Crane and Tower Operators · SOC 53-7021
Crane and Tower Operators Salary in the Florida
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Florida
Figures describe the state of Florida as a whole.
Crane and Tower Operators in the Florida earned a median of $71,560 per year ($34.40 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $47,840 at the 10th percentile to $94,170 at the 90th. BLS estimates 2,570 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Crane and Tower Operators in the Florida earn more than $71,560 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $58,950 and $81,120.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $47,840 | $58,950 | $71,560 | $81,120 | $94,170 |
| Hourly | $23.00 | $28.34 | $34.40 | $39.00 | $45.27 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Florida$71,560 median for Florida; middle half earns $58,950 to $81,120
- United Statesnational$68,080 median for United States; middle half earns $52,600 to $83,200
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +5% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Florida
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for crane and tower operators, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Floridathis page$71,560 median for Florida; middle half earns $58,950 to $81,120
- $81,280 median for Naples metro area; middle half earns $64,930 to $83,200
- $78,100 median for Miami metro area; middle half earns $62,360 to $83,230
- $77,420 median for Tampa metro area; middle half earns $61,010 to $81,580
- $77,010 median for Palm Bay metro area; middle half earns $62,240 to $77,010
- $76,510 median for Cape Coral metro area; middle half earns $58,840 to $80,990
- $72,880 median for Orlando metro area; middle half earns $60,260 to $79,790
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.