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Average Crane And Tower Operators Salary in Hawaii

Crane And Tower Operators in Hawaii earn a median annual salary of $124,260, which is +82.5% compared to the national median. There are 190 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Hawaii (state).

$124,260
Hawaii median annual wage
$60/hour median
+82.5%
Difference vs national median
National median is $68,080
190
Local employment
0.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.10
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$96,640
25th
$118,140
Median
$124,260
75th
$127,820
90th
$131,220

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Hawaii, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
110.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$113,014
Goods: 111.6%
Services: 190.2%
Rents: 125.3%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Nevada $115,840 Compare 380
Rhode Island $104,340 Compare N/A
Washington $101,110 Compare 1,030
New Jersey $100,640 Compare 1,000
Massachusetts $98,150 Compare 680
Alaska $92,490 Compare 50

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Hawaii

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Physicians, All Other $339,290 1.32
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $338,130 1.59
Psychiatrists $289,990 1.47
Chief Executives $281,640 0.57
Family Medicine Physicians $218,210 0.59
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates $211,810 1.22
Pediatricians, General $197,090 2.97
Nurse Midwives $170,110 N/A

Hawaii has salary data for 552 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Crane And Tower Operators in Hawaii

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Crane And Tower Operators are projected to change by +3.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 3,800 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.