What are the main factors that influence a Boom Operator's salary?

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

How does experience change a Boom Operator's salary?

A Boom Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $56,230 for beginners, reaching about $60,144 at mid-level, and approach $62,005 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Boom Operator?

Boom Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Boom Operator roles are District of Columbia $64,103, California $63,860, Massachusetts $63,009. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Boom Operator roles make?

Salaries for Boom Operator level roles vary by specialization: Concrete Boom Pump Operator: $77,767; Boom Truck Driver: $60,657; Operator, Assembly Operator: $55,826; Crane Operator: $52,027; Knuckle Boom Operator: $50,588.

How do different companies affect a Boom Operator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Boom Operator 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.

Boom Operator Salary in the United States

How much does a Boom Operator make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Boom Operator in the United States is $57,897 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $70,288
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,837 to $64,383
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,409

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Boom Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,383	$5,365	$1,238	$31
Average	$57,897	$4,825	$1,113	$28
25th Percentile	$50,837	$4,236	$978	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Boom Operator Salaries

A Boom Operator'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 Boom Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Boom Operator'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): $56,230
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,406
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,144
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $61,798
Expert (over 8 years): $62,005

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Boom Operator	$56,230
Intermediate Level Boom Operator	$57,406
Senior Level Boom Operator	$60,144
Specialist Level Boom Operator	$61,798
Expert Level Boom Operator	$62,005

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How Do Boom 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 Boom Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $64,103.
California: $63,860.
Massachusetts: $63,009.

District of Columbia $64,103 California $63,860 Massachusetts $63,009 Washington $62,777 New Jersey $62,754 Alaska $62,673 Connecticut $61,874 New York $61,550

Hawaii $60,513 Rhode Island $60,027 Maryland $59,697 Minnesota $59,245 Colorado $59,072 Illinois $59,014 Oregon $58,794 Delaware $58,632

New Hampshire $58,530 Virginia $58,302 Pennsylvania $57,636 Nevada $57,300 North Dakota $57,190 Michigan $57,016 Wisconsin $56,953 Vermont $56,825

Texas $56,472 Maine $56,449 Arizona $56,414 Ohio $56,374 Georgia $55,841 Indiana $55,575 Wyoming $55,523 Utah $55,442

Iowa $55,407 Kansas $55,129 Louisiana $55,048 North Carolina $55,019 Missouri $55,007 Florida $54,782 Montana $54,660 Nebraska $54,544

Kentucky $54,481 South Carolina $54,249 Tennessee $54,104 Idaho $54,046 New Mexico $53,624 Oklahoma $53,531 Alabama $53,190 South Dakota $52,616

Arkansas $52,304 West Virginia $52,136 Mississippi $51,632

Top Paying Cities for Boom 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:

