Compare One Occupation Across States
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Crane and Tower Operators
Full crane and tower operators overview →U.S. mean $72,130 · median $68,080
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #1 | $119,300 | $124,260 | $57 | +65.4% | $96,640–$131,220 |
| New York | #2 | $115,400 | $85,850 | $55 | +60% | $49,460–$216,500 |
| Nevada | #3 | $108,410 | $115,840 | $52 | +50.3% | $61,460–$135,000 |
| New Jersey | #4 | $102,380 | $100,640 | $49 | +41.9% | $65,510–$129,570 |
| Washington | #5 | $101,600 | $101,110 | $49 | +40.9% | $63,180–$133,550 |
| Massachusetts | #6 | $100,260 | $98,150 | $48 | +39% | $59,860–$129,790 |
| Rhode Island | #7 | $99,690 | $104,340 | $48 | +38.2% | $67,460–$132,610 |
| Alaska | #8 | $91,790 | $92,490 | $44 | +27.3% | $81,060–$116,480 |
| Oregon | #9 | $91,780 | $83,260 | $44 | +27.2% | $49,780–$132,400 |
| California | #10 | $87,030 | $79,570 | $42 | +20.7% | $50,550–$135,820 |
| Minnesota | #11 | $85,490 | $80,930 | $41 | +18.5% | $52,590–$116,890 |
| Maryland | #12 | $82,070 | $87,950 | $39 | +13.8% | $61,450–$94,700 |
| Montana | #13 | $81,740 | $82,800 | $39 | +13.3% | $51,970–$101,860 |
| North Dakota | #14 | $79,800 | $82,890 | $38 | +10.6% | $50,200–$96,790 |
| Wyoming | #15 | $79,180 | $77,970 | $38 | +9.8% | $63,650–$94,580 |
| Connecticut | #16 | $79,050 | $81,360 | $38 | +9.6% | $52,000–$106,980 |
| Colorado | #17 | $76,030 | $77,120 | $37 | +5.4% | $57,800–$97,470 |
| Vermont | #18 | $75,930 | $72,760 | $37 | +5.3% | $61,070–$105,910 |
| Kansas | #19 | $73,110 | $77,100 | $35 | +1.4% | $49,840–$99,500 |
| Wisconsin | #20 | $72,660 | $67,720 | $35 | +0.7% | $48,980–$104,420 |
| Florida | #21 | $71,460 | $71,560 | $34 | -0.9% | $47,840–$94,170 |
| Illinois | #22 | $71,380 | $61,820 | $34 | -1% | $41,470–$131,280 |
| Utah | #23 | $70,970 | $67,410 | $34 | -1.6% | $35,880–$97,140 |
| South Dakota | #24 | $70,560 | $71,000 | $34 | -2.2% | $58,370–$93,600 |
| Arizona | #25 | $70,260 | $67,350 | $34 | -2.6% | $50,930–$87,990 |
| Texas | #26 | $69,650 | $73,280 | $33 | -3.4% | $42,790–$93,390 |
| Pennsylvania | #27 | $68,580 | $65,190 | $33 | -4.9% | $44,320–$106,380 |
| Michigan | #28 | $68,230 | $59,740 | $33 | -5.4% | $44,510–$99,090 |
| Iowa | #29 | $67,390 | $67,600 | $32 | -6.6% | $47,480–$83,650 |
| Virginia | #30 | $66,470 | $66,600 | $32 | -7.8% | $42,720–$88,480 |
| Maine | #31 | $66,340 | $65,690 | $32 | -8% | $45,310–$90,730 |
| Oklahoma | #32 | $66,120 | $63,590 | $32 | -8.3% | $46,300–$82,500 |
| South Carolina | #33 | $65,890 | $64,120 | $32 | -8.7% | $45,420–$89,440 |
| North Carolina | #34 | $65,620 | $64,480 | $32 | -9% | $46,530–$82,730 |
| Idaho | #35 | $65,560 | $52,770 | $32 | -9.1% | $46,970–$104,240 |
| New Hampshire | #36 | $65,170 | $63,310 | $31 | -9.6% | $48,830–$88,630 |
| Missouri | #37 | $63,850 | $58,450 | $31 | -11.5% | $40,680–$95,580 |
| Kentucky | #38 | $63,750 | $62,000 | $31 | -11.6% | $40,810–$89,660 |
| New Mexico | #39 | $63,550 | $62,400 | $31 | -11.9% | $45,180–$81,830 |
| Louisiana | #40 | $63,380 | $61,170 | $30 | -12.1% | $45,370–$82,620 |
| Tennessee | #41 | $63,250 | $59,410 | $30 | -12.3% | $40,890–$84,090 |
| Ohio | #42 | $63,000 | $57,620 | $30 | -12.7% | $41,910–$98,530 |
| Delaware | #43 | $62,330 | $60,160 | $30 | -13.6% | $53,940–$77,730 |
| Georgia | #44 | $62,240 | $62,050 | $30 | -13.7% | $41,700–$76,860 |
| Nebraska | #45 | $61,510 | $60,720 | $30 | -14.7% | $36,140–$82,410 |
| Alabama | #46 | $61,170 | $60,790 | $29 | -15.2% | $37,650–$99,380 |
| Indiana | #47 | $57,330 | $52,950 | $28 | -20.5% | $38,830–$87,640 |
| Mississippi | #48 | $56,090 | $61,260 | $27 | -22.2% | $34,690–$73,840 |
| West Virginia | #49 | $54,450 | $54,830 | $26 | -24.5% | $36,260–$72,090 |
| Arkansas | #50 | $45,160 | $41,600 | $22 | -37.4% | $35,920–$64,100 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.