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

A Crane Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $49,839 for beginners, reaching about $52,997 at mid-level, and approach $54,462 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Crane Technician?

Crane Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Crane Technician roles are District of Columbia $56,700, California $56,485, Massachusetts $55,732. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Crane Technician roles make?

Salaries for Crane Technician level roles vary by specialization: Crane Engineer: $94,386; Crane Supervisor: $80,024; Crane Rigger: $76,390; Crane Mechanic: $55,722; Mobile Crane Operator: $54,656.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Crane Technician 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 Technician Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Crane Technician in the United States is $51,210 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,000
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $45,402 to $56,335
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,115

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Crane Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,335	$4,695	$1,083	$27
Average	$51,210	$4,268	$985	$25
25th Percentile	$45,402	$3,784	$873	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Crane Technician Salaries

A Crane Technician'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 Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Crane Technician'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): $49,839
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,807
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $52,997
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $54,300
Expert (over 8 years): $54,462

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Crane Technician	$49,839
Intermediate Level Crane Technician	$50,807
Senior Level Crane Technician	$52,997
Specialist Level Crane Technician	$54,300
Expert Level Crane Technician	$54,462

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

District of Columbia: $56,700.
California: $56,485.
Massachusetts: $55,732.

District of Columbia $56,700 California $56,485 Massachusetts $55,732 Washington $55,527 New Jersey $55,507 Alaska $55,435 Connecticut $54,728 New York $54,441

Hawaii $53,525 Rhode Island $53,095 Maryland $52,803 Minnesota $52,403 Colorado $52,250 Illinois $52,198 Oregon $52,004 Delaware $51,860

New Hampshire $51,770 Virginia $51,568 Pennsylvania $50,980 Nevada $50,683 North Dakota $50,585 Michigan $50,432 Wisconsin $50,375 Vermont $50,263

Texas $49,950 Maine $49,930 Arizona $49,899 Ohio $49,863 Georgia $49,392 Indiana $49,156 Wyoming $49,110 Utah $49,039

Iowa $49,008 Kansas $48,762 Louisiana $48,690 North Carolina $48,665 Missouri $48,655 Florida $48,455 Montana $48,347 Nebraska $48,245

Kentucky $48,189 South Carolina $47,984 Tennessee $47,856 Idaho $47,805 New Mexico $47,431 Oklahoma $47,349 Alabama $47,047 South Dakota $46,540

Arkansas $46,263 West Virginia $46,115 Mississippi $45,669

Top Paying Cities for Crane Technicians

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: $64,591
San Francisco: $63,956
Oakland: $62,538

