Crane/Tower Operator Salary in Ohio

How much does a Crane/Tower Operator make in Ohio?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Crane/Tower Operator in Ohio is $53,048 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

However, a Crane/Tower Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,261
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,660 to $64,675
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $33,203

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Crane/Tower Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,675	$5,390	$1,244	$31
Average	$53,048	$4,421	$1,020	$26
25th Percentile	$42,660	$3,555	$820	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Crane/Tower Operator Salaries

A Crane/Tower Operator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Crane/Tower Operator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Crane/Tower Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $60,321.
California: $60,092.
Massachusetts: $59,291.

District of Columbia $60,321 California $60,092 Massachusetts $59,291 Washington $59,073 New Jersey $59,052 Alaska $58,975 Connecticut $58,224 New York $57,918

Hawaii $56,943 Rhode Island $56,486 Maryland $56,175 Minnesota $55,750 Colorado $55,587 Illinois $55,532 Oregon $55,325 Delaware $55,173

New Hampshire $55,077 Virginia $54,862 Pennsylvania $54,236 Nevada $53,920 North Dakota $53,816 Michigan $53,653 Wisconsin $53,593 Vermont $53,473

Texas $53,140 Maine $53,119 Arizona $53,086 Ohio $53,048 Georgia $52,547 Indiana $52,296 Wyoming $52,247 Utah $52,171

Iowa $52,138 Kansas $51,877 Louisiana $51,800 North Carolina $51,773 Missouri $51,762 Florida $51,550 Montana $51,435 Nebraska $51,326

Kentucky $51,266 South Carolina $51,048 Tennessee $50,912 Idaho $50,858 New Mexico $50,460 Oklahoma $50,373 Alabama $50,051 South Dakota $49,512

Arkansas $49,218 West Virginia $49,060 Mississippi $48,586

Top Paying Cities for Crane/Tower Operators

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Dublin: $52,948
Etna: $52,730
Fredericktown: $51,490

Dublin, OH $52,948 Etna, OH $52,730 Fredericktown, OH $51,490 Galena, OH $52,730 Gambier, OH $51,428 Granville, OH $52,436 Hebron, OH $52,352 Hilliard, OH $53,022

Homer, OH $52,210 Nankin, OH $51,517 Nevada, OH $51,047 Howard, OH $51,290 Irwin, OH $51,924 Jacksontown, OH $52,214 Johnstown, OH $52,584 Kilbourne, OH $52,418

Kirkersville, OH $52,549 Lewis Center, OH $52,827 Magnetic Springs, OH $52,011 Martinsburg, OH $51,584 Marysville, OH $52,018 Mechanicsburg, OH $51,285 Milford Center, OH $51,774 Millersport, OH $52,361

Mingo, OH $51,217 Mount Liberty, OH $52,181 Mount Vernon, OH $51,772 New Albany, OH $52,919 Newark, OH $52,104 Heath, OH $52,048 North Lewisburg, OH $51,353 Ostrander, OH $52,359

Pataskala, OH $52,750 Plain City, OH $52,617 Powell, OH $52,808 Radnor, OH $52,000 Raymond, OH $51,524 Reynoldsburg, OH $52,969 Rosewood, OH $51,079 Saint Louisville, OH $51,892

Saint Paris, OH $50,861 Summit Station, OH $52,897 Sunbury, OH $52,595 Thornville, OH $51,991 Unionville Center, OH $52,361 Urbana, OH $50,762 Utica, OH $52,067 Westerville, OH $52,980

Westville, OH $50,614 Woodstock, OH $51,356 Columbus, OH $53,077 Adelphi, OH $50,415 Amanda, OH $51,790 Ashville, OH $52,604 Baltimore, OH $52,492 Bloomingburg, OH $51,538

Bremen, OH $51,630 Brice, OH $53,049 Canal Winchester, OH $52,813 Carbon Hill, OH $50,615 Carroll, OH $52,524 Circleville, OH $51,207 Clarksburg, OH $50,525 Commercial Point, OH $52,807

Derby, OH $52,556 Galloway, OH $52,973 Grove City, OH $53,064 Groveport, OH $52,993 Harrisburg, OH $52,804 Haydenville, OH $50,651 Jeffersonville, OH $51,331 Lancaster, OH $51,970

Laurelville, OH $50,535 Lithopolis, OH $52,766 Lockbourne, OH $52,978 Logan, OH $50,716 London, OH $51,875 Milledgeville, OH $51,326 Mount Sterling, OH $52,079 Murray City, OH $50,474

