Tower Hand Salary in Oregon

How much does a Tower Hand make in Oregon?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Tower Hand in Oregon is $85,160 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,709
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73,532 to $92,776
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,944

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Tower Hand Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,776	$7,731	$1,784	$45
Average	$85,160	$7,097	$1,638	$41
25th Percentile	$73,532	$6,128	$1,414	$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 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: $92,850.
California: $92,498.
Massachusetts: $91,265.

District of Columbia $92,850 California $92,498 Massachusetts $91,265 Washington $90,930 New Jersey $90,896 Alaska $90,779 Connecticut $89,622 New York $89,152

Hawaii $87,651 Rhode Island $86,946 Maryland $86,468 Minnesota $85,814 Colorado $85,563 Illinois $85,479 Oregon $85,160 Delaware $84,925

New Hampshire $84,778 Virginia $84,447 Pennsylvania $83,483 Nevada $82,997 North Dakota $82,837 Michigan $82,586 Wisconsin $82,493 Vermont $82,309

Texas $81,797 Maine $81,764 Arizona $81,713 Ohio $81,655 Georgia $80,883 Indiana $80,498 Wyoming $80,422 Utah $80,305

Iowa $80,254 Kansas $79,852 Louisiana $79,734 North Carolina $79,692 Missouri $79,676 Florida $79,349 Montana $79,173 Nebraska $79,005

Kentucky $78,913 South Carolina $78,577 Tennessee $78,367 Idaho $78,284 New Mexico $77,671 Oklahoma $77,537 Alabama $77,042 South Dakota $76,212

Arkansas $75,759 West Virginia $75,516 Mississippi $74,787

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:

Antelope: $81,056
Aurora: $85,971
Beaverton: $87,703

Antelope, OR $81,056 Aurora, OR $85,971 Beaverton, OR $87,703 Beavercreek, OR $86,268 Boring, OR $86,826 Bridal Veil, OR $86,691 Brightwood, OR $85,340 Canby, OR $86,028

Cascade Locks, OR $84,118 Clackamas, OR $87,670 Clatskanie, OR $83,963 Colton, OR $85,364 Columbia City, OR $86,134 Corbett, OR $86,266 Donald, OR $85,512 Dufur, OR $81,498

Eagle Creek, OR $86,452 Estacada, OR $85,155 Fairview, OR $87,520 Gervais, OR $84,604 Gladstone, OR $87,639 Government Camp, OR $83,788 Grass Valley, OR $81,238 Gresham, OR $87,492

Hood River, OR $83,637 Hubbard, OR $85,075 Kent, OR $81,055 Lake Oswego, OR $87,851 Marylhurst, OR $87,738 Maupin, OR $81,152 Molalla, OR $84,653 Moro, OR $81,409

Mosier, OR $82,775 Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $83,327 Mulino, OR $85,927 Odell, OR $83,446 Oregon City, OR $87,026 Rainier, OR $85,183 Rhododendron, OR $84,554 Rufus, OR $81,661

Saint Helens, OR $85,860 Warren, OR $86,338 Deer Island, OR $85,553 Sandy, OR $85,785 Scappoose, OR $86,222 Shaniko, OR $81,323 The Dalles, OR $81,948 Troutdale, OR $87,186

Tualatin, OR $87,444 Tygh Valley, OR $81,867 Vernonia, OR $84,919 Wasco, OR $81,477 Welches, OR $84,921 West Linn, OR $87,445 Wilsonville, OR $86,900 Woodburn, OR $84,787

Happy Valley, OR $87,789 Damascus, OR $87,351 Amity, OR $84,394 Arch Cape, OR $82,170 Astoria, OR $82,702 Banks, OR $86,087 Bay City, OR $82,515 Beaver, OR $82,935

Buxton, OR $85,564 Cannon Beach, OR $82,134 Carlton, OR $84,605 Cloverdale, OR $82,423 Cornelius, OR $86,730 Dayton, OR $84,659 Dundee, OR $85,341 Forest Grove, OR $86,041

Gales Creek, OR $85,082 Garibaldi, OR $82,523 Gaston, OR $85,596 Hammond, OR $81,765 Hebo, OR $82,690 Hillsboro, OR $86,969 Manning, OR $85,657 Lafayette, OR $84,763

Mcminnville, OR $84,348 Manzanita, OR $82,415 Nehalem, OR $82,633 Newberg, OR $86,102 North Plains, OR $86,572 Oceanside, OR $82,231 Pacific City, OR $82,427 Rockaway Beach, OR $82,411

Saint Paul, OR $85,029 Seaside, OR $82,866 Sherwood, OR $86,996 Tillamook, OR $82,994 Netarts, OR $82,308 Timber, OR $85,042 Tolovana Park, OR $82,146 Warrenton, OR $82,110

