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Average Crane And Tower Operators Salary in San Angelo, TX

Crane And Tower Operators in San Angelo, TX earn a median annual salary of $45,950, which is -32.5% compared to the national median. There are 40 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for San Angelo, TX (metro area).

$45,950
San Angelo, TX median annual wage
$22/hour median
-32.5%
Difference vs national median
National median is $68,080
40
Local employment
0.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
2.94
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$38,240
25th
$38,240
Median
$45,950
75th
$57,930
90th
$68,660

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 San Angelo, TX, 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
92.5%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$49,701
Goods: 93.8%
Services: 81.6%
Rents: 81.4%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $131,690 Compare N/A
Worcester, MA $122,260 Compare 110
Urban Honolulu, HI $120,560 Compare 170
Kennewick-Richland, WA $120,310 Compare 40
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $116,840 Compare 70
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $114,330 Compare 570

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 San Angelo, TX

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Physicians, All Other $226,100 1.36
Pharmacists $140,670 0.87
Financial Managers $136,030 0.60
Computer And Information Systems Managers $134,500 0.48
Nurse Practitioners $129,180 1.89
Marketing Managers $128,830 0.45
Lawyers $125,790 0.39
Managers, All Other $124,030 0.63

San Angelo, TX has salary data for 240 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Crane And Tower Operators in San Angelo, TX

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.