Crane/Tower Operator Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Crane/Tower Operator make in South Dakota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Crane/Tower Operator in South Dakota is $49,600 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $70,369
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,887 to $60,471
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $31,044

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Crane/Tower Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,471	$5,039	$1,163	$29
Average	$49,600	$4,133	$954	$24
25th Percentile	$39,887	$3,324	$767	$19

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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: $60,428.
California: $60,199.
Massachusetts: $59,396.

District of Columbia $60,428 California $60,199 Massachusetts $59,396 Washington $59,178 New Jersey $59,156 Alaska $59,080 Connecticut $58,327 New York $58,021

Hawaii $57,044 Rhode Island $56,586 Maryland $56,275 Minnesota $55,849 Colorado $55,685 Illinois $55,631 Oregon $55,423 Delaware $55,270

New Hampshire $55,174 Virginia $54,959 Pennsylvania $54,332 Nevada $54,015 North Dakota $53,911 Michigan $53,748 Wisconsin $53,688 Vermont $53,568

Texas $53,235 Maine $53,213 Arizona $53,180 Ohio $53,142 Georgia $52,640 Indiana $52,389 Wyoming $52,340 Utah $52,263

Iowa $52,230 Kansas $51,969 Louisiana $51,892 North Carolina $51,865 Missouri $51,854 Florida $51,641 Montana $51,526 Nebraska $51,417

Kentucky $51,357 South Carolina $51,139 Tennessee $51,002 Idaho $50,948 New Mexico $50,549 Oklahoma $50,462 Alabama $50,140 South Dakota $49,600

Arkansas $49,305 West Virginia $49,147 Mississippi $48,672

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:

Alcester: $50,117
Aurora: $50,383
Baltic: $49,841

Alcester, SD $50,117 Aurora, SD $50,383 Baltic, SD $49,841 Beresford, SD $49,988 Brandon, SD $49,739 Brookings, SD $50,476 Burbank, SD $49,938 Canistota, SD $50,012

Canton, SD $49,871 Centerville, SD $49,992 Chancellor, SD $49,865 Chester, SD $49,988 Colman, SD $50,151 Colton, SD $49,943 Crooks, SD $49,814 Davis, SD $49,931

Dell Rapids, SD $49,933 Egan, SD $50,066 Elk Point, SD $49,781 Elkton, SD $50,414 Fairview, SD $49,944 Flandreau, SD $50,229 Freeman, SD $50,175 Garretson, SD $49,850

Gayville, SD $50,259 Harrisburg, SD $49,771 Hartford, SD $49,847 Hudson, SD $49,984 Humboldt, SD $49,918 Hurley, SD $49,993 Irene, SD $50,134 Jefferson, SD $49,594

Lennox, SD $49,865 Lesterville, SD $50,221 Lyons, SD $49,860 Madison, SD $50,250 Marion, SD $50,027 Menno, SD $50,195 Mission Hill, SD $50,233 Monroe, SD $49,973

Belle Fourche, SD $50,166 Black Hawk, SD $48,632 Box Elder, SD $48,694 Buffalo, SD $50,075 Buffalo Gap, SD $49,681 Camp Crook, SD $50,123 Caputa, SD $48,930 Custer, SD $49,575

Deadwood, SD $49,269 Edgemont, SD $50,050 Enning, SD $49,659 Fairburn, SD $49,116 Fort Meade, SD $49,111 Hermosa, SD $48,920 Hill City, SD $49,251 Hot Springs, SD $50,012

Howes, SD $49,770 Interior, SD $49,849 Keystone, SD $48,871 Kyle, SD $49,956 Lead, SD $49,720 Ludlow, SD $50,272 Manderson, SD $50,036 Mud Butte, SD $49,800

Nemo, SD $48,940 Newell, SD $49,897 New Underwood, SD $48,932 Nisland, SD $50,007 Oelrichs, SD $49,909 Oglala, SD $49,996 Oral, SD $49,863 Owanka, SD $49,173

Piedmont, SD $48,668 Pine Ridge, SD $50,089 Porcupine, SD $49,938 Pringle, SD $49,729 Quinn, SD $49,777 Redig, SD $49,718 Saint Onge, SD $49,860 Scenic, SD $49,506

Smithwick, SD $49,926 Spearfish, SD $50,085 Sturgis, SD $48,955 Union Center, SD $49,693 Vale, SD $49,536 Wall, SD $49,705 Wasta, SD $49,454 White Owl, SD $49,793

