Crane and Tower Operator Salary in El Paso, Texas

The annual salary statistics of crane and tower operators in El Paso, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of crane and tower operators in El Paso 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 El Paso, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,580
25th Percentile Wage
$39,250
50th Percentile Wage
$48,140
75th Percentile Wage
$62,950
90th Percentile Wage
$77,380

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for crane and tower operators in El Paso, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,580.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of crane and tower operators from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$48,140
-2.64% 18.99%
2021
$49,410
-14.75% -
2020
$56,700
-2.87% -
2019
$58,330
23.08% -
2018
$44,870
-2.25% -
2014
$45,880
-5.08% -
2013
$48,210
19.10% -
2012
$39,000
- -

Table 2. Compare Crane and Tower Operator Salary in El Paso with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,140 in El Paso is in the middle of salary range for crane and tower operators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of crane and tower operators in El Paso is 35.3 percent (35.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 10.7 percent (10.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Texas nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Midland
$74,400
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$71,330
Victoria
$70,660
Corpus Christi
$68,200
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$65,400
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$64,720
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$64,290
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$60,650
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$60,210
Lubbock
$60,110
Texarkana-Texarkana
$59,420
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$58,660
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$58,660
Abilene
$58,090
Fort Worth-Arlington
$57,980
Tyler
$57,320
College Station-Bryan
$57,130
Waco
$56,930
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$56,170
Odessa
$55,920
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$52,790
Amarillo
$52,710
Longview
$51,970
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$50,060
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$50,020
Brownsville-Harlingen
$48,630
El Paso
$48,140
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$42,970

See also: Top paying jobs in El Paso, Texas.