The highest-paying states for crane and tower operators (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of crane and tower operators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $125,650, New York is the highest paying state for crane and tower operators. It is followed by Hawaii (average annual salary $113,040). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of crane and tower operators in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $125,650 |
$51,020 | 1,180 |
| 2 | Hawaii | $113,040 |
$85,110 | 240 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $106,640 |
$63,340 | 50 |
| 4 | Oregon | $100,470 |
$48,960 | 520 |
| 5 | Nevada | $99,680 |
$78,540 | 300 |
| 6 | New Jersey | $91,520 |
$52,090 | 640 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $91,410 |
$54,610 | 340 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $88,390 |
$57,120 | 30 |
| 9 | Alaska | $81,830 |
$54,770 | 100 |
| 10 | Washington | $80,580 |
$58,340 | 1,170 |
| 11 | Virgin Islands | $76,600 |
$49,520 | 30 |
| 12 | New Mexico | $76,440 |
$53,890 | 120 |
| 13 | Missouri | $75,930 |
$37,380 | 950 |
| 14 | North Dakota | $75,550 |
$61,250 | 320 |
| 15 | Idaho | $74,090 |
$57,170 | 90 |
| 16 | Wyoming | $73,140 |
$61,880 | 130 |
| 17 | Arizona | $70,100 |
$38,470 | 660 |
| 18 | Minnesota | $68,390 |
$48,250 | 200 |
| 19 | Massachusetts | $68,070 |
$42,810 | 410 |
| 20 | Florida | $67,870 |
$36,650 | 2,100 |
| 21 | Montana | $67,860 |
$40,790 | 120 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | $66,940 |
$42,420 | 60 |
| 23 | Colorado | $65,740 |
$49,390 | 560 |
| 24 | Ohio | $65,470 |
$36,440 | 2,060 |
| 25 | Nebraska | $65,370 |
$38,370 | 390 |
| 26 | Maryland | $64,340 |
$38,910 | 390 |
| 27 | Delaware | $64,190 |
$49,440 | 70 |
| 28 | Texas | $64,060 |
$35,520 | 7,230 |
| 29 | Vermont | $64,010 |
$55,400 | 90 |
| 30 | South Dakota | $63,750 |
$49,900 | 100 |
| 31 | Mississippi | $62,670 |
$33,400 | 450 |
| 32 | Michigan | $62,430 |
$36,770 | 1,160 |
| 33 | Louisiana | $62,040 |
$40,730 | 1,810 |
| 34 | Virginia | $61,610 |
$53,000 | 1,310 |
| 35 | Utah | $61,400 |
$32,170 | 390 |
| 36 | Kansas | $59,760 |
$33,560 | 460 |
| 37 | Iowa | $57,900 |
$42,400 | 280 |
| 38 | Maine | $56,160 |
$34,770 | 330 |
| 39 | California | $55,950 |
$38,210 | 6,550 |
| 40 | North Carolina | $55,260 |
$37,630 | 1,000 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $55,140 |
$32,880 | 550 |
| 42 | Pennsylvania | $54,520 |
$38,880 | 1,940 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | $53,720 |
$37,440 | 530 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $52,800 |
$36,830 | 990 |
| 45 | West Virginia | $51,190 |
$33,830 | 440 |
| 46 | Guam | $50,350 |
$37,980 | 70 |
| 47 | Indiana | $49,060 |
$38,860 | 1,600 |
| 48 | Illinois | $49,050 |
$33,980 | 800 |
| 49 | Georgia | $48,410 |
$34,230 | 830 |
| 50 | Alabama | $48,360 |
$32,990 | 1,010 |
| 51 | South Carolina | $47,840 |
$32,710 | 770 |
| 52 | Kentucky | $47,830 |
$37,480 | 620 |
| 53 | Arkansas | $43,900 |
$33,660 | 790 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $28,380 |
$22,210 | 160 |