San Jose: $73,025
San Francisco: $72,307
Oakland: $70,703

San Jose, CA $73,025

San Francisco, CA $72,307

Oakland, CA $70,703

New York, NY $67,096

Queens Village, NY $66,662

Paramus, NJ $66,199

Passaic, NJ $66,141

Bergenfield, NJ $66,083

Stamford, CT $65,996

Huntington, NY $65,938

Newark, NJ $65,562

Bridgeport, CT $65,446

New Brunswick, NJ $65,255

Vallejo, CA $65,134

Middlesex, NJ $65,099

Somerset, NJ $65,047

Petaluma, CA $64,914

Santa Cruz, CA $64,688

Boston, MA $64,572

Monterey, CA $64,282

Fairbanks, AK $64,242

Los Angeles, CA $64,132

Washington, DC $64,103

Seattle, WA $63,999

Santa Rosa, CA $63,987

Juneau, AK $63,819

Orange, CA $63,628

Anchorage, AK $63,524

Anaheim, CA $63,484

Santa Ana, CA $63,397

Nassau, NY $63,362

Long Beach, CA $63,339

Danbury, CT $63,321

Santa Maria, CA $63,125

Everett, WA $63,113

Bremerton, WA $62,829

Trenton, NJ $62,719

Sacramento, CA $62,696

San Diego, CA $62,667

Brockton, MA $62,644

Tacoma, WA $62,621

Santa Barbara, CA $62,540

Lowell, MA $62,308

New Suffolk, NY $62,285

Nashua, NH $62,216

Lompoc, CA $62,123

Ventura, CA $62,065

Stockton, CA $62,048

New Haven, CT $61,932

Atlantic City, NJ $61,781

Hartford, CT $61,654

Modesto, CA $61,625

Poughkeepsie, NY $61,498

New Britain, CT $61,469

Olympia, WA $61,388

Kennewick, WA $61,388

New London, CT $61,376

Norwich, CT $61,359

Lawrence, MA $61,330

Bakersfield, CA $61,168

Riverside, CA $61,087

New Bedford, MA $61,087

Richland, WA $61,029

Portsmouth, NH $60,982

Vineland, NJ $60,971

San Bernardino, CA $60,924

Boulder, CO $60,762

Worcester, MA $60,716

Portland, OR $60,664

Saint Paul, MN $60,594

Minneapolis, MN $60,594

Philadelphia, PA $60,513

Honolulu, HI $60,207

Springfield, MA $60,004

Providence, RI $59,998

Chicago, IL $59,830

Bellingham, WA $59,761

Baltimore, MD $59,697

Chico, CA $59,552

Wilmington, DE $59,454

Pittsfield, MA $59,396

Manchester, NH $59,286

Spokane, WA $59,031

Denver, CO $59,025

Albany, NY $58,753

Troy, NY $58,730

Schenectady, NY $58,609

Burlington, VT $58,481

Portland, ME $58,279

Salem, OR $58,232

Yakima, WA $58,221

Ann Arbor, MI $58,203

Rochester, MN $58,041

Fresno, CA $58,012

Reno, NV $58,012

Milwaukee, WI $57,960

Detroit, MI $57,902

Allentown, PA $57,885

Carson City, NV $57,879

Houston, TX $57,792

Colorado Springs, CO $57,786

Syracuse, NY $57,758

Eugene, OR $57,648

Bismarck, ND $57,578

Gary, IN $57,578

Galveston, TX $57,578

Springfield, OR $57,532

Medford, OR $57,393

Fort Collins, CO $57,370

Austin, TX $57,323

Mesa, AZ $57,202

Phoenix, AZ $57,190

Dallas, TX $57,173

Reading, PA $57,138

Saint Cloud, MN $57,115

Concord, NH $57,063

Madison, WI $57,040

Utica, NY $56,883

Raleigh, NC $56,837

Las Vegas, NV $56,831

Rochester, NY $56,791

Des Moines, IA $56,785

Atlanta, GA $56,692

Battle Creek, MI $56,675

Salt Lake City, UT $56,658

Lancaster, PA $56,571

Champaign, IL $56,559

Harrisburg, PA $56,490

Durham, NC $56,438

Kansas City, MO $56,432

Kansas City, KS $56,420

Fort Worth, TX $56,414

Boca Raton, FL $56,391

Cleveland, OH $56,385

Columbus, OH $56,374

Pittsburgh, PA $56,368

Richmond, VA $56,345

Indianapolis, IN $56,333

Cincinnati, OH $56,258

Petersburg, VA $56,171

Billings, MT $56,044

Lansing, MI $56,044

Huntsville, AL $56,044

Lebanon, PA $56,038

Dayton, OH $56,032

Pueblo, CO $56,032

Appleton, WI $56,015

Buffalo, NY $55,992

Racine, WI $55,963

Charlotte, NC $55,957

Saint Louis, MO $55,940

Springfield, IL $55,916

Elkhart, IN $55,905

York, PA $55,905

Gastonia, NC $55,899

Benton Harbor, MI $55,899

Beaumont, TX $55,864

Lorain, OH $55,853

Toledo, OH $55,830

Binghamton, NY $55,801

Rock Hill, SC $55,795

Rockford, IL $55,766

Fargo, ND $55,737

Elyria, OH $55,737

Flagstaff, AZ $55,696

Fort Lauderdale, FL $55,662

Miami, FL $55,627

Duluth, MN $55,534

Bangor, ME $55,459

Cedar Rapids, IA $55,395

Louisville, KY $55,366

Grand Rapids, MI $55,355

Hialeah, FL $55,349

Casper, WY $55,268

Scranton, PA $55,199

New Orleans, LA $55,181

Virginia Beach, VA $55,175

Akron, OH $55,146

Peoria, IL $55,071

Sarasota, FL $55,060

Green Bay, WI $55,019

Baton Rouge, LA $54,990

Charleston, SC $54,979

Nashville, TN $54,961

Jamestown, NY $54,950

Davenport, IA $54,950

Tucson, AZ $54,921

Cheyenne, WY $54,903

Saint Petersburg, FL $54,886

Tampa, FL $54,874

Omaha, NE $54,863

Port Arthur, TX $54,840

Evansville, IN $54,840

Bradenton, FL $54,816

Santa Fe, NM $54,712

Orlando, FL $54,654

Clearwater, FL $54,591

Canton, OH $54,469

La Crosse, WI $54,469

Grand Forks, ND $54,452

Albuquerque, NM $54,434

Tulsa, OK $54,434

Newport News, VA $54,428

High Point, NC $54,411

Ogden, UT $54,388

Corpus Christi, TX $54,342

Laramie, WY $54,307

Norfolk, VA $54,307

Rock Island, IL $54,272

