Crane and Tower Operator Salary in Fresno, California

The annual salary statistics of crane and tower operators in Fresno, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of crane and tower operators in Fresno is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Crane and Tower Operators in Fresno, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,500
25th Percentile Wage
$59,560
50th Percentile Wage
$59,560
75th Percentile Wage
$59,570
90th Percentile Wage
$79,360

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for crane and tower operators in Fresno, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,500.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of crane and tower operators from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$59,560
11.60% 11.60%
2015
$52,650
41.50% -
2014
$30,800
7.27% -
2013
$28,560
-84.35% -
2012
$52,650
- -

Table 2. Compare Crane and Tower Operator Salary in Fresno with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,560 in Fresno is in the middle of salary range for crane and tower operators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of crane and tower operators in Fresno is 27.9 percent (27.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma and 23.5 percent (23.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Modesto.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$82,610
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$80,360
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$75,700
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$73,650
Vallejo-Fairfield
$67,240
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$67,150
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$67,120
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$65,700
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$64,510
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$63,760
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$63,620
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$61,710
Visalia-Porterville
$61,370
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$61,250
Bakersfield-Delano
$61,160
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$61,020
Fresno
$59,560
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$56,580
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$55,810
Stockton
$53,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$53,880
Modesto
$45,580

See also: Top paying jobs in Fresno, California.