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 $79,230, a Crane Engineer (4-7 years)earns $96,534, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $111,717, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $115,427, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $180,853,

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 $104,523, California $104,127, Massachusetts $102,739. 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: $80,011; Crane Rigger: $76,375; Crane Operator, Sr.: $73,685; Crane Mechanic: $55,718; Mobile Crane Operator: $54,650.

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 March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Crane Engineer in the United States is $94,403 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): $109,058
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,177 to $102,074
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,866

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,074	$8,506	$1,963	$49
Average	$94,403	$7,867	$1,815	$45
25th Percentile	$84,177	$7,015	$1,619	$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): $79,230
Early Career (1-2 years): $96,534
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $111,717
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $115,427
Expert (over 8 years): $180,853

Levels	Salary
Workforce... Level Crane Engineer	$79,230
Crane Eng... Level Crane Engineer	$96,534
Workforce... Level Crane Engineer	$111,717
Workforce... Level Crane Engineer	$115,427
Workforce... Level Crane Engineer	$180,853

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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: $104,523.
California: $104,127.
Massachusetts: $102,739.

District of Columbia $104,523

California $104,127

Massachusetts $102,739

Washington $102,361

New Jersey $102,324

Alaska $102,192

Connecticut $100,889

New York $100,360

Hawaii $98,670

Rhode Island $97,877

Maryland $97,339

Minnesota $96,603

Colorado $96,320

Illinois $96,225

Oregon $95,867

Delaware $95,602

New Hampshire $95,436

Virginia $95,064

Pennsylvania $93,978

Nevada $93,431

North Dakota $93,252

Michigan $92,968

Wisconsin $92,865

Vermont $92,657

Texas $92,081

Maine $92,043

Arizona $91,987

Ohio $91,920

Georgia $91,052

Indiana $90,618

Wyoming $90,533

Utah $90,401

Iowa $90,344

Kansas $89,891

Louisiana $89,759

North Carolina $89,711

Missouri $89,693

Florida $89,324

Montana $89,126

Nebraska $88,937

Kentucky $88,834

South Carolina $88,456

Tennessee $88,220

Idaho $88,125

New Mexico $87,436

Oklahoma $87,285

Alabama $86,728

South Dakota $85,794

Arkansas $85,284

West Virginia $85,010

Mississippi $84,189

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: $119,071
San Francisco: $117,900
Oakland: $115,285