New Holland, OH $51,245 Orient, OH $52,719 Pickerington, OH $52,846 Pleasantville, OH $52,137 Rockbridge, OH $51,113 Rushville, OH $51,843 Sedalia, OH $51,514 South Bloomingville, OH $50,468

South Solon, OH $51,305 Stoutsville, OH $51,440 Sugar Grove, OH $51,533 Tarlton, OH $50,977 Thurston, OH $52,292 Wilkesville, OH $50,209 Willow Wood, OH $48,915 Winchester, OH $51,055

Zaleski, OH $50,447 Athens, OH $49,887 Albany, OH $50,202 Amesville, OH $49,499 Barlow, OH $48,616 Bartlett, OH $49,057 Belpre, OH $48,443 Beverly, OH $49,150

Buchtel, OH $50,583 Carbondale, OH $50,386 Chauncey, OH $50,470 Chester, OH $49,192 Coal Run, OH $49,029 Coolville, OH $48,842 Cutler, OH $48,978 Dexter City, OH $49,213

Fleming, OH $48,658 Glouster, OH $50,317 Graysville, OH $49,650 Guysville, OH $49,237 Hockingport, OH $48,699 Jacksonville, OH $50,495 Langsville, OH $50,073 Little Hocking, OH $48,631

Long Bottom, OH $49,038 Lowell, OH $48,974 Lower Salem, OH $49,212 Macksburg, OH $49,113 Marietta, OH $48,698 Middleport, OH $49,940 Millfield, OH $50,215 Nelsonville, OH $50,476

New Marshfield, OH $50,360 New Matamoras, OH $49,254 Newport, OH $48,867 Pomeroy, OH $49,752 Portland, OH $49,146 Racine, OH $49,272 Reedsville, OH $48,919 Reno, OH $48,905

Rutland, OH $49,933 Shade, OH $49,636 Sharpsburg, OH $49,502 Stewart, OH $49,215 Syracuse, OH $49,787 The Plains, OH $50,430 Trimble, OH $50,431 Tuppers Plains, OH $48,924

Vincent, OH $48,663 Waterford, OH $48,914 Watertown, OH $48,785 Whipple, OH $48,937 Wingett Run, OH $49,153 Lima, OH $50,373 Beaverdam, OH $50,391 Gomer, OH $50,418

Ada, OH $50,557 Alger, OH $50,622 Antwerp, OH $50,886 Arlington, OH $50,996 Belmore, OH $51,125 Benton Ridge, OH $50,845 Bluffton, OH $50,514 Buckland, OH $50,574

Cairo, OH $50,376 Cecil, OH $50,963 Celina, OH $51,012 Chickasaw, OH $51,214 Cloverdale, OH $50,738 Coldwater, OH $51,064 Columbus Grove, OH $50,463 Continental, OH $50,920

Convoy, OH $50,839 Delphos, OH $50,603 Dola, OH $50,742 Dunkirk, OH $50,860 Dupont, OH $50,826 Elgin, OH $50,775 Findlay, OH $51,102 Jenera, OH $50,765

Forest, OH $51,020 Fort Jennings, OH $50,599 Fort Loramie, OH $51,114 Fort Recovery, OH $50,996 Glandorf, OH $50,699 Grover Hill, OH $50,875 Harrod, OH $50,446 Haviland, OH $50,896

Kalida, OH $50,645 Bowling Green, OH $52,254 Oregon, OH $52,545 Northwood, OH $52,539 Zanesville, OH $50,918 Ava, OH $50,172 Barnesville, OH $50,401 Beallsville, OH $50,300

Belle Valley, OH $50,088 Belmont, OH $50,630 Bethesda, OH $50,516 Blue Rock, OH $50,363 Brownsville, OH $51,890 Buffalo, OH $50,224 Byesville, OH $50,167 Caldwell, OH $49,751

Cambridge, OH $50,274 Chandlersville, OH $50,222 Chesterhill, OH $49,510 Corning, OH $50,505 Crooksville, OH $50,730 Cumberland, OH $50,070 Derwent, OH $50,067 Duncan Falls, OH $50,707

Greenford, OH $49,504 East Fultonham, OH $51,102 Loveland, OH $52,706 Lynchburg, OH $51,650 Manchester, OH $50,750 Marathon, OH $52,414 Martinsville, OH $51,559 Miamiville, OH $52,890

Midland, OH $51,781 Milford, OH $52,803 Morrow, OH $52,233 Moscow, OH $52,411 Mount Orab, OH $52,213 Mowrystown, OH $51,459 Neville, OH $52,295 New Richmond, OH $52,686

Newtonsville, OH $52,441 New Vienna, OH $51,351 Owensville, OH $52,621 Pleasant Plain, OH $52,315 Port William, OH $51,631 Reesville, OH $51,451 Ripley, OH $51,072 Russellville, OH $51,409