Whitewood, SD $49,650 Wounded Knee, SD $50,039 Leola, SD $50,336 Long Lake, SD $50,413 Mansfield, SD $50,306 Mellette, SD $50,353 Northville, SD $50,299 Onaka, SD $50,104

Orient, SD $50,179 Pierpont, SD $50,350 Redfield, SD $50,431 Rockham, SD $50,239 Roscoe, SD $50,150 Selby, SD $50,063 Seneca, SD $50,072 Stratford, SD $50,356

Tolstoy, SD $50,075 Tulare, SD $50,361 Turton, SD $50,364 Warner, SD $50,414 Westport, SD $50,345 Pierre, SD $45,981 Agar, SD $47,178 Belvidere, SD $49,776

Blunt, SD $45,981 Burke, SD $50,166 Colome, SD $50,105 Dallas, SD $50,089 Draper, SD $48,543 Fort Pierre, SD $46,116 Gregory, SD $50,143 Hamill, SD $50,018

Harrold, SD $46,250 Hayes, SD $49,264 Herrick, SD $50,137 Holabird, SD $47,293 Ideal, SD $50,005 Kadoka, SD $49,833 Kennebec, SD $49,275 Long Valley, SD $49,831

Lower Brule, SD $49,210 Martin, SD $49,951 Midland, SD $49,670 Milesville, SD $49,702 Mission, SD $50,058 Murdo, SD $49,362 Norris, SD $49,909 Okaton, SD $49,783

Okreek, SD $50,030 Onida, SD $46,433 Parmelee, SD $49,998 Philip, SD $49,775 Presho, SD $48,907 Reliance, SD $50,047 Rosebud, SD $50,113 Saint Charles, SD $50,192

Saint Francis, SD $50,017 Tuthill, SD $49,891 Vivian, SD $48,694 Wanblee, SD $49,925 White River, SD $49,902 Winner, SD $50,058 Witten, SD $49,969 Wood, SD $49,896

Mobridge, SD $50,074 Bison, SD $49,949 Bullhead, SD $50,331 Cherry Creek, SD $49,819 Dupree, SD $49,830 Eagle Butte, SD $49,882 Faith, SD $49,815 Glencross, SD $49,857

Glenham, SD $50,092 Herreid, SD $50,283 Isabel, SD $49,848 Keldron, SD $50,088 Lantry, SD $49,905 Lemmon, SD $50,276 Little Eagle, SD $50,324 Lodgepole, SD $50,140

Mc Intosh, SD $50,164 Mc Laughlin, SD $50,119 Meadow, SD $49,834 Morristown, SD $50,215 Mound City, SD $50,193 Pollock, SD $50,382 Prairie City, SD $50,014 Ralph, SD $50,177

Reva, SD $50,016 Ridgeview, SD $49,907 Timber Lake, SD $49,932 Trail City, SD $49,916 Wakpala, SD $50,121 Walker, SD $50,200 Watauga, SD $50,087 Whitehorse, SD $49,960

Rapid City, SD $48,623 Ellsworth Afb, SD $48,623 Allen, SD $49,951 Batesland, SD $49,972 Montrose, SD $50,013 North Sioux City, SD $49,516 Nunda, SD $50,225 Oldham, SD $50,336

Olivet, SD $50,218 Parker, SD $49,946 Ramona, SD $50,247 Renner, SD $49,783 Rowena, SD $49,749 Rutland, SD $50,181 Salem, SD $50,184 Scotland, SD $50,297

Sinai, SD $50,495 Springfield, SD $50,357 Tabor, SD $50,324 Tea, SD $49,810 Trent, SD $49,999 Tyndall, SD $50,309 Utica, SD $50,222 Valley Springs, SD $49,779

Vermillion, SD $50,233 Viborg, SD $50,121 Volga, SD $50,378 Volin, SD $50,176 Wakonda, SD $50,125 Wentworth, SD $50,163 Winfred, SD $50,188 Worthing, SD $49,857

Yankton, SD $50,426 Sioux Falls, SD $49,736 Vienna, SD $50,468 Wallace, SD $50,438 Waubay, SD $50,414 Webster, SD $50,426 White, SD $50,504 Willow Lake, SD $50,525

Wilmot, SD $50,463 Mitchell, SD $50,471 Alexandria, SD $50,286 Alpena, SD $50,371 Armour, SD $50,267 Artesian, SD $50,363 Avon, SD $50,281 Bonesteel, SD $50,183