San Jose, CA $119,071

San Francisco, CA $117,900

Oakland, CA $115,285

New York, NY $109,404

Queens Village, NY $108,696

Paramus, NJ $107,941

Passaic, NJ $107,846

Bergenfield, NJ $107,752

Stamford, CT $107,610

Huntington, NY $107,516

Newark, NJ $106,902

Bridgeport, CT $106,713

New Brunswick, NJ $106,402

Vallejo, CA $106,204

Middlesex, NJ $106,147

Somerset, NJ $106,062

Petaluma, CA $105,845

Santa Cruz, CA $105,477

Boston, MA $105,288

Monterey, CA $104,816

Fairbanks, AK $104,750

Los Angeles, CA $104,571

Washington, DC $104,523

Seattle, WA $104,353

Santa Rosa, CA $104,335

Juneau, AK $104,061

Orange, CA $103,749

Anchorage, AK $103,579

Anaheim, CA $103,513

Santa Ana, CA $103,372

Nassau, NY $103,315

Long Beach, CA $103,277

Danbury, CT $103,249

Santa Maria, CA $102,928

Everett, WA $102,909

Bremerton, WA $102,446

Trenton, NJ $102,267

Sacramento, CA $102,229

San Diego, CA $102,182

Brockton, MA $102,144

Tacoma, WA $102,107

Santa Barbara, CA $101,974

Lowell, MA $101,597

New Suffolk, NY $101,559

Nashua, NH $101,446

Lompoc, CA $101,295

Ventura, CA $101,200

Stockton, CA $101,172

New Haven, CT $100,983

Atlantic City, NJ $100,738

Hartford, CT $100,530

Modesto, CA $100,483

Poughkeepsie, NY $100,275

New Britain, CT $100,228

Olympia, WA $100,096

Kennewick, WA $100,096

New London, CT $100,077

Norwich, CT $100,049

Lawrence, MA $100,001

Bakersfield, CA $99,737

Riverside, CA $99,605

New Bedford, MA $99,605

Richland, WA $99,511

Portsmouth, NH $99,435

Vineland, NJ $99,416

San Bernardino, CA $99,341

Boulder, CO $99,076

Worcester, MA $99,001

Portland, OR $98,916

Saint Paul, MN $98,802

Minneapolis, MN $98,802

Philadelphia, PA $98,670

Honolulu, HI $98,170

Springfield, MA $97,840

Providence, RI $97,830

Chicago, IL $97,556

Bellingham, WA $97,443

Baltimore, MD $97,339

Chico, CA $97,103

Wilmington, DE $96,943

Pittsfield, MA $96,848

Manchester, NH $96,669

Spokane, WA $96,254

Denver, CO $96,244

Albany, NY $95,800

Troy, NY $95,763

Schenectady, NY $95,564

Burlington, VT $95,357

Portland, ME $95,026

Salem, OR $94,951

Yakima, WA $94,932

Ann Arbor, MI $94,904

Rochester, MN $94,639

Fresno, CA $94,592

Reno, NV $94,592

Milwaukee, WI $94,507

Detroit, MI $94,413

Allentown, PA $94,384

Carson City, NV $94,375

Houston, TX $94,233

Colorado Springs, CO $94,224

Syracuse, NY $94,177

Eugene, OR $93,997

Bismarck, ND $93,884

Gary, IN $93,884

Galveston, TX $93,884

Springfield, OR $93,809

Medford, OR $93,582

Fort Collins, CO $93,544

Austin, TX $93,469

Mesa, AZ $93,270

Phoenix, AZ $93,252

Dallas, TX $93,223

Reading, PA $93,167

Saint Cloud, MN $93,129

Concord, NH $93,044

Madison, WI $93,006

Utica, NY $92,751

Raleigh, NC $92,676

Las Vegas, NV $92,666

Rochester, NY $92,600

Des Moines, IA $92,591

Atlanta, GA $92,440

Battle Creek, MI $92,411

Salt Lake City, UT $92,383

Lancaster, PA $92,241

Champaign, IL $92,223

Harrisburg, PA $92,109

Durham, NC $92,024

Kansas City, MO $92,015

Kansas City, KS $91,996

Fort Worth, TX $91,987

Boca Raton, FL $91,949

Cleveland, OH $91,939

Columbus, OH $91,920

Pittsburgh, PA $91,911

Richmond, VA $91,873

Indianapolis, IN $91,854

Cincinnati, OH $91,732

Petersburg, VA $91,590

Billings, MT $91,382

Lansing, MI $91,382

Huntsville, AL $91,382

Lebanon, PA $91,373

Dayton, OH $91,364

Pueblo, CO $91,364

Appleton, WI $91,335

Buffalo, NY $91,297

Racine, WI $91,250

Charlotte, NC $91,241

Saint Louis, MO $91,212

Springfield, IL $91,175

Elkhart, IN $91,156

York, PA $91,156

Gastonia, NC $91,146

Benton Harbor, MI $91,146

Beaumont, TX $91,090

Lorain, OH $91,071

Toledo, OH $91,033

Binghamton, NY $90,986

Rock Hill, SC $90,976

Rockford, IL $90,929

Fargo, ND $90,882

Elyria, OH $90,882

Flagstaff, AZ $90,816

Fort Lauderdale, FL $90,759

Miami, FL $90,703

Duluth, MN $90,552

Bangor, ME $90,429

Cedar Rapids, IA $90,325

Louisville, KY $90,278

Grand Rapids, MI $90,259

Hialeah, FL $90,250

Casper, WY $90,117

