The annual salary statistics of crane and tower operators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of crane and tower operators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $35,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for crane and tower operators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,290.
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 | $67,570 | 8.10% | 51.62% |
| 2021 | $62,100 | 13.35% | - |
| 2019 | $53,810 | 2.82% | - |
| 2018 | $52,290 | 3.92% | - |
| 2017 | $50,240 | -4.08% | - |
| 2016 | $52,290 | -0.04% | - |
| 2015 | $52,310 | 8.01% | - |
| 2014 | $48,120 | 32.07% | - |
| 2012 | $32,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,570 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is in the middle of salary range for crane and tower operators in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of crane and tower operators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 8.8 percent (8.8%) lower than that in the highest paying North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota and 53.8 percent (53.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.