The annual salary statistics of crane and tower operators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of crane and tower operators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $55,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $113,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for crane and tower operators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $113,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,330.
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 | $63,620 | -50.46% | -15.07% |
| 2021 | $95,720 | 17.48% | - |
| 2020 | $78,990 | -7.32% | - |
| 2018 | $84,770 | 21.87% | - |
| 2017 | $66,230 | 6.39% | - |
| 2016 | $62,000 | -23.16% | - |
| 2015 | $76,360 | -3.38% | - |
| 2014 | $78,940 | 19.56% | - |
| 2013 | $63,500 | -15.29% | - |
| 2012 | $73,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,620 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma and 28.4 percent (28.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Modesto.