Scranton, PA $90,004

New Orleans, LA $89,976

Virginia Beach, VA $89,966

Akron, OH $89,919

Peoria, IL $89,796

Sarasota, FL $89,778

Green Bay, WI $89,711

Baton Rouge, LA $89,664

Charleston, SC $89,645

Nashville, TN $89,617

Jamestown, NY $89,598

Davenport, IA $89,598

Tucson, AZ $89,551

Cheyenne, WY $89,523

Saint Petersburg, FL $89,494

Tampa, FL $89,475

Omaha, NE $89,457

Port Arthur, TX $89,419

Evansville, IN $89,419

Bradenton, FL $89,381

Santa Fe, NM $89,211

Orlando, FL $89,117

Clearwater, FL $89,013

Canton, OH $88,815

La Crosse, WI $88,815

Grand Forks, ND $88,786

Albuquerque, NM $88,758

Tulsa, OK $88,758

Newport News, VA $88,749

High Point, NC $88,720

Ogden, UT $88,682

Corpus Christi, TX $88,607

Laramie, WY $88,550

Norfolk, VA $88,550

Rock Island, IL $88,494

Saginaw, MI $88,475

Jacksonville, FL $88,465

Salisbury, NC $88,446

Memphis, TN $88,428

Moline, IL $88,380

Fort Myers, FL $88,352

Waterloo, IA $88,229

Spartanburg, SC $88,135

Lincoln, NE $88,088

Fort Wayne, IN $88,069

Birmingham, AL $87,965

Cedar Falls, IA $87,946

Provo, UT $87,937

Springfield, OH $87,927

San Antonio, TX $87,908

Greensboro, NC $87,871

South Bend, IN $87,861

Winston Salem, NC $87,852

Boise, ID $87,823

Savannah, GA $87,757

Muskegon, MI $87,587

Lima, OH $87,474

Lake Charles, LA $87,436

Anderson, IN $87,417

Lexington, KY $87,389

Augusta, GA $87,361

Greenville, SC $87,361

Wichita, KS $87,276

Tuscaloosa, AL $87,276

Columbia, SC $87,191

Bloomington, IN $86,955

Roanoke, VA $86,898

Asheville, NC $86,776

Knoxville, TN $86,615

Shreveport, LA $86,606

Wilmington, NC $86,483

Frankfort, KY $86,303

Oklahoma City, OK $86,237

Chillicothe, OH $86,200

Longview, TX $86,190

Topeka, KS $86,162

Mobile, AL $86,020

Terre Haute, IN $85,983

Erie, PA $85,973

Altoona, PA $85,926

Melbourne, FL $85,898

Amarillo, TX $85,860

Killeen, TX $85,831

Fayetteville, AR $85,756

Sioux Falls, SD $85,690

Chattanooga, TN $85,633

Idaho Falls, ID $85,624

Gainesville, FL $85,426

Portsmouth, OH $85,378

Little Rock, AR $85,359

Lynchburg, VA $85,359

Lafayette, LA $85,322

Youngstown, OH $85,322

Temple, TX $85,284

Daytona Beach, FL $85,265

Clarksville, TN $85,256

Pensacola, FL $85,246

Hopkinsville, KY $84,963

Charleston, WV $84,954

Florence, SC $84,906

Sioux City, IA $84,850

Macon, GA $84,576

Tallahassee, FL $84,566

Fayetteville, NC $84,548

Waco, TX $84,529

Wichita Falls, TX $84,529

Pine Bluff, AR $84,491

Vincennes, IN $84,312

Lubbock, TX $84,274

Great Falls, MT $84,217

Alamogordo, NM $84,208

Abilene, TX $84,132

Rapid City, SD $84,009

Monroe, LA $84,009

Albany, GA $83,953

Huntington, WV $83,943

Jackson, MS $83,934

Greenville, MS $83,925

Parkersburg, WV $83,830

Montgomery, AL $83,811

Johnstown, PA $83,792

Springfield, MO $83,717

Biloxi, MS $83,670

Sumter, SC $83,471

Columbus, GA $83,462

Twin Falls, ID $83,405

Pascagoula, MS $83,283

Kingsport, TN $83,037

Gulfport, MS $83,009

Alexandria, LA $82,697

Fort Smith, AR $82,461

El Paso, TX $82,206

Helena, MT $82,084

Las Cruces, NM $81,782

Harlingen, TX $81,517

Pocatello, ID $81,432

Florence, AL $81,404

Brownsville, TX $81,385

Dothan, AL $81,234

Mcallen, TX $81,187

Columbus, MS $80,488

Altus, OK $80,054

Lawton, OK $79,875

Pierre, SD $79,535

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	$99,123	5%
Flexibility	$98,179	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$97,235	3%
Innovation	$97,235	3%
Leadership	$97,235	3%
Upselling	$96,291	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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$84,177

Average $94,403/year

$102,074

$7,015

Average $7,867/month

$8,506

$1,619

Average $1,815/week

$1,963

$40

Average $45/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,074	$8,506	$1,963	$49
Average	$94,403	$7,867	$1,815	$45
25th Percentile	$84,177	$7,015	$1,619	$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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