Wheeler, OR $82,625 Yamhill, OR $84,869 Neskowin, OR $82,384 Portland, OR $87,869 Salem, OR $84,674 Keizer, OR $84,690 Albany, OR $83,839 Alsea, OR $82,414

Aumsville, OR $84,512 Blodgett, OR $82,507 Brownsville, OR $82,963 Cascadia, OR $81,984 Corvallis, OR $83,640 Crabtree, OR $83,755 Crawfordsville, OR $82,921 Dallas, OR $84,252

Depoe Bay, OR $82,097 Detroit, OR $81,770 Eddyville, OR $82,067 Falls City, OR $83,839 Foster, OR $82,627 Gates, OR $83,347 Grand Ronde, OR $83,492 Halsey, OR $82,977

Idanha, OR $81,836 Independence, OR $84,567 Jefferson, OR $84,386 Lebanon, OR $83,047 Logsden, OR $82,411 Lyons, OR $83,523 Mill City, OR $83,530 Monmouth, OR $84,030

Mount Angel, OR $84,582 Neotsu, OR $82,482 Newport, OR $81,937 South Beach, OR $81,670 Lincoln City, OR $82,381 Otis, OR $82,543 Otter Rock, OR $81,952 Philomath, OR $82,799

Rickreall, OR $84,581 Rose Lodge, OR $82,625 Saint Benedict, OR $84,571 Scio, OR $83,896 Scotts Mills, OR $84,372 Seal Rock, OR $81,573 Shedd, OR $82,943 Sheridan, OR $84,064

Siletz, OR $82,257 Silverton, OR $84,397 Stayton, OR $84,166 Mehama, OR $83,942 Sublimity, OR $84,304 Sweet Home, OR $82,776 Gleneden Beach, OR $82,186 Tangent, OR $83,092

Tidewater, OR $81,868 Toledo, OR $81,963 Turner, OR $84,525 Waldport, OR $81,674 Willamina, OR $83,776 Eugene, OR $83,500 Agness, OR $80,829 Allegany, OR $80,926

Alvadore, OR $83,419 Azalea, OR $81,774 Bandon, OR $80,989 Blachly, OR $82,708 Blue River, OR $81,430 Broadbent, OR $80,865 Brookings, OR $81,333 Camas Valley, OR $80,909

Canyonville, OR $81,514 Cheshire, OR $83,017 Coos Bay, OR $80,950 Coquille, OR $80,956 Cottage Grove, OR $82,737 Crescent Lake, OR $81,064 Creswell, OR $83,226 Culp Creek, OR $82,389

Curtin, OR $82,675 Days Creek, OR $81,407 Deadwood, OR $82,366 Dexter, OR $82,987 Dillard, OR $81,168 Dorena, OR $82,142 Drain, OR $82,377 Elkton, OR $81,797

Elmira, OR $83,127 Fall Creek, OR $82,877 Florence, OR $81,724 Gardiner, OR $81,060 Glendale, OR $81,604 Glide, OR $81,257 Gold Beach, OR $81,088 Harrisburg, OR $83,291

Idleyld Park, OR $81,060 Junction City, OR $83,236 Lakeside, OR $81,086 Langlois, OR $80,909 Lorane, OR $82,898 Lowell, OR $82,867 Mapleton, OR $81,898 Marcola, OR $83,127

Pleasant Hill, OR $83,350 Monroe, OR $82,866 Myrtle Creek, OR $81,175 Myrtle Point, OR $80,896 North Bend, OR $80,953 Noti, OR $82,848 Oakland, OR $81,671 Oakridge, OR $82,046

Ophir, OR $81,079 Port Orford, OR $80,968 Powers, OR $80,951 Reedsport, OR $81,525 Riddle, OR $81,341 Roseburg, OR $81,284 Scottsburg, OR $81,381 Springfield, OR $83,332

Sixes, OR $80,900 Sutherlin, OR $81,712 Swisshome, OR $81,989 Tenmile, OR $80,991 Thurston, OR $83,370 Tiller, OR $81,480 Umpqua, OR $81,216 Veneta, OR $83,055

Vida, OR $82,423 Walterville, OR $82,813 Walton, OR $82,540 Wedderburn, OR $81,136 Westfir, OR $82,319 Westlake, OR $81,493 Wilbur, OR $81,360 Winchester, OR $81,366

Winston, OR $81,007 Wolf Creek, OR $81,753 Yachats, OR $81,690 Yoncalla, OR $82,149 Medford, OR $83,131 Central Point, OR $83,014 White City, OR $82,492 Ashland, OR $82,529

