What are the main factors that influence a Crane Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Crane Engineer's salary?

A Crane Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Workforce Analyst I (2-4 years)earns $79,223, a Crane Engineer (4-7 years)earns $96,537, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $111,698, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $115,409, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $180,864,

What are the highest paying states for a Crane Engineer?

Crane Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Crane Engineer roles are District of Columbia $104,469, California $104,073, Massachusetts $102,686. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Crane Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Crane Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Crane Supervisor: $80,040; Crane Rigger: $76,409; Crane Operator, Sr.: $73,725; Crane Mechanic: $55,727; Mobile Crane Operator: $54,663.

How do different companies affect a Crane Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Crane Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Crane Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Crane Engineer make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Crane Engineer in the United States is $94,354 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $108,669
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $83,878 to $101,847
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,339

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,847	$8,487	$1,959	$49
Average	$94,354	$7,863	$1,815	$45
25th Percentile	$83,878	$6,990	$1,613	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Crane Engineer Salaries

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

How Experience Level Affects Crane Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Crane Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $79,223
Early Career (1-2 years): $96,537
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $111,698
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $115,409
Expert (over 8 years): $180,864

Levels	Salary
Workforce... Level Crane Engineer	$79,223
Crane Eng... Level Crane Engineer	$96,537
Workforce... Level Crane Engineer	$111,698
Workforce... Level Crane Engineer	$115,409
Workforce... Level Crane Engineer	$180,864

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How Do Crane Engineer 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 Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $104,469.
California: $104,073.
Massachusetts: $102,686.

District of Columbia $104,469

California $104,073

Massachusetts $102,686

Washington $102,308

New Jersey $102,271

Alaska $102,139

Connecticut $100,836

New York $100,308

Hawaii $98,619

Rhode Island $97,827

Maryland $97,289

Minnesota $96,553

Colorado $96,270

Illinois $96,175

Oregon $95,817

Delaware $95,553

New Hampshire $95,387

Virginia $95,015

Pennsylvania $93,930

Nevada $93,382

North Dakota $93,203

Michigan $92,920

Wisconsin $92,816

Vermont $92,609

Texas $92,033

Maine $91,995

Arizona $91,939

Ohio $91,873

Georgia $91,005

Indiana $90,571

Wyoming $90,486

Utah $90,354

Iowa $90,297

Kansas $89,844

Louisiana $89,712

North Carolina $89,665

Missouri $89,646

Florida $89,278

Montana $89,080

Nebraska $88,891

Kentucky $88,787

South Carolina $88,410

Tennessee $88,174

Idaho $88,080

New Mexico $87,391

Oklahoma $87,240

Alabama $86,683

South Dakota $85,749

Arkansas $85,240

West Virginia $84,966

Mississippi $84,145

Top Paying Cities for Crane Engineers

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:

