What are the main factors that influence a Tower Hand's salary?

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

How does experience change A Tower Hand's salary?

A Tower Hand's salary grows with experience: a Lineman Apprentice (0-1 years)earns $61,713, a Tower Hand (1-3 years)earns $86,214, a Lineman, Senior (3-5 years)earns $105,457,

What are the highest paying states for a Tower Hand?

Tower Hand salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Tower Hand roles are District of Columbia $92,816, California $92,464, Massachusetts $91,232. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Tower Hand roles make?

Salaries for Tower Hand level roles vary by specialization: Tower Controller: $98,855; Tower Foreman: $89,247; Tower Technician: $88,779; Tower Top Hand: $83,145; Tower Climber: $81,559.

How do different companies affect a Tower Hand's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Tower Hand roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Tower Hand Salary in the United States

How much does a Tower Hand make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Tower Hand in the United States is $83,830 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $98,181
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,387 to $91,342
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,969

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Tower Hand Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,342	$7,612	$1,757	$44
Average	$83,830	$6,986	$1,612	$40
25th Percentile	$72,387	$6,032	$1,392	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Tower Hand Salaries

A Tower Hand'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Tower Hand 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 Tower Hands. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $92,816.
California: $92,464.
Massachusetts: $91,232.

District of Columbia $92,816 California $92,464 Massachusetts $91,232 Washington $90,897 New Jersey $90,863 Alaska $90,746 Connecticut $89,589 New York $89,119

Hawaii $87,619 Rhode Island $86,915 Maryland $86,437 Minnesota $85,783 Colorado $85,532 Illinois $85,448 Oregon $85,129 Delaware $84,894

New Hampshire $84,747 Virginia $84,417 Pennsylvania $83,453 Nevada $82,966 North Dakota $82,807 Michigan $82,556 Wisconsin $82,463 Vermont $82,279

Texas $81,768 Maine $81,734 Arizona $81,684 Ohio $81,625 Georgia $80,854 Indiana $80,468 Wyoming $80,393 Utah $80,275

Iowa $80,225 Kansas $79,823 Louisiana $79,705 North Carolina $79,663 Missouri $79,647 Florida $79,320 Montana $79,144 Nebraska $78,976

Kentucky $78,884 South Carolina $78,549 Tennessee $78,339 Idaho $78,255 New Mexico $77,643 Oklahoma $77,509 Alabama $77,014 South Dakota $76,185

Arkansas $75,732 West Virginia $75,489 Mississippi $74,759

Top Paying Cities for Tower Hands

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: $105,735
San Francisco: $104,577
Oakland: $102,373