Sabina, OH $51,400 Sardinia, OH $51,546 Sinking Spring, OH $50,669 Terrace Park, OH $52,935 Williamsburg, OH $52,443 Wilmington, OH $51,735 Cincinnati, OH $52,939 Maximo, OH $51,192

Mechanicstown, OH $50,967 Middlebranch, OH $51,312 Midvale, OH $51,067 Millersburg, OH $51,227 Mineral City, OH $51,167 Minerva, OH $51,124 Mount Eaton, OH $51,285 Mount Hope, OH $51,280

Nashville, OH $51,186 Navarre, OH $51,261 New Philadelphia, OH $51,055 North Georgetown, OH $50,814 North Lawrence, OH $51,410 Orrville, OH $51,427 Paris, OH $51,199 Robertsville, OH $51,224

Sandyville, OH $51,228 Sebring, OH $50,810 Sherrodsville, OH $51,101 Shreve, OH $51,298 Smithville, OH $51,523 Somerdale, OH $51,170 Stillwater, OH $50,894 Strasburg, OH $51,199

Sugarcreek, OH $51,173 Tuscarawas, OH $50,981 Fairview, OH $50,589 Fultonham, OH $51,194 Glenford, OH $51,939 Gratiot, OH $51,791 Hopewell, OH $51,297 Jerusalem, OH $50,281

Junction City, OH $51,200 Kimbolton, OH $50,422 Kipling, OH $50,189 Laings, OH $50,130 Lewisville, OH $49,934 Lore City, OH $50,260 Mcconnelsville, OH $50,093 Malaga, OH $50,262

Malta, OH $50,269 Morristown, OH $50,745 Mount Perry, OH $51,254 Moxahala, OH $50,746 New Concord, OH $50,304 New Lexington, OH $50,920 New Straitsville, OH $50,634 Norwich, OH $50,391

Old Washington, OH $50,351 Philo, OH $50,626 Pleasant City, OH $50,061 Quaker City, OH $50,209 Roseville, OH $50,967 Salesville, OH $50,198 Sarahsville, OH $49,915 Senecaville, OH $50,105

Shawnee, OH $50,668 Somerset, OH $51,362 Stafford, OH $49,937 Stockport, OH $49,371 Summerfield, OH $49,962 Sycamore Valley, OH $49,677 White Cottage, OH $51,093 Woodsfield, OH $50,157

Adamsville, OH $50,471 Bakersville, OH $50,925 Baltic, OH $51,146 Blissfield, OH $50,975 Conesville, OH $50,704 Coshocton, OH $50,869 Dresden, OH $50,889 Frazeysburg, OH $51,221

Fresno, OH $51,010 Uhrichsville, OH $50,943 Uniontown, OH $51,602 Walnut Creek, OH $51,201 Waynesburg, OH $51,227 Wilmot, OH $51,247 Winesburg, OH $51,210 Wooster, OH $51,437

Deersville, OH $50,867 Bowerston, OH $50,990 Zoar, OH $51,200 Tippecanoe, OH $50,858 Canton, OH $51,255 North Canton, OH $51,372 East Canton, OH $51,266 Alvada, OH $51,157

Arcadia, OH $51,348 Ashland, OH $51,367 Attica, OH $51,155 Bascom, OH $51,507 Bellevue, OH $51,412 Bellville, OH $51,284 Berlin Heights, OH $52,127 Bettsville, OH $51,826

Birmingham, OH $52,279 Bloomdale, OH $51,665 Bloomville, OH $51,040 Bucyrus, OH $51,101 Butler, OH $51,155 Castalia, OH $51,704 Chatfield, OH $51,219 Collins, OH $51,991

Crestline, OH $51,097 Flat Rock, OH $51,529 Fostoria, OH $51,579 Galion, OH $51,300 Green Springs, OH $51,672 Greenwich, OH $51,641 Hayesville, OH $51,362 Huron, OH $52,075

Jeromesville, OH $51,267 Kansas, OH $51,790 Loudonville, OH $51,097 Lucas, OH $51,023 Mc Cutchenville, OH $51,101 Melmore, OH $51,128 Milan, OH $51,951 Monroeville, OH $51,675

Union Furnace, OH $50,559 Lafayette, OH $50,386 Kingsville, OH $50,374 Kipton, OH $52,233 Lagrange, OH $52,320 Lorain, OH $52,558 Sheffield Lake, OH $52,413 Macedonia, OH $52,267

