% below national |
| 149 | Roanoke, VA | $56,990 | 14% below national |
| 150 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $56,840 | 14% below national |
| 151 | Pittsburgh, PA | $56,830 | 14% below national |
| 152 | Jackson, TN | $56,530 | 15% below national |
| 153 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $56,440 | 15% below national |
| 154 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $56,410 | 15% below national |
| 155 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $56,210 | 15% below national |
| 156 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $56,200 | 15% below national |
| 157 | Reading, PA | $55,760 | 16% below national |
| 158 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $55,300 | 17% below national |
| 159 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $55,280 | 17% below national |
| 160 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $55,070 | 17% below national |
| 161 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $54,650 | 18% below national |
| 162 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $54,600 | 18% below national |
| 163 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $54,570 | 18% below national |
| 164 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $54,550 | 18% below national |
| 165 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $54,510 | 18% below national |
| 166 | Richmond, VA | $54,240 | 18% below national |
| 167 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $54,170 | 18% below national |
| 168 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $54,120 | 18% below national |
| 169 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $54,090 | 19% below national |
| 170 | Peoria, IL | $54,080 | 19% below national |
| 171 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $53,970 | 19% below national |
| 172 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $53,930 | 19% below national |
| 173 | Columbia, SC | $53,790 | 19% below national |
| 174 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $53,630 | 19% below national |
| 175 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $53,340 | 20% below national |
| 176 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $52,840 | 20% below national |
| 177 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $52,640 | 21% below national |
| 178 | Monroe, MI | $52,540 | 21% below national |
| 179 | Mobile, AL | $52,480 | 21% below national |
| 180 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $52,050 | 22% below national |
| 181 | Tyler, TX | $52,000 | 22% below national |
| 182 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $51,700 | 22% below national |
| 183 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $51,360 | 23% below national |
| 184 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $51,140 | 23% below national |
| 185 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $50,830 | 23% below national |
| 186 | Lynchburg, VA | $50,060 | 25% below national |
| 187 | Bangor, ME | $49,920 | 25% below national |
| 188 | Dubuque, IA | $49,560 | 25% below national |
| 189 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $49,530 | 25% below national |
| 190 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $49,350 | 26% below national |
| 191 | Spartanburg, SC | $49,290 | 26% below national |
| 192 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $48,780 | 27% below national |
| 193 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $48,650 | 27% below national |
| 194 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $48,330 | 27% below national |
| 195 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $47,550 | 28% below national |
| 196 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $47,480 | 28% below national |
| 197 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $47,460 | 28% below national |
| 198 | Montgomery, AL | $47,400 | 29% below national |
| 199 | Huntsville, AL | $47,190 | 29% below national |
| 200 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $46,850 | 29% below national |
| 201 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $46,410 | 30% below national |
| 202 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $46,410 | 30% below national |
| 203 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $46,210 | 30% below national |
| 204 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $45,780 | 31% below national |
| 205 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $45,770 | 31% below national |
| 206 | Rockford, IL | $45,750 | 31% below national |
| 207 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $45,500 | 31% below national |
| 208 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $45,410 | 32% below national |
| 209 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $45,360 | 32% below national |
| 210 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $45,090 | 32% below national |
| 211 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $45,020 | 32% below national |
| 212 | Birmingham, AL | $44,860 | 32% below national |
| 213 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $44,610 | 33% below national |
| 214 | Decatur, AL | $44,530 | 33% below national |
| 215 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $44,030 | 34% below national |
| 216 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $43,250 | 35% below national |
| 217 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $41,580 | 37% below national |
| 218 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $41,240 | 38% below national |
| 219 | Florence, SC | $39,480 | 41% below national |
| 220 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $38,190 | 42% below national |
| 221 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,580 | 46% below national |
| 222 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $34,170 | 49% below national |
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