San Jose, CA $105,735

San Francisco, CA $104,577

Oakland, CA $102,373

New York, NY $96,521

Paramus, NJ $95,347

Queens Village, NY $95,343

Passaic, NJ $95,263

Bergenfield, NJ $95,256

Stamford, CT $95,071

Huntington, NY $95,037

Newark, NJ $94,418

Bridgeport, CT $94,241

Vallejo, CA $94,074

New Brunswick, NJ $94,040

Petaluma, CA $93,990

Middlesex, NJ $93,831

Somerset, NJ $93,772

Santa Cruz, CA $93,663

Boston, MA $93,152

Monterey, CA $92,857

Seattle, WA $92,665

Santa Rosa, CA $92,649

Los Angeles, CA $92,624

Juneau, AK $92,406

Washington, DC $92,313

Orange, CA $92,015

Santa Ana, CA $91,794

Long Beach, CA $91,710

Anaheim, CA $91,693

Anchorage, AK $91,651

Santa Maria, CA $91,400

Everett, WA $91,383

Danbury, CT $91,088

Bremerton, WA $90,972

Tacoma, WA $90,670

New Suffolk, NY $90,669

Sacramento, CA $90,645

Santa Barbara, CA $90,553

Trenton, NJ $90,461

San Diego, CA $90,461

Brockton, MA $90,369

Fairbanks, AK $90,163

Lompoc, CA $89,949

Lowell, MA $89,881

Ventura, CA $89,866

Nashua, NH $89,849

Stockton, CA $89,840

Modesto, CA $89,228

Poughkeepsie, NY $89,044

Olympia, WA $88,885

Kennewick, WA $88,885

New Haven, CT $88,851

Lawrence, MA $88,549

Hartford, CT $88,466

Riverside, CA $88,449

New Bedford, MA $88,365

Richland, WA $88,365

Bakersfield, CA $88,248

San Bernardino, CA $88,214

New Britain, CT $88,206

Atlantic City, NJ $88,206

New London, CT $88,172

Norwich, CT $88,147

Portsmouth, NH $88,130

Boulder, CO $87,953

Portland, OR $87,837

Worcester, MA $87,828

Minneapolis, MN $87,569

Philadelphia, PA $87,451

Honolulu, HI $87,175

Saint Paul, MN $87,134

Vineland, NJ $87,116

Providence, RI $86,873

Chicago, IL $86,630

Bellingham, WA $86,529

Springfield, MA $86,462

Baltimore, MD $86,437

Chico, CA $86,227

Pittsfield, MA $86,001

Manchester, NH $85,842

Spokane, WA $85,473

Denver, CO $85,464

Albany, NY $85,070

Troy, NY $85,037

Nassau, NY $84,947

Schenectady, NY $84,861

Wilmington, DE $84,794

Burlington, VT $84,676

Salem, OR $84,643

Portland, ME $84,383

Yakima, WA $84,299

Rochester, MN $84,039

Reno, NV $83,997

Fresno, CA $83,997

Milwaukee, WI $83,922

Detroit, MI $83,838

Ann Arbor, MI $83,824

Allentown, PA $83,813

Colorado Springs, CO $83,671

Syracuse, NY $83,629

Carson City, NV $83,629

Houston, TX $83,511

Eugene, OR $83,469

Gary, IN $83,369

Springfield, OR $83,302

Bismarck, ND $83,285

Galveston, TX $83,226

Medford, OR $83,100

Fort Collins, CO $83,067

Concord, NH $83,025

Austin, TX $83,000

Mesa, AZ $82,824

Reading, PA $82,815

Phoenix, AZ $82,807

Dallas, TX $82,782

Saint Cloud, MN $82,701

Madison, WI $82,589

Utica, NY $82,363

Rochester, NY $82,229

Des Moines, IA $82,220

Raleigh, NC $82,212

Atlanta, GA $82,086

Battle Creek, MI $82,061

Salt Lake City, UT $82,036

Lancaster, PA $81,910

Harrisburg, PA $81,793

Kansas City, MO $81,709

Champaign, IL $81,692

Kansas City, KS $81,692

Fort Worth, TX $81,684

Columbus, OH $81,670

Boca Raton, FL $81,650

Pittsburgh, PA $81,617

Richmond, VA $81,583

Indianapolis, IN $81,566

Cleveland, OH $81,558

Las Vegas, NV $81,457

Cincinnati, OH $81,457

Petersburg, VA $81,332

Huntsville, AL $81,206

Lansing, MI $81,150

Lebanon, PA $81,139

Pueblo, CO $81,130

Appleton, WI $81,105

Buffalo, NY $81,072

Dayton, OH $81,047

Racine, WI $81,030

Charlotte, NC $81,022

Saint Louis, MO $80,996

York, PA $80,946

Elkhart, IN $80,946

Gastonia, NC $80,930

Billings, MT $80,910

Beaumont, TX $80,887

Lorain, OH $80,871

Benton Harbor, MI $80,854

Toledo, OH $80,837

Binghamton, NY $80,795

Rock Hill, SC $80,787

Rockford, IL $80,745

Springfield, IL $80,711

Elyria, OH $80,703

Fargo, ND $80,703

Flagstaff, AZ $80,644

Fort Lauderdale, FL $80,594

Duluth, MN $80,544

Miami, FL $80,544

Cheyenne, WY $80,485

Grand Forks, ND $80,485

Bangor, ME $80,301

Cedar Rapids, IA $80,208

Durham, NC $80,173

Louisville, KY $80,166

Grand Rapids, MI $80,150

Hialeah, FL $80,141

Casper, WY $80,024

Scranton, PA $79,923

New Orleans, LA $79,898

Virginia Beach, VA $79,890

Akron, OH $79,848

Peoria, IL $79,739

Sarasota, FL $79,722

Nashville, TN $79,663

Omaha, NE $79,663

Green Bay, WI $79,663

Baton Rouge, LA $79,622

Charleston, SC $79,605

Jamestown, NY $79,563

Davenport, IA $79,563

Tucson, AZ $79,521

Saint Petersburg, FL $79,471

Tampa, FL $79,454

Evansville, IN $79,404

Port Arthur, TX $79,404

Bradenton, FL $79,370

Santa Fe, NM $79,219

Orlando, FL $79,068

Clearwater, FL $79,043

Canton, OH $78,867

La Crosse, WI $78,867

Albuquerque, NM $78,817

Newport News, VA $78,808

High Point, NC $78,783

Ogden, UT $78,750

Corpus Christi, TX $78,683

Norfolk, VA $78,632

Laramie, WY $78,632

Rock Island, IL $78,582

Saginaw, MI $78,565

Jacksonville, FL $78,557

Salisbury, NC $78,540

Boise, ID $78,523

Moline, IL $78,481

Fort Myers, FL $78,456

Memphis, TN $78,440

Tulsa, OK $78,398

Waterloo, IA $78,347