Madison, OH $51,307 Mentor, OH $52,196 Middlefield, OH $51,143 Montville, OH $51,255 Newbury, OH $51,876 Northfield, OH $52,367 North Kingsville, OH $50,491 North Olmsted, OH $52,549

Novelty, OH $52,259 Oberlin, OH $52,338 Orwell, OH $50,605 Painesville, OH $51,857 Parkman, OH $51,052 Perry, OH $51,546 Pierpont, OH $50,300 Rock Creek, OH $50,808

Rome, OH $50,809 Thompson, OH $51,340 Twinsburg, OH $52,125 Unionville, OH $50,978 Vermilion, OH $52,343 Wellington, OH $52,118 Wickliffe, OH $52,699 Williamsfield, OH $50,321

Willoughby, OH $52,432 Eastlake, OH $52,518 Windsor, OH $51,063 Cleveland, OH $53,004 Lakewood, OH $52,982 Rocky River, OH $52,916 Euclid, OH $52,877 Beachwood, OH $52,908

Hanoverton, OH $50,728 Hartford, OH $49,721 Hubbard, OH $49,295 Kensington, OH $50,911 Kinsman, OH $50,106 Lake Milton, OH $50,232 Leavittsburg, OH $50,066 Leetonia, OH $50,115

Lisbon, OH $50,514 Lowellville, OH $49,312 Mc Donald, OH $49,270 Masury, OH $49,503 Mesopotamia, OH $50,885 Mineral Ridge, OH $49,386 Negley, OH $50,531 New Middletown, OH $49,487

New Springfield, OH $49,610 Newton Falls, OH $50,307 New Waterford, OH $49,974 Niles, OH $49,360 North Benton, OH $50,691 North Bloomfield, OH $50,419 North Jackson, OH $49,589 North Lima, OH $49,479

Orangeville, OH $49,815 Petersburg, OH $49,650 Rogers, OH $50,408 Salem, OH $50,143 Southington, OH $50,552 Struthers, OH $49,252 Vienna, OH $49,454 Warren, OH $49,849

Washingtonville, OH $49,823 West Farmington, OH $50,713 West Point, OH $50,588 Winona, OH $50,529 Youngstown, OH $49,240 Alliance, OH $51,149 Apple Creek, OH $51,326 Augusta, OH $51,029

Beach City, OH $51,234 Beloit, OH $50,656 Berlin, OH $51,249 Big Prairie, OH $51,115 Bolivar, OH $51,218 Brewster, OH $51,272 Canal Fulton, OH $51,478 Carrollton, OH $51,061

Charm, OH $51,195 Dalton, OH $51,339 Damascus, OH $50,520 Dellroy, OH $51,151 Dennison, OH $51,007 Dover, OH $51,163 Dundee, OH $51,217 East Rochester, OH $51,018

East Sparta, OH $51,256 Fredericksburg, OH $51,308 Glenmont, OH $51,000 Gnadenhutten, OH $50,947 Greentown, OH $51,427 Harlem Springs, OH $50,960 Hartville, OH $51,434 Holmesville, OH $51,298

Homeworth, OH $50,979 Kidron, OH $51,318 Killbuck, OH $51,024 Lakeville, OH $51,107 Leesville, OH $51,008 Limaville, OH $51,187 Louisville, OH $51,267 Magnolia, OH $51,216

Independence, OH $52,949 North Royalton, OH $52,646 Strongsville, OH $52,553 Maple Heights, OH $52,926 Olmsted Falls, OH $52,444 Solon, OH $52,468 Bay Village, OH $52,629 Brecksville, OH $52,432

Brookpark, OH $52,866 Westlake, OH $52,570 Bedford, OH $52,741 Broadview Heights, OH $52,660 Malvern, OH $51,185 Marshallville, OH $51,598 Bradner, OH $52,137 Burgoon, OH $51,962

Clay Center, OH $52,450 Clyde, OH $51,728 Curtice, OH $52,447 Cygnet, OH $51,742 Dunbridge, OH $52,336 Elmore, OH $52,295 Fremont, OH $51,975 Genoa, OH $52,410

Gibsonburg, OH $52,232 Graytown, OH $52,352 Gypsum, OH $51,841 Harbor View, OH $52,542 Helena, OH $52,077 Isle Saint George, OH $51,973 Jerry City, OH $51,799 Kelleys Island, OH $51,843

Lacarne, OH $52,138 Lakeside Marblehead, OH $51,777 Lemoyne, OH $52,382 Lindsey, OH $52,194 Luckey, OH $52,373 Martin, OH $52,392 Middle Bass, OH $51,905 Millbury, OH $52,502

