The annual salary statistics of crane and tower operators in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of crane and tower operators in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $31,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for crane and tower operators in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,250.
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 | $54,980 | 8.58% | 23.57% |
| 2021 | $50,260 | 5.49% | - |
| 2020 | $47,500 | 0.57% | - |
| 2019 | $47,230 | 3.18% | - |
| 2018 | $45,730 | -2.56% | - |
| 2017 | $46,900 | -1.02% | - |
| 2016 | $47,380 | 14.25% | - |
| 2015 | $40,630 | -18.53% | - |
| 2014 | $48,160 | 10.53% | - |
| 2013 | $43,090 | 2.48% | - |
| 2012 | $42,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,980 in Huntington-Ashland is in the middle of salary range for crane and tower operators in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of crane and tower operators in Huntington-Ashland is 20.8 percent (20.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 56.5 percent (56.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Morgantown | |
| Wheeling | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Charleston | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Steubenville-Weirton | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Beckley | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area |