Spartanburg, SC $78,264

Lincoln, NE $78,222

Fort Wayne, IN $78,205

Provo, UT $78,196

Cedar Falls, IA $78,096

San Antonio, TX $78,062

Greensboro, NC $78,029

South Bend, IN $78,020

Savannah, GA $77,928

Muskegon, MI $77,895

Birmingham, AL $77,886

Winston Salem, NC $77,845

Lake Charles, LA $77,643

Anderson, IN $77,626

Lexington, KY $77,601

Augusta, GA $77,576

Greenville, SC $77,576

Lima, OH $77,509

Wichita, KS $77,501

Tuscaloosa, AL $77,501

Columbia, SC $77,425

Springfield, OH $77,408

Asheville, NC $77,274

Bloomington, IN $77,216

Knoxville, TN $76,914

Shreveport, LA $76,905

Wilmington, NC $76,796

Roanoke, VA $76,796

Topeka, KS $76,646

Frankfort, KY $76,636

Oklahoma City, OK $76,579

Chillicothe, OH $76,545

Longview, TX $76,537

Melbourne, FL $76,528

Sioux Falls, SD $76,394

Mobile, AL $76,386

Terre Haute, IN $76,352

Altoona, PA $76,302

Amarillo, TX $76,243

Killeen, TX $76,218

Fayetteville, AR $76,151

Chattanooga, TN $76,126

Sioux City, IA $76,050

Idaho Falls, ID $76,034

Lynchburg, VA $75,967

Gainesville, FL $75,858

Portsmouth, OH $75,816

Little Rock, AR $75,799

Lafayette, LA $75,765

Youngstown, OH $75,765

Daytona Beach, FL $75,715

Clarksville, TN $75,707

Pensacola, FL $75,698

Temple, TX $75,692

Hopkinsville, KY $75,447

Erie, PA $75,430

Florence, SC $75,397

Charleston, WV $75,262

Great Falls, MT $75,220

Macon, GA $75,103

Tallahassee, FL $75,095

Fayetteville, NC $75,078

Waco, TX $75,061

Helena, MT $75,003

Pine Bluff, AR $74,971

Vincennes, IN $74,868

Lubbock, TX $74,835

Alamogordo, NM $74,785

Twin Falls, ID $74,709

Rapid City, SD $74,684

Jackson, MS $74,533

Huntington, WV $74,527

Greenville, MS $74,525

Parkersburg, WV $74,439

Montgomery, AL $74,424

Wichita Falls, TX $74,340

Springfield, MO $74,340

Biloxi, MS $74,298

Monroe, LA $74,215

Johnstown, PA $74,156

Sumter, SC $74,122

Columbus, GA $74,114

Pascagoula, MS $73,955

Abilene, TX $73,955

Kingsport, TN $73,737

Albany, GA $73,737

Gulfport, MS $73,712

Alexandria, LA $73,435

Fort Smith, AR $73,225

El Paso, TX $72,999

Las Cruces, NM $72,622

Harlingen, TX $72,409

Pocatello, ID $72,395

Florence, AL $72,286

Brownsville, TX $72,270

Mcallen, TX $72,094

Dothan, AL $71,976

Columbus, MS $71,478

Altus, OK $71,088

Lawton, OK $70,928

Pierre, SD $70,627

What Skills Can Increase a Tower Hand's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Attention to Detail (Mentioned in 4.01% Job Postings): Executing and completing a task with a high level of accuracy.
Housekeeping (Mentioned in 4.01% Job Postings): Housekeeping department is keeping the venue clean and sanitary as part of customer service. Cleaners vacuum rugs and furniture in hallways, rooms and public areas. They collect trash and empty wastebaskets, change the sheets and make the beds.
Foodservice (Mentioned in 2.88% Job Postings): The foodservice or catering industry includes the businesses, institutions, and companies which prepare meals outside the home. It includes restaurants, school and hospital cafeterias, catering operations, and many other formats.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Attention to Detail	4.01%
Housekeeping	4.01%
Foodservice	2.88%

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 Tower Hand's salary.

Directs Work: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Directs Work	$94,728	13%
Innovation	$88,860	6%
Commitment	$88,860	6%
Dedication	$88,021	5%
Analysis	$88,021	5%
Quality Control	$86,345	3%

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How Education impacts a Tower Hand's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Tower Hands enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Tower Hand with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $91,592 and $95,035).

Tower Hand Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Tower Hand

No Diploma 66.7%

High School 66.7%

Associates 33.3%

Bachelors 0.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	66.7%
High School	66.7%
Associates	33.3%
Bachelors	0.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Tower Hand Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Tower Hand'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 May 01, 2026

$72,387

Average $83,830/year

$91,342

$6,032

Average $6,986/month

$7,612

$1,392

Average $1,612/week

$1,757

$35

Average $40/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,342	$7,612	$1,757	$44
Average	$83,830	$6,986	$1,612	$40
25th Percentile	$72,387	$6,032	$1,392	$35

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Salary Trends for Tower Hand

Salaries for a Tower Hand can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $70,121 in 2023 to around $69,464 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Tower Hand salary trends, .

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2024

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