Bridgewater, SD $50,151 Canova, SD $50,219 Carpenter, SD $50,488 Carthage, SD $50,375 Cavour, SD $50,441 Chamberlain, SD $50,214 Corsica, SD $50,277 Dante, SD $50,252

Delmont, SD $50,254 Dimock, SD $50,309 Emery, SD $50,234 Ethan, SD $50,336 Fairfax, SD $50,192 Fedora, SD $50,320 Fort Thompson, SD $49,624 Fulton, SD $50,326

Gann Valley, SD $50,110 Geddes, SD $50,204 Harrison, SD $50,242 Highmore, SD $49,275 Stephan, SD $49,493 Hitchcock, SD $50,401 Howard, SD $50,345 Huron, SD $50,573

Iroquois, SD $50,453 Kaylor, SD $50,364 Kimball, SD $50,212 Lake Andes, SD $50,285 Lane, SD $50,476 Letcher, SD $50,340 Marty, SD $50,446 Miller, SD $50,259

Mount Vernon, SD $50,308 New Holland, SD $50,382 Oacoma, SD $50,169 Parkston, SD $50,330 Pickstown, SD $50,362 Plankinton, SD $50,300 Platte, SD $50,214 Pukwana, SD $50,178

Ree Heights, SD $49,928 Saint Lawrence, SD $50,261 Spencer, SD $50,212 Stickney, SD $50,267 Tripp, SD $50,281 Virgil, SD $50,328 Wagner, SD $50,291 Wessington, SD $50,291

Wessington Springs, SD $50,283 White Lake, SD $50,233 Wolsey, SD $50,390 Woonsocket, SD $50,367 Yale, SD $50,482 Aberdeen, SD $50,487 Akaska, SD $50,036 Amherst, SD $50,410

Andover, SD $50,337 Ashton, SD $50,328 Barnard, SD $50,397 Bath, SD $50,381 Bowdle, SD $50,131 Brentford, SD $50,419 Britton, SD $50,552 Claremont, SD $50,367

Columbia, SD $50,307 Conde, SD $50,361 Cresbard, SD $50,236 Doland, SD $50,468 Eureka, SD $50,308 Faulkton, SD $50,232 Ferney, SD $50,544 Frankfort, SD $50,465

Frederick, SD $50,410 Gettysburg, SD $49,760 Groton, SD $50,387 Hecla, SD $50,482 Hosmer, SD $50,228 Houghton, SD $50,269 Hoven, SD $50,091 Ipswich, SD $50,280

Java, SD $50,059 Langford, SD $50,342 Lebanon, SD $49,844 Watertown, SD $50,573 Arlington, SD $50,439 Astoria, SD $50,519 Badger, SD $50,527 Big Stone City, SD $50,600

Bradley, SD $50,422 Brandt, SD $50,485 Bristol, SD $50,381 Bruce, SD $50,430 Bryant, SD $50,503 Castlewood, SD $50,471 Claire City, SD $50,548 Clark, SD $50,509

Clear Lake, SD $50,489 Corona, SD $50,549 De Smet, SD $50,482 Eden, SD $50,393 Erwin, SD $50,451 Estelline, SD $50,463 Florence, SD $50,447 Garden City, SD $50,456

Gary, SD $50,522 Goodwin, SD $50,426 Grenville, SD $50,380 Hayti, SD $50,491 Hazel, SD $50,468 Henry, SD $50,469 Kranzburg, SD $50,656 Labolt, SD $50,431

Lake City, SD $50,477 Lake Norden, SD $50,515 Lake Preston, SD $50,466 Marvin, SD $50,376 Milbank, SD $50,592 New Effington, SD $50,655 Ortley, SD $50,387 Peever, SD $50,455

Raymond, SD $50,480 Revillo, SD $50,461 Rosholt, SD $50,643 Roslyn, SD $50,370 Sisseton, SD $50,486 South Shore, SD $50,392 Stockholm, SD $50,392 Strandburg, SD $50,387

Summit, SD $50,390 Toronto, SD $50,465 Twin Brooks, SD $50,373 Veblen, SD $50,573

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 $49,600. While startup companies pay approximate $49,600.

Crane/Tower Operator Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$49,600
Growth Stage	51~500	$49,600
Established	501~5000	$49,600
Enterprise	5000+	$49,600

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 July 01, 2026

$39,887

Average $49,600/year

$60,471

$3,324

Average $4,133/month

$5,039

$767

Average $954/week

$1,163

$19

Average $24/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,471	$5,039	$1,163	$29
Average	$49,600	$4,133	$954	$24
25th Percentile	$39,887	$3,324	$767	$19

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