San Jose: $119,009
San Francisco: $117,706
Oakland: $115,225

San Jose, CA $119,009

San Francisco, CA $117,706

Oakland, CA $115,225

New York, NY $108,639

Paramus, NJ $107,318

Queens Village, NY $107,313

Passaic, NJ $107,223

Bergenfield, NJ $107,215

Stamford, CT $107,007

Huntington, NY $106,969

Newark, NJ $106,271

Bridgeport, CT $106,072

Vallejo, CA $105,884

New Brunswick, NJ $105,847

Petaluma, CA $105,790

Middlesex, NJ $105,611

Somerset, NJ $105,545

Santa Cruz, CA $105,422

Boston, MA $104,846

Monterey, CA $104,515

Seattle, WA $104,299

Santa Rosa, CA $104,280

Los Angeles, CA $104,252

Juneau, AK $104,007

Washington, DC $103,903

Orange, CA $103,567

Santa Ana, CA $103,318

Long Beach, CA $103,224

Anaheim, CA $103,205

Anchorage, AK $103,158

Santa Maria, CA $102,874

Everett, WA $102,856

Danbury, CT $102,523

Bremerton, WA $102,393

Tacoma, WA $102,054

New Suffolk, NY $102,052

Sacramento, CA $102,025

Santa Barbara, CA $101,922

Trenton, NJ $101,818

San Diego, CA $101,818

Brockton, MA $101,714

Fairbanks, AK $101,483

Lompoc, CA $101,242

Lowell, MA $101,166

Ventura, CA $101,148

Nashua, NH $101,129

Stockton, CA $101,120

Modesto, CA $100,431

Poughkeepsie, NY $100,223

Olympia, WA $100,044

Kennewick, WA $100,044

New Haven, CT $100,006

Lawrence, MA $99,666

Hartford, CT $99,572

Riverside, CA $99,553

New Bedford, MA $99,459

Richland, WA $99,459

Bakersfield, CA $99,327

San Bernardino, CA $99,289

New Britain, CT $99,280

Atlantic City, NJ $99,280

New London, CT $99,242

Norwich, CT $99,214

Portsmouth, NH $99,195

Boulder, CO $98,995

Portland, OR $98,864

Worcester, MA $98,855

Minneapolis, MN $98,563

Philadelphia, PA $98,430

Honolulu, HI $98,119

Saint Paul, MN $98,074

Vineland, NJ $98,053

Providence, RI $97,779

Chicago, IL $97,506

Bellingham, WA $97,393

Springfield, MA $97,317

Baltimore, MD $97,289

Chico, CA $97,053

Pittsfield, MA $96,798

Manchester, NH $96,619

Spokane, WA $96,204

Denver, CO $96,194

Albany, NY $95,751

Troy, NY $95,713

Nassau, NY $95,612

Schenectady, NY $95,515

Wilmington, DE $95,439

Burlington, VT $95,307

Salem, OR $95,270

Portland, ME $94,977

Yakima, WA $94,883

Rochester, MN $94,590

Reno, NV $94,543

Fresno, CA $94,543

Milwaukee, WI $94,458

Detroit, MI $94,364

Ann Arbor, MI $94,348

Allentown, PA $94,335

Colorado Springs, CO $94,175

Syracuse, NY $94,128

Carson City, NV $94,128

Houston, TX $93,996

Eugene, OR $93,949

Gary, IN $93,835

Springfield, OR $93,760

Bismarck, ND $93,741

Galveston, TX $93,675

Medford, OR $93,533

Fort Collins, CO $93,496

Concord, NH $93,448

Austin, TX $93,420

Mesa, AZ $93,222

Reading, PA $93,213

Phoenix, AZ $93,203

Dallas, TX $93,175

Saint Cloud, MN $93,084

Madison, WI $92,958

Utica, NY $92,703

Rochester, NY $92,552

Des Moines, IA $92,543

Raleigh, NC $92,533

Atlanta, GA $92,392

Battle Creek, MI $92,363

Salt Lake City, UT $92,335

Lancaster, PA $92,194

Harrisburg, PA $92,061

Kansas City, MO $91,967

Champaign, IL $91,948

Kansas City, KS $91,948

Fort Worth, TX $91,939

Columbus, OH $91,923

Boca Raton, FL $91,901

Pittsburgh, PA $91,863

Richmond, VA $91,826

Indianapolis, IN $91,807

Cleveland, OH $91,797

Las Vegas, NV $91,684

Cincinnati, OH $91,684

Petersburg, VA $91,543

Huntsville, AL $91,401

Lansing, MI $91,338

Lebanon, PA $91,326

Pueblo, CO $91,316

Appleton, WI $91,288

Buffalo, NY $91,250

Dayton, OH $91,222

Racine, WI $91,203

Charlotte, NC $91,193

Saint Louis, MO $91,165

York, PA $91,109

Elkhart, IN $91,109

Gastonia, NC $91,091

Billings, MT $91,068

Beaumont, TX $91,042

Lorain, OH $91,024

Benton Harbor, MI $91,005

Toledo, OH $90,986

Binghamton, NY $90,939

Rock Hill, SC $90,929

Rockford, IL $90,882

Springfield, IL $90,844

Elyria, OH $90,835

Fargo, ND $90,835

Flagstaff, AZ $90,769

Fort Lauderdale, FL $90,712

Duluth, MN $90,656

Miami, FL $90,656

Cheyenne, WY $90,590

Grand Forks, ND $90,590

Bangor, ME $90,382

Cedar Rapids, IA $90,278

Durham, NC $90,239

Louisville, KY $90,231

Grand Rapids, MI $90,212

Hialeah, FL $90,203

Casper, WY $90,071

Scranton, PA $89,957

New Orleans, LA $89,929

Virginia Beach, VA $89,920

Akron, OH $89,872

Peoria, IL $89,750

Sarasota, FL $89,731

Nashville, TN $89,665

Omaha, NE $89,665

Green Bay, WI $89,665

Baton Rouge, LA $89,618

Charleston, SC $89,599

Jamestown, NY $89,552

Davenport, IA $89,552

Tucson, AZ $89,504

Saint Petersburg, FL $89,448

Tampa, FL $89,429

Evansville, IN $89,372

Port Arthur, TX $89,372

Bradenton, FL $89,335

Santa Fe, NM $89,165

Orlando, FL $88,995

Clearwater, FL $88,967