San Jose, CA $64,591

San Francisco, CA $63,956

Oakland, CA $62,538

New York, NY $59,347

Queens Village, NY $58,963

Paramus, NJ $58,554

Passaic, NJ $58,502

Bergenfield, NJ $58,451

Stamford, CT $58,374

Huntington, NY $58,323

Newark, NJ $57,990

Bridgeport, CT $57,888

New Brunswick, NJ $57,719

Vallejo, CA $57,611

Middlesex, NJ $57,581

Somerset, NJ $57,534

Petaluma, CA $57,417

Santa Cruz, CA $57,217

Boston, MA $57,115

Monterey, CA $56,858

Fairbanks, AK $56,823

Los Angeles, CA $56,725

Washington, DC $56,700

Seattle, WA $56,608

Santa Rosa, CA $56,597

Juneau, AK $56,449

Orange, CA $56,280

Anchorage, AK $56,188

Anaheim, CA $56,152

Santa Ana, CA $56,075

Nassau, NY $56,044

Long Beach, CA $56,024

Danbury, CT $56,008

Santa Maria, CA $55,834

Everett, WA $55,824

Bremerton, WA $55,573

Trenton, NJ $55,476

Sacramento, CA $55,455

San Diego, CA $55,430

Brockton, MA $55,409

Tacoma, WA $55,389

Santa Barbara, CA $55,317

Lowell, MA $55,112

New Suffolk, NY $55,092

Nashua, NH $55,030

Lompoc, CA $54,948

Ventura, CA $54,897

Stockton, CA $54,882

New Haven, CT $54,779

Atlantic City, NJ $54,646

Hartford, CT $54,534

Modesto, CA $54,508

Poughkeepsie, NY $54,395

New Britain, CT $54,370

Olympia, WA $54,298

Kennewick, WA $54,298

New London, CT $54,288

Norwich, CT $54,272

Lawrence, MA $54,247

Bakersfield, CA $54,103

Riverside, CA $54,032

New Bedford, MA $54,032

Richland, WA $53,980

Portsmouth, NH $53,939

Vineland, NJ $53,929

San Bernardino, CA $53,888

Boulder, CO $53,745

Worcester, MA $53,704

Portland, OR $53,658

Saint Paul, MN $53,596

Minneapolis, MN $53,596

Philadelphia, PA $53,525

Honolulu, HI $53,253

Springfield, MA $53,074

Providence, RI $53,069

Chicago, IL $52,920

Bellingham, WA $52,859

Baltimore, MD $52,803

Chico, CA $52,675

Wilmington, DE $52,588

Pittsfield, MA $52,536

Manchester, NH $52,439

Spokane, WA $52,214

Denver, CO $52,209

Albany, NY $51,968

Troy, NY $51,947

Schenectady, NY $51,840

Burlington, VT $51,727

Portland, ME $51,548

Salem, OR $51,507

Yakima, WA $51,497

Ann Arbor, MI $51,481

Rochester, MN $51,338

Fresno, CA $51,312

Reno, NV $51,312

Milwaukee, WI $51,266

Detroit, MI $51,215

Allentown, PA $51,200

Carson City, NV $51,195

Houston, TX $51,118

Colorado Springs, CO $51,113

Syracuse, NY $51,087

Eugene, OR $50,990

Bismarck, ND $50,928

Gary, IN $50,928

Galveston, TX $50,928

Springfield, OR $50,887

Medford, OR $50,764

Fort Collins, CO $50,744

Austin, TX $50,703

Mesa, AZ $50,595

Phoenix, AZ $50,585

Dallas, TX $50,570

Reading, PA $50,539

Saint Cloud, MN $50,519

Concord, NH $50,473

Madison, WI $50,452

Utica, NY $50,314

Raleigh, NC $50,273

Las Vegas, NV $50,268

Rochester, NY $50,232

Des Moines, IA $50,227

Atlanta, GA $50,145

Battle Creek, MI $50,129

Salt Lake City, UT $50,114

Lancaster, PA $50,037

Champaign, IL $50,027

Harrisburg, PA $49,966

Durham, NC $49,920

Kansas City, MO $49,914

Kansas City, KS $49,904

Fort Worth, TX $49,899

Boca Raton, FL $49,879

Cleveland, OH $49,873

Columbus, OH $49,863

Pittsburgh, PA $49,858

Richmond, VA $49,838

Indianapolis, IN $49,827

Cincinnati, OH $49,761

Petersburg, VA $49,684

Billings, MT $49,571

Lansing, MI $49,571

Huntsville, AL $49,571

Lebanon, PA $49,566

Dayton, OH $49,561

Pueblo, CO $49,561

Appleton, WI $49,546

Buffalo, NY $49,525

Racine, WI $49,500

Charlotte, NC $49,494

Saint Louis, MO $49,479

Springfield, IL $49,459

Elkhart, IN $49,448

York, PA $49,448

Gastonia, NC $49,443

Benton Harbor, MI $49,443

Beaumont, TX $49,413

Lorain, OH $49,402

Toledo, OH $49,382

Binghamton, NY $49,356

Rock Hill, SC $49,351

Rockford, IL $49,325

Fargo, ND $49,300

Elyria, OH $49,300

Flagstaff, AZ $49,264

Fort Lauderdale, FL $49,233

Miami, FL $49,203

Duluth, MN $49,121

Bangor, ME $49,054

Cedar Rapids, IA $48,998

Louisville, KY $48,972

Grand Rapids, MI $48,962

Hialeah, FL $48,957

Casper, WY $48,885

Scranton, PA $48,824

New Orleans, LA $48,808

Virginia Beach, VA $48,803

Akron, OH $48,778

Peoria, IL $48,711

Sarasota, FL $48,701

Green Bay, WI $48,665

Baton Rouge, LA $48,639

Charleston, SC $48,629

Nashville, TN $48,614

Jamestown, NY $48,603

Davenport, IA $48,603

Tucson, AZ $48,578

Cheyenne, WY $48,562

Saint Petersburg, FL $48,547

Tampa, FL $48,537

Omaha, NE $48,527

Port Arthur, TX $48,506

Evansville, IN $48,506

Bradenton, FL $48,486

Santa Fe, NM $48,393

Orlando, FL $48,342

Clearwater, FL $48,286

Canton, OH $48,178