Oak Harbor, OH $52,244 Pemberville, OH $52,265 Portage, OH $52,037 Port Clinton, OH $52,006 Put In Bay, OH $51,920 Risingsun, OH $51,863 Rocky Ridge, OH $52,298 Rossford, OH $52,538

Rudolph, OH $51,807 Stony Ridge, OH $52,452 Vickery, OH $51,812 Walbridge, OH $52,536 Wayne, OH $51,936 West Millgrove, OH $51,799 Williston, OH $52,456 Woodville, OH $52,329

Alvordton, OH $51,302 Archbold, OH $51,413 Berkey, OH $52,406 Blakeslee, OH $51,121 Bryan, OH $51,206 Colton, OH $52,065 Custar, OH $51,632 Defiance, OH $51,091

Delta, OH $52,198 Deshler, OH $51,301 Edgerton, OH $51,069 Edon, OH $51,147 Evansport, OH $51,148 Farmer, OH $50,988 Fayette, OH $51,528 Grand Rapids, OH $52,152

Grelton, OH $51,660 Hamler, OH $51,145 Haskins, OH $52,319 Hicksville, OH $50,912 Holgate, OH $51,072 Holland, OH $52,438 Hoytville, OH $51,410 Jewell, OH $51,126

Kunkle, OH $51,398 Liberty Center, OH $51,961 Lyons, OH $52,285 Mc Clure, OH $51,793 Malinta, OH $51,428 Mark Center, OH $50,960 Maumee, OH $52,462 Metamora, OH $52,358

Milton Center, OH $51,829 Monclova, OH $52,392 Montpelier, OH $51,216 Napoleon, OH $51,592 Neapolis, OH $52,215 New Bavaria, OH $51,060 Ney, OH $51,069 Okolona, OH $51,552

Perrysburg, OH $52,458 Pettisville, OH $51,686 Pioneer, OH $51,205 Ridgeville Corners, OH $51,419 Sherwood, OH $50,997 Stryker, OH $51,185 Swanton, OH $52,331 Sylvania, OH $52,458

Tontogany, OH $52,224 Waterville, OH $52,314 Wauseon, OH $51,939 Weston, OH $52,001 West Unity, OH $51,245 Whitehouse, OH $52,293 Toledo, OH $52,536 Alpha, OH $52,452

Anna, OH $51,062 Ansonia, OH $51,206 Arcanum, OH $52,005 Bellbrook, OH $52,528 Botkins, OH $50,928 Bowersville, OH $51,490 Bradford, OH $51,654 Brookville, OH $52,413

Burkettsville, OH $51,254 Camden, OH $52,057 Casstown, OH $51,267 Cedarville, OH $51,079 Clayton, OH $52,506 Clifton, OH $50,734 Conover, OH $51,101 Covington, OH $51,668

Donnelsville, OH $50,404 Eaton, OH $52,027 Eldorado, OH $51,955 Englewood, OH $52,397 Enon, OH $50,617 Fairborn, OH $51,771 Farmersville, OH $52,433 Fletcher, OH $51,248

Germantown, OH $52,410 Gettysburg, OH $51,678 Gratis, OH $52,248 Greenville, OH $51,709 Hollansburg, OH $51,629 Houston, OH $51,368 Jackson Center, OH $50,941 Jamestown, OH $51,418

Kettlersville, OH $51,004 Laura, OH $52,100 Lewisburg, OH $52,185 Ludlow Falls, OH $52,016 Maplewood, OH $51,088 Medway, OH $51,461 Miamisburg, OH $52,560 New Carlisle, OH $50,801

New Lebanon, OH $52,512 New Madison, OH $51,726 New Paris, OH $51,770 New Weston, OH $51,040 North Hampton, OH $50,447 North Star, OH $51,202 Osgood, OH $51,222 Palestine, OH $51,587

Pemberton, OH $51,149 Phillipsburg, OH $52,301 Piqua, OH $51,466 Pitsburg, OH $52,026 Pleasant Hill, OH $51,883 Port Jefferson, OH $51,133 Potsdam, OH $52,151 Rossburg, OH $51,059

Russia, OH $51,411 Sidney, OH $51,211 South Charleston, OH $50,806 South Vienna, OH $50,932 Spring Valley, OH $52,346 Tipp City, OH $52,106 Tremont City, OH $50,394 Collinsville, OH $52,167

Keene, OH $50,977 Nashport, OH $51,240 Newcomerstown, OH $50,793 Plainfield, OH $50,830 Port Washington, OH $50,875 Stone Creek, OH $51,059 Trinway, OH $51,095 Walhonding, OH $51,034