Canton, OH $88,769

La Crosse, WI $88,769

Albuquerque, NM $88,712

Newport News, VA $88,702

High Point, NC $88,674

Ogden, UT $88,636

Corpus Christi, TX $88,561

Norfolk, VA $88,504

Laramie, WY $88,504

Rock Island, IL $88,448

Saginaw, MI $88,429

Jacksonville, FL $88,419

Salisbury, NC $88,401

Boise, ID $88,382

Moline, IL $88,334

Fort Myers, FL $88,306

Memphis, TN $88,287

Tulsa, OK $88,240

Waterloo, IA $88,184

Spartanburg, SC $88,089

Lincoln, NE $88,042

Fort Wayne, IN $88,023

Provo, UT $88,014

Cedar Falls, IA $87,900

San Antonio, TX $87,863

Greensboro, NC $87,825

South Bend, IN $87,816

Savannah, GA $87,712

Muskegon, MI $87,674

Birmingham, AL $87,665

Winston Salem, NC $87,618

Lake Charles, LA $87,391

Anderson, IN $87,372

Lexington, KY $87,344

Augusta, GA $87,315

Greenville, SC $87,315

Lima, OH $87,240

Wichita, KS $87,231

Tuscaloosa, AL $87,231

Columbia, SC $87,146

Springfield, OH $87,127

Asheville, NC $86,976

Bloomington, IN $86,910

Knoxville, TN $86,570

Shreveport, LA $86,561

Wilmington, NC $86,438

Roanoke, VA $86,438

Topeka, KS $86,268

Frankfort, KY $86,258

Oklahoma City, OK $86,193

Chillicothe, OH $86,155

Longview, TX $86,145

Melbourne, FL $86,136

Sioux Falls, SD $85,985

Mobile, AL $85,976

Terre Haute, IN $85,938

Altoona, PA $85,881

Amarillo, TX $85,815

Killeen, TX $85,787

Fayetteville, AR $85,711

Chattanooga, TN $85,683

Sioux City, IA $85,598

Idaho Falls, ID $85,579

Lynchburg, VA $85,504

Gainesville, FL $85,381

Portsmouth, OH $85,334

Little Rock, AR $85,315

Lafayette, LA $85,277

Youngstown, OH $85,277

Daytona Beach, FL $85,221

Clarksville, TN $85,211

Pensacola, FL $85,202

Temple, TX $85,195

Hopkinsville, KY $84,919

Erie, PA $84,900

Florence, SC $84,862

Charleston, WV $84,711

Great Falls, MT $84,664

Macon, GA $84,532

Tallahassee, FL $84,523

Fayetteville, NC $84,504

Waco, TX $84,485

Helena, MT $84,419

Pine Bluff, AR $84,383

Vincennes, IN $84,268

Lubbock, TX $84,230

Alamogordo, NM $84,173

Twin Falls, ID $84,089

Rapid City, SD $84,060

Jackson, MS $83,890

Huntington, WV $83,884

Greenville, MS $83,881

Parkersburg, WV $83,785

Montgomery, AL $83,768

Wichita Falls, TX $83,673

Springfield, MO $83,673

Biloxi, MS $83,626

Monroe, LA $83,532

Johnstown, PA $83,466

Sumter, SC $83,428

Columbus, GA $83,419

Pascagoula, MS $83,239

Abilene, TX $83,239

Kingsport, TN $82,994

Albany, GA $82,994

Gulfport, MS $82,966

Alexandria, LA $82,654

Fort Smith, AR $82,418

El Paso, TX $82,164

Las Cruces, NM $81,739

Harlingen, TX $81,499

Pocatello, ID $81,484

Florence, AL $81,362

Brownsville, TX $81,343

Mcallen, TX $81,145

Dothan, AL $81,013

Columbus, MS $80,452

Altus, OK $80,012

Lawton, OK $79,833

Pierre, SD $79,493

What Skills Can Increase a Crane Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 16.98% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Logistics (Mentioned in 1.92% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Administrative Support (Mentioned in 1.15% Job Postings): Administrative support means technical assistance, studies, surveys, or securing volunteers to assist the department in fulfilling its administrative responsibilities.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	16.98%
Logistics	1.92%
Administrative Support	1.15%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Crane Engineer's salary.

Acute Care: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Flexibility: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Sense Of Urgency: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Acute Care	$99,072	5%
Flexibility	$98,128	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$97,185	3%
Innovation	$97,185	3%
Leadership	$97,185	3%
Upselling	$96,241	2%

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Crane Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Crane Engineer'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.

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$83,878

Average $94,354/year

$101,847

$6,990

Average $7,863/month

$8,487

$1,613

Average $1,815/week

$1,959

$40

Average $45/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,847	$8,487	$1,959	$49
Average	$94,354	$7,863	$1,815	$45
25th Percentile	$83,878	$6,990	$1,613	$40

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Salaries for a Crane Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $101,180 in 2023 to around $100,670 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Crane Engineer salary trends, .

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