Butte Falls, OR $81,998 Cave Junction, OR $81,765 Eagle Point, OR $82,668 Gold Hill, OR $82,817 Grants Pass, OR $82,166 Jacksonville, OR $82,666 Kerby, OR $81,893 Merlin, OR $81,636

Murphy, OR $82,480 O Brien, OR $81,725 Phoenix, OR $83,105 Prospect, OR $81,791 Rogue River, OR $82,442 Selma, OR $81,689 Shady Cove, OR $82,553 Talent, OR $82,946

Trail, OR $81,922 Wilderville, OR $81,861 Williams, OR $82,410 Klamath Falls, OR $81,776 Crater Lake, OR $80,898 Adel, OR $81,314 Beatty, OR $81,107 Bly, OR $81,185

Bonanza, OR $81,254 Chiloquin, OR $81,246 Dairy, OR $81,209 Fort Klamath, OR $81,219 Keno, OR $81,809 Lakeview, OR $81,381 Malin, OR $81,359 Merrill, OR $81,393

Midland, OR $81,480 New Pine Creek, OR $81,564 Paisley, OR $81,182 Plush, OR $81,276 Silver Lake, OR $81,152 Sprague River, OR $81,174 Summer Lake, OR $81,075 Christmas Valley, OR $81,211

Bend, OR $81,399 Fields, OR $81,297 Ashwood, OR $81,037 Brothers, OR $81,112 Burns, OR $81,309 Princeton, OR $81,156 Diamond, OR $81,102 Camp Sherman, OR $81,163

Chemult, OR $81,105 Crane, OR $81,245 Crescent, OR $81,063 Culver, OR $81,225 Fort Rock, OR $81,163 Frenchglen, OR $81,095 Gilchrist, OR $81,220 Hines, OR $81,326

La Pine, OR $81,308 Madras, OR $81,282 Mitchell, OR $81,101 Paulina, OR $81,133 Post, OR $81,096 Powell Butte, OR $81,290 Prineville, OR $81,293 Redmond, OR $81,408

Riley, OR $81,091 Sisters, OR $81,165 Terrebonne, OR $81,326 Warm Springs, OR $81,179 Pendleton, OR $83,911 Adams, OR $82,265 Arlington, OR $81,331 Athena, OR $84,098

Baker City, OR $81,380 Bates, OR $81,154 Boardman, OR $83,537 Bridgeport, OR $81,171 Canyon City, OR $81,285 Condon, OR $81,138 Cove, OR $81,296 Dayville, OR $81,197

Echo, OR $84,149 Elgin, OR $81,312 Enterprise, OR $81,124 Fossil, OR $81,151 Haines, OR $81,331 Halfway, OR $81,154 Helix, OR $86,079 Heppner, OR $81,189

Hereford, OR $81,207 Hermiston, OR $86,547 Lexington, OR $82,682 Oxbow, OR $80,787 Imbler, OR $81,356 Imnaha, OR $80,586 Ione, OR $81,309 Irrigon, OR $85,979

John Day, OR $81,417 Joseph, OR $81,029 Kimberly, OR $81,173 La Grande, OR $81,405 Long Creek, OR $81,187 Lostine, OR $81,224 Meacham, OR $81,330 Mikkalo, OR $81,431

Milton Freewater, OR $83,317 Monument, OR $81,169 Mount Vernon, OR $81,280 North Powder, OR $81,296 Pilot Rock, OR $81,594 Prairie City, OR $81,339 Richland, OR $81,073 Seneca, OR $81,290

Spray, OR $81,167 Stanfield, OR $86,320 Summerville, OR $81,322 Sumpter, OR $81,254 Ukiah, OR $81,174 Umatilla, OR $86,961 Union, OR $81,313 Unity, OR $81,297

Wallowa, OR $81,335 Weston, OR $82,489 Adrian, OR $79,952 Arock, OR $80,807 Brogan, OR $81,137 Drewsey, OR $81,238 Durkee, OR $81,081 Harper, OR $80,908

Huntington, OR $81,145 Ironside, OR $81,179 Jamieson, OR $80,922 Jordan Valley, OR $80,820 Juntura, OR $81,178 Nyssa, OR $80,342 Ontario, OR $80,517 Riverside, OR $81,096

Vale, OR $80,944 Westfall, OR $81,204

Tower Hand Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Tower Hand roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Business Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Tower Hand positions in Telecom or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Tower Hand as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Tower Hand

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$110,708	$53.0	30%
Business Services	$102,192	$49.0	20%

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 July 01, 2026

$73,532

Average $85,160/year

$92,776

$6,128

Average $7,097/month

$7,731

$1,414

Average $1,638/week

$1,784

$35

Average $41/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,776	$7,731	$1,784	$45
Average	$85,160	$7,097	$1,638	$41
25th Percentile	$73,532	$6,128	$1,414	$35

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