Warsaw, OH $50,871 West Lafayette, OH $50,887 Adena, OH $50,956 Alledonia, OH $50,432 Amsterdam, OH $50,944 Barton, OH $51,050 Bellaire, OH $50,972 Cadiz, OH $50,834

Bergholz, OH $50,918 Blaine, OH $51,137 Bloomingdale, OH $50,929 Bridgeport, OH $51,110 Brilliant, OH $51,345 Cameron, OH $50,354 Clarington, OH $50,242 Colerain, OH $51,057

Dillonvale, OH $51,038 East Liverpool, OH $50,775 East Springfield, OH $50,931 Empire, OH $51,221 Fairpoint, OH $50,941 Glencoe, OH $50,913 Hammondsville, OH $50,818 Hannibal, OH $50,333

Irondale, OH $50,889 Jacobsburg, OH $50,590 Lansing, OH $51,173 Martins Ferry, OH $51,185 Maynard, OH $51,057 Mingo Junction, OH $51,252 Mount Pleasant, OH $51,165 Neffs, OH $51,025

Piney Fork, OH $51,172 Powhatan Point, OH $50,521 Rayland, OH $51,118 Richmond, OH $50,986 Salineville, OH $50,852 Sardis, OH $50,023 Shadyside, OH $50,925 Smithfield, OH $51,193

Saint Clairsville, OH $50,893 Lafferty, OH $50,791 Steubenville, OH $51,242 Stratton, OH $51,160 Summitville, OH $50,839 Tiltonsville, OH $51,352 New Haven, OH $51,466 New London, OH $51,879

New Riegel, OH $51,213 New Washington, OH $51,053 North Fairfield, OH $51,684 North Robinson, OH $51,316 Norwalk, OH $51,841 Nova, OH $51,736 Oceola, OH $50,939 Old Fort, OH $51,741

Ontario, OH $51,203 Perrysville, OH $51,045 Plymouth, OH $51,312 Polk, OH $51,523 Republic, OH $51,261 Sandusky, OH $51,854 Savannah, OH $51,600 Shelby, OH $51,258

Shiloh, OH $51,347 Sullivan, OH $51,799 Sulphur Springs, OH $51,209 Sycamore, OH $51,028 Tiffin, OH $51,406 Tiro, OH $51,081 Willard, OH $51,449 Wakeman, OH $52,112

Mansfield, OH $51,309 Addyston, OH $52,937 Cleves, OH $52,821 College Corner, OH $51,935 Toronto, OH $51,150 Warnock, OH $50,769 Wellsville, OH $50,760 Wolf Run, OH $50,928

Yorkville, OH $51,254 Bannock, OH $50,897 Freeport, OH $50,649 Harrisville, OH $51,109 Hopedale, OH $50,920 Flushing, OH $50,731 New Athens, OH $50,988 Piedmont, OH $50,625

New Rumley, OH $50,940 Holloway, OH $50,868 Jewett, OH $50,921 Scio, OH $50,947 Amherst, OH $52,469 Andover, OH $50,337 Ashtabula, OH $50,671 Austinburg, OH $50,750

Avon, OH $52,391 Avon Lake, OH $52,354 Berea, OH $52,653 Burton, OH $51,538 Chagrin Falls, OH $52,507 Chardon, OH $51,852 Chesterland, OH $52,304 Columbia Station, OH $52,310

Conneaut, OH $49,995 Dorset, OH $50,464 East Claridon, OH $51,842 Elyria, OH $52,449 North Ridgeville, OH $52,421 Gates Mills, OH $52,599 Geneva, OH $50,931 Grafton, OH $52,329

Grand River, OH $51,985 Huntsburg, OH $51,449 Atwater, OH $51,321 Aurora, OH $51,883 Barberton, OH $51,872 Bath, OH $51,915 Brady Lake, OH $51,744 Brunswick, OH $52,218

Burbank, OH $51,658 Chippewa Lake, OH $51,835 Clinton, OH $51,719 Creston, OH $51,682 Cuyahoga Falls, OH $51,895 Stow, OH $51,885 Doylestown, OH $51,730 Garrettsville, OH $51,005

Green, OH $51,531 Hinckley, OH $52,217 Hiram, OH $51,363 Homerville, OH $51,777 Hudson, OH $51,920 Kent, OH $51,802 Streetsboro, OH $51,810 Lakemore, OH $51,866

Westfield Center, OH $51,792 Litchfield, OH $52,096 Lodi, OH $51,778 Mantua, OH $51,588 Medina, OH $51,938 Mogadore, OH $51,730 Munroe Falls, OH $51,894 Peninsula, OH $51,953

