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Average Crane And Tower Operators Salary in Rhode Island

Crane And Tower Operators in Rhode Island earn a median annual salary of $104,340, which is +53.3% compared to the national median. There are N/A workers employed locally in this occupation.

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

$104,340
Rhode Island median annual wage
$50/hour median
+53.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $68,080
N/A
Local employment
N/A
Location quotient
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$67,460
25th
$76,610
Median
$104,340
75th
$127,210
90th
$132,610

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 Rhode Island, 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
102.3%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$102,014
Goods: 97.2%
Services: 146.7%
Rents: 105.6%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Hawaii $124,260 Compare 190
Nevada $115,840 Compare 380
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 Rhode Island

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Emergency Medicine Physicians $512,730 2.74
Family Medicine Physicians $467,160 0.60
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $450,370 6.18
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons $414,060 N/A
Cardiologists $395,610 1.15
General Internal Medicine Physicians $379,490 1.39
Physicians, Pathologists $322,950 N/A
Psychiatrists $287,610 2.98

Rhode Island has salary data for 554 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Emergency Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Crane And Tower Operators in Rhode Island

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.