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Crane and Tower Operator Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

The annual salary statistics of crane and tower operators in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of crane and tower operators in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,560
25th Percentile Wage
$47,820
50th Percentile Wage
$64,510
75th Percentile Wage
$80,500
90th Percentile Wage
$95,610

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for crane and tower operators in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,560.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of crane and tower operators from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$64,510
8.60% -2.17%
2016
$58,960
-3.31% -
2015
$60,910
-27.02% -
2014
$77,370
33.49% -
2013
$51,460
-28.08% -
2012
$65,910
- -

Table 2. Compare Crane and Tower Operator Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,510 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 21.9 percent (21.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma and 29.3 percent (29.3%) 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