La Crosse, WI $48,178

Grand Forks, ND $48,163

Albuquerque, NM $48,148

Tulsa, OK $48,148

Newport News, VA $48,143

High Point, NC $48,127

Ogden, UT $48,107

Corpus Christi, TX $48,066

Laramie, WY $48,035

Norfolk, VA $48,035

Rock Island, IL $48,004

Saginaw, MI $47,994

Jacksonville, FL $47,989

Salisbury, NC $47,979

Memphis, TN $47,968

Moline, IL $47,943

Fort Myers, FL $47,927

Waterloo, IA $47,861

Spartanburg, SC $47,810

Lincoln, NE $47,784

Fort Wayne, IN $47,774

Birmingham, AL $47,717

Cedar Falls, IA $47,707

Provo, UT $47,702

Springfield, OH $47,697

San Antonio, TX $47,687

Greensboro, NC $47,666

South Bend, IN $47,661

Winston Salem, NC $47,656

Boise, ID $47,641

Savannah, GA $47,605

Muskegon, MI $47,513

Lima, OH $47,451

Lake Charles, LA $47,431

Anderson, IN $47,420

Lexington, KY $47,405

Augusta, GA $47,390

Greenville, SC $47,390

Wichita, KS $47,344

Tuscaloosa, AL $47,344

Columbia, SC $47,298

Bloomington, IN $47,170

Roanoke, VA $47,139

Asheville, NC $47,072

Knoxville, TN $46,985

Shreveport, LA $46,980

Wilmington, NC $46,913

Frankfort, KY $46,816

Oklahoma City, OK $46,780

Chillicothe, OH $46,760

Longview, TX $46,755

Topeka, KS $46,739

Mobile, AL $46,663

Terre Haute, IN $46,642

Erie, PA $46,637

Altoona, PA $46,611

Melbourne, FL $46,596

Amarillo, TX $46,575

Killeen, TX $46,560

Fayetteville, AR $46,519

Sioux Falls, SD $46,483

Chattanooga, TN $46,453

Idaho Falls, ID $46,447

Gainesville, FL $46,340

Portsmouth, OH $46,314

Little Rock, AR $46,304

Lynchburg, VA $46,304

Lafayette, LA $46,284

Youngstown, OH $46,284

Temple, TX $46,263

Daytona Beach, FL $46,253

Clarksville, TN $46,248

Pensacola, FL $46,243

Hopkinsville, KY $46,089

Charleston, WV $46,084

Florence, SC $46,058

Sioux City, IA $46,028

Macon, GA $45,879

Tallahassee, FL $45,874

Fayetteville, NC $45,864

Waco, TX $45,853

Wichita Falls, TX $45,853

Pine Bluff, AR $45,833

Vincennes, IN $45,736

Lubbock, TX $45,715

Great Falls, MT $45,684

Alamogordo, NM $45,679

Abilene, TX $45,638

Rapid City, SD $45,572

Monroe, LA $45,572

Albany, GA $45,541

Huntington, WV $45,536

Jackson, MS $45,531

Greenville, MS $45,526

Parkersburg, WV $45,474

Montgomery, AL $45,464

Johnstown, PA $45,454

Springfield, MO $45,413

Biloxi, MS $45,387

Sumter, SC $45,280

Columbus, GA $45,275

Twin Falls, ID $45,244

Pascagoula, MS $45,177

Kingsport, TN $45,044

Gulfport, MS $45,029

Alexandria, LA $44,860

Fort Smith, AR $44,732

El Paso, TX $44,594

Helena, MT $44,527

Las Cruces, NM $44,363

Harlingen, TX $44,220

Pocatello, ID $44,174

Florence, AL $44,158

Brownsville, TX $44,148

Dothan, AL $44,066

Mcallen, TX $44,041

Columbus, MS $43,662

Altus, OK $43,426

Lawton, OK $43,329

Pierre, SD $43,144

What Skills Can Increase a Crane Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 7.64% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Housekeeping (Mentioned in 2.55% 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.
Installation (Mentioned in 1.38% Job Postings): The action or process of installing someone or something, or of being installed. the act of installing the state of being installed, something that is installed for use.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	7.64%
Housekeeping	2.55%
Installation	1.38%

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 Technician's salary.

Team Operations: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
Customer Service: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Team Operations	$59,916	17%
Customer Service	$54,283	6%
Commitment	$53,771	5%
Carpentry	$53,771	5%
Leadership	$53,771	5%
Waste Management	$53,258	4%

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

Understanding how a Crane Technician'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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$45,402

Average $51,210/year

$56,335

$3,784

Average $4,268/month

$4,695

$873

Average $985/week

$1,083

$22

Average $25/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,335	$4,695	$1,083	$27
Average	$51,210	$4,268	$985	$25
25th Percentile	$45,402	$3,784	$873	$22

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Salary Trends for Crane Technician

Salaries for a Crane Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $49,473 in 2023 to around $49,460 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Crane Technician salary trends, .

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