Randolph, OH $51,475 Ravenna, OH $51,448 Rittman, OH $51,694 Rootstown, OH $51,356 Seville, OH $51,774 Sharon Center, OH $51,868 Spencer, OH $51,955 Sterling, OH $51,643

Tallmadge, OH $51,888 Valley City, OH $52,190 Wadsworth, OH $51,834 Wayland, OH $50,791 Richfield, OH $52,046 West Salem, OH $51,581 Windham, OH $50,945 Akron, OH $51,893

Fairlawn, OH $51,893 Franklin, OH $52,345 Troy, OH $51,721 Vandalia, OH $52,427 Verona, OH $52,196 Versailles, OH $51,325 West Alexandria, OH $52,283 West Manchester, OH $52,027

West Milton, OH $52,216 Wilberforce, OH $51,616 Xenia, OH $51,927 Yellow Springs, OH $50,900 Yorkshire, OH $51,059 Christiansburg, OH $50,961 Union City, OH $51,128 Dayton, OH $52,672

Alexandria, OH $52,590 Amlin, OH $52,987 Ashley, OH $52,177 Blacklick, OH $52,994 Bladensburg, OH $51,374 Brinkhaven, OH $50,943 Broadway, OH $51,749 Buckeye Lake, OH $52,248

Cable, OH $51,162 Catawba, OH $50,848 Centerburg, OH $52,350 Croton, OH $52,505 Danville, OH $51,062 Delaware, OH $52,480 Berlin Center, OH $50,080 Bristolville, OH $50,416

Brookfield, OH $49,455 Burghill, OH $49,739 Campbell, OH $49,246 Canfield, OH $49,392 Columbiana, OH $49,781 Cortland, OH $49,906 Deerfield, OH $50,788 Diamond, OH $50,564

East Palestine, OH $50,060 Elkton, OH $50,397 Ellsworth, OH $49,608 Farmdale, OH $50,099 Fowler, OH $49,665 Girard, OH $49,255 Massillon, OH $51,290 Hamilton, OH $52,463

Fairfield, OH $52,787 Harrison, OH $52,745 Harveysburg, OH $52,116 Hooven, OH $52,834 Kings Mills, OH $52,444 Lebanon, OH $52,209 Maineville, OH $52,510 Mason, OH $52,565

Miamitown, OH $52,908 Middletown, OH $52,298 Monroe, OH $52,323 Mount Saint Joseph, OH $52,938 North Bend, OH $52,831 Okeana, OH $52,537 Oregonia, OH $52,119 Overpeck, OH $52,365

Oxford, OH $52,208 Ross, OH $52,787 Seven Mile, OH $52,285 Shandon, OH $52,601 Somerville, OH $52,103 South Lebanon, OH $52,354 Springboro, OH $52,394 Trenton, OH $52,237

Waynesville, OH $52,210 West Chester, OH $52,698 West Elkton, OH $52,175 Aberdeen, OH $50,931 Amelia, OH $52,753 Batavia, OH $52,675 Bentonville, OH $50,979 Bethel, OH $52,356

Blanchester, OH $52,069 Buford, OH $51,795 Camp Dennison, OH $52,877 Chilo, OH $52,137 Clarksville, OH $51,965 Cuba, OH $51,643 Decatur, OH $51,000 Fayetteville, OH $51,983

Feesburg, OH $52,099 Felicity, OH $52,145 Georgetown, OH $51,719 Goshen, OH $52,507 Greenfield, OH $50,757 Hamersville, OH $52,159 Higginsport, OH $51,817 Highland, OH $51,243

Hillsboro, OH $50,937 Leesburg, OH $50,952 Washington Court House, OH $51,230 West Jefferson, OH $52,621 West Rushville, OH $51,865 Williamsport, OH $51,262 Springfield, OH $50,307 Chillicothe, OH $49,746

Bainbridge, OH $50,355 Beaver, OH $49,763 Bidwell, OH $49,962 Blue Creek, OH $49,678 Bourneville, OH $49,973 Cherry Fork, OH $51,041 Chesapeake, OH $48,498 Cheshire, OH $49,942

Coalton, OH $50,154 Creola, OH $50,479 Crown City, OH $49,048 Cynthiana, OH $50,549 Frankfort, OH $50,170 Franklin Furnace, OH $49,274 Friendship, OH $49,298 Gallipolis, OH $49,757

Hallsville, OH $50,075 Hamden, OH $50,252 Haverhill, OH $49,271 Ironton, OH $49,119 Jackson, OH $49,876 Jasper, OH $49,847 Kerr, OH $49,873 Kingston, OH $50,118

