Crane and Tower Operator Salary in Modesto, California

The annual salary statistics of crane and tower operators in Modesto, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of crane and tower operators in Modesto 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 Modesto, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,080
25th Percentile Wage
$39,020
50th Percentile Wage
$45,580
75th Percentile Wage
$50,170
90th Percentile Wage
$52,890

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for crane and tower operators in Modesto, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,080.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of crane and tower operators from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$45,580
0.57% 0.57%
2016
$45,320
2.05% -
2015
$44,390
-2.10% -
2012
$45,320
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,580, Modesto is the lowest paying city for crane and tower operators in state of California, following city of Santa Rosa-Petaluma (median annual salary of $82,610). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of crane and tower operators in Modesto is about 44.8 percent (44.8%) lower than that of the highest paying city Santa Rosa-Petaluma.

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 Modesto, California.