Saginaw, MI $54,261

Jacksonville, FL $54,255

Salisbury, NC $54,243

Memphis, TN $54,232

Moline, IL $54,203

Fort Myers, FL $54,185

Waterloo, IA $54,110

Spartanburg, SC $54,052

Lincoln, NE $54,023

Fort Wayne, IN $54,012

Birmingham, AL $53,948

Cedar Falls, IA $53,936

Provo, UT $53,931

Springfield, OH $53,925

San Antonio, TX $53,913

Greensboro, NC $53,890

South Bend, IN $53,884

Winston Salem, NC $53,878

Boise, ID $53,861

Savannah, GA $53,821

Muskegon, MI $53,716

Lima, OH $53,647

Lake Charles, LA $53,624

Anderson, IN $53,612

Lexington, KY $53,595

Augusta, GA $53,577

Greenville, SC $53,577

Wichita, KS $53,525

Tuscaloosa, AL $53,525

Columbia, SC $53,473

Bloomington, IN $53,328

Roanoke, VA $53,294

Asheville, NC $53,218

Knoxville, TN $53,120

Shreveport, LA $53,114

Wilmington, NC $53,039

Frankfort, KY $52,929

Oklahoma City, OK $52,888

Chillicothe, OH $52,865

Longview, TX $52,860

Topeka, KS $52,842

Mobile, AL $52,755

Terre Haute, IN $52,732

Erie, PA $52,726

Altoona, PA $52,697

Melbourne, FL $52,680

Amarillo, TX $52,657

Killeen, TX $52,639

Fayetteville, AR $52,593

Sioux Falls, SD $52,553

Chattanooga, TN $52,518

Idaho Falls, ID $52,512

Gainesville, FL $52,391

Portsmouth, OH $52,362

Little Rock, AR $52,350

Lynchburg, VA $52,350

Lafayette, LA $52,327

Youngstown, OH $52,327

Temple, TX $52,304

Daytona Beach, FL $52,292

Clarksville, TN $52,286

Pensacola, FL $52,281

Hopkinsville, KY $52,107

Charleston, WV $52,101

Florence, SC $52,072

Sioux City, IA $52,037

Macon, GA $51,869

Tallahassee, FL $51,864

Fayetteville, NC $51,852

Waco, TX $51,841

Wichita Falls, TX $51,841

Pine Bluff, AR $51,817

Vincennes, IN $51,707

Lubbock, TX $51,684

Great Falls, MT $51,649

Alamogordo, NM $51,644

Abilene, TX $51,597

Rapid City, SD $51,522

Monroe, LA $51,522

Albany, GA $51,487

Huntington, WV $51,482

Jackson, MS $51,476

Greenville, MS $51,470

Parkersburg, WV $51,412

Montgomery, AL $51,401

Johnstown, PA $51,389

Springfield, MO $51,343

Biloxi, MS $51,314

Sumter, SC $51,192

Columbus, GA $51,186

Twin Falls, ID $51,152

Pascagoula, MS $51,076

Kingsport, TN $50,926

Gulfport, MS $50,908

Alexandria, LA $50,717

Fort Smith, AR $50,573

El Paso, TX $50,416

Helena, MT $50,341

Las Cruces, NM $50,156

Harlingen, TX $49,994

Pocatello, ID $49,942

Florence, AL $49,924

Brownsville, TX $49,913

Dothan, AL $49,820

Mcallen, TX $49,791

Columbus, MS $49,363

Altus, OK $49,096

Lawton, OK $48,986

Pierre, SD $48,778

What Skills Can Increase a Boom Operator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 9.99% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Plumbing (Mentioned in 2.15% Job Postings): Plumbing is any system that conveys fluids for a wide range of applications. Plumbing uses pipes, valves, plumbing fixtures, tanks, and other apparatuses to convey fluids. Heating and cooling (HVAC), waste removal, and potable water delivery are among the most common uses for plumbing, but it is not limited to these applications. The word derives from the Latin for lead, plumbum, as the first effective pipes used in the Roman era were lead pipes. In the developed world, plumbing infrastructure is critical to public health and sanitation. Boilermakers and pipefitters are not plumbers although they work with piping as part of their trade and their work can include some plumbing.
Audio Systems (Mentioned in 1.34% Job Postings): Audio systems a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound. sound system. electronic equipment - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	9.99%
Plumbing	2.15%
Audio Systems	1.34%

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 Boom Operator's salary.

Digital Transformation: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
PowerPoint: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Digital Transformation	$63,107	9%
Project Management	$61,949	7%
PowerPoint	$61,949	7%
Cisco	$61,370	6%
Microsoft Office	$60,791	5%
Listening	$60,791	5%

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Boom Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Boom 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 January 01, 2026

$50,837

Average $57,897/year

$64,383

$4,236

Average $4,825/month

$5,365

$978

Average $1,113/week

$1,238

$24

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,383	$5,365	$1,238	$31
Average	$57,897	$4,825	$1,113	$28
25th Percentile	$50,837	$4,236	$978	$24

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Salaries for a Boom Operator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $53,054 in 2023 to around $51,608 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Boom Operator salary trends, .

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