Kitts Hill, OH $48,859 Latham, OH $50,470 Londonderry, OH $50,073 Lucasville, OH $49,342 Lynx, OH $50,143 Mc Arthur, OH $50,394 Mc Dermott, OH $49,272 Minford, OH $49,320

New Plymouth, OH $50,360 Oak Hill, OH $49,521 Otway, OH $49,600 Patriot, OH $49,506 Pedro, OH $49,248 Peebles, OH $50,426 Piketon, OH $49,952 Portsmouth, OH $49,272

West Portsmouth, OH $49,289 Proctorville, OH $48,613 Rarden, OH $50,011 Ray, OH $50,184 Richmond Dale, OH $49,984 Rio Grande, OH $49,696 Rock Camp, OH $48,757 Scioto Furnace, OH $49,285

Scottown, OH $48,919 Seaman, OH $50,845 South Point, OH $48,620 South Salem, OH $50,274 South Webster, OH $49,357 Stockdale, OH $49,713 Stout, OH $49,446 Thurman, OH $49,741

Vinton, OH $50,027 Wakefield, OH $49,482 Waterloo, OH $49,385 Waverly, OH $49,960 Wellston, OH $50,208 West Union, OH $50,762 Wheelersburg, OH $49,256 Marion, OH $51,565

Belle Center, OH $50,905 Bellefontaine, OH $51,128 Caledonia, OH $51,391 Cardington, OH $52,092 Carey, OH $51,046 Chesterville, OH $51,979 De Graff, OH $51,111 East Liberty, OH $51,346

Edison, OH $51,504 Fulton, OH $52,119 Green Camp, OH $51,562 Harpster, OH $51,017 Huntsville, OH $51,039 Iberia, OH $51,390 Kenton, OH $51,021 Kirby, OH $51,198

Lakeview, OH $50,785 La Rue, OH $51,143 Lewistown, OH $50,996 Marengo, OH $52,254 Martel, OH $51,336 Middleburg, OH $51,348 Morral, OH $51,108 Mount Gilead, OH $51,546

Mount Victory, OH $51,064 New Bloomington, OH $51,210 Prospect, OH $51,771 Quincy, OH $51,126 Richwood, OH $51,645 Ridgeway, OH $50,967 Roundhead, OH $50,719 Rushsylvania, OH $51,122

Russells Point, OH $50,953 Shauck, OH $51,467 Sparta, OH $52,175 Upper Sandusky, OH $51,037 Waldo, OH $52,051 West Liberty, OH $51,127 West Mansfield, OH $51,314 Wharton, OH $51,011

Zanesfield, OH $51,230 Latty, OH $50,914 Leipsic, OH $50,964 Mc Comb, OH $51,129 Mc Guffey, OH $50,661 Maria Stein, OH $51,063 Melrose, OH $50,930 Mendon, OH $50,856

Middle Point, OH $50,788 Miller City, OH $50,886 Minster, OH $51,075 Montezuma, OH $51,187 Mount Blanchard, OH $51,072 Mount Cory, OH $50,703 New Bremen, OH $50,985 New Hampshire, OH $50,658

New Knoxville, OH $50,853 North Baltimore, OH $51,516 Oakwood, OH $50,949 Ohio City, OH $50,837 Ottawa, OH $50,689 Ottoville, OH $50,681 Pandora, OH $50,603 Paulding, OH $50,928

Payne, OH $50,840 Rawson, OH $50,728 Rockford, OH $50,942 Saint Henry, OH $51,060 Saint Johns, OH $50,646 Saint Marys, OH $50,803 Scott, OH $50,836 Spencerville, OH $50,629

Uniopolis, OH $50,510 Van Buren, OH $51,424 Vanlue, OH $51,033 Van Wert, OH $50,832 Vaughnsville, OH $50,439 Venedocia, OH $50,761 Wapakoneta, OH $50,623 Waynesfield, OH $50,548

Jefferson, OH $50,565 Williamstown, OH $50,859 Lees Creek, OH $51,300 Willshire, OH $50,840 Wren, OH $50,841

Crane/Tower Operator Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Crane/Tower Operator salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $53,048. While startup companies pay approximate $53,048.

Crane/Tower Operator Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$53,048
Growth Stage	51~500	$53,048
Established	501~5000	$53,048
Enterprise	5000+	$53,048

Crane/Tower Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Crane/Tower Operator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on June 01, 2026

$42,660

Average $53,048/year

$64,675

$3,555

Average $4,421/month

$5,390

$820

Average $1,020/week

$1,244

$21

Average $26/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,675	$5,390	$1,244	$31
Average	$53,048	$4,421	$1,020	$26
25th Percentile	$42,660	$3,555	$820	$21

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