The annual salary statistics of crane and tower operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of crane and tower operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $39,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for crane and tower operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,470.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of crane and tower operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $55,810 | -53.68% | -8.03% |
| 2021 | $85,770 | 13.43% | - |
| 2019 | $74,250 | 12.75% | - |
| 2018 | $64,780 | 8.71% | - |
| 2017 | $59,140 | -1.94% | - |
| 2016 | $60,290 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $60,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,810 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 32.4 percent (32.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma and 18.3 percent (18.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Modesto.