Crane and Tower Operators Salary — Odessa, Texas

The average Crane and Tower Operators in Odessa, Texas earns $74,020 a year.

$74,020 / year, mean
↓ 0.8% below national average 88th percentile in Texas

Odessa pays well above most of Texas for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's close to the national average for crane and tower operators — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Texas

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
90
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.6%
Cost of living 94 #113 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2109 #114 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $256,700 #132 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $71,031 #99 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Odessa ranks #113 for cost of living and #132 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

New York $116,710 Kennewick $111,710 Buffalo $109,610 Mount Vernon $108,550 Albany $107,670 Seattle $105,010 San Francisco $104,910 Bremerton $97,700 Los Angeles $94,960 Fresno $91,850 Atlantic City $91,340 Portland $90,530 Spokane $88,480 Vallejo $84,000 Stockton $83,410 San Diego $82,580 Reading $82,170 Baltimore $79,360 Midland $78,410 Philadelphia $78,380 Miami $76,440 Bakersfield $76,190 Eugene $76,010 Naples $76,000 Tampa $76,000 Oxnard $75,900 Austin $74,370 Saginaw $74,100 Odessa $74,020 Riverside $73,680 Palm Bay $72,210 Louisville $72,090 Fort Myers $71,830 Lexington $71,570 Corpus Christi $71,520 Virginia Beach $71,430 Houston $70,810 Orlando $70,270 Panama City $70,270 Detroit $70,000 Scranton $70,000 Dallas $69,630 Sacramento $69,400 Sarasota $69,320 Indianapolis $69,240 Lancaster $68,850 Beaumont $68,190 Killeen $68,080 Jacksonville $67,800 San Antonio $67,520 Winchester $66,620 Evansville $66,530 Pittsburgh $65,140 Tallahassee $64,240 College Station $63,980 Paducah $63,830 Allentown $63,720 Waco $63,070 Lakeland $62,710 Chicago $62,560 El Paso $62,230 York $61,500 Harrisburg $61,370 Longview $61,370 Grand Rapids $61,190 Richmond $61,080 Huntington $60,650 Tyler $58,900 Elkhart $57,730 Roanoke $57,380 McAllen $56,610 South Bend $55,660 Monroe $55,520 Brownsville $52,880 Rockford $51,430 San Angelo $50,400
CityMean salaryvs. Odessa
Albany, New York$107,670+45.5%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$63,720-13.9%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$91,340+23.4%
Austin, Texas$74,370+0.5%
Bakersfield, California$76,190+2.9%
Baltimore, Maryland$79,360+7.2%
Beaumont, Texas$68,190-7.9%
Bremerton, Washington$97,700+32.0%
Brownsville, Texas$52,880-28.6%
Buffalo, New York$109,610+48.1%
Fort Myers, Florida$71,830-3.0%
Chicago, Illinois$62,560-15.5%
College Station, Texas$63,980-13.6%
Corpus Christi, Texas$71,520-3.4%
Dallas, Texas$69,630-5.9%
Detroit, Michigan$70,000-5.4%
Elkhart, Indiana$57,730-22.0%
El Paso, Texas$62,230-15.9%
Eugene, Oregon$76,010+2.7%
Evansville, Indiana$66,530-10.1%
Fresno, California$91,850+24.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$61,190-17.3%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$61,370-17.1%
Houston, Texas$70,810-4.3%
Huntington, West Virginia$60,650-18.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$69,240-6.5%
Jacksonville, Florida$67,800-8.4%
Kennewick, Washington$111,710+50.9%
Killeen, Texas$68,080-8.0%
Lakeland, Florida$62,710-15.3%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$68,850-7.0%
Lexington, Kentucky$71,570-3.3%
Longview, Texas$61,370-17.1%
Los Angeles, California$94,960+28.3%
Louisville, Kentucky$72,090-2.6%
McAllen, Texas$56,610-23.5%
Miami, Florida$76,440+3.3%
Midland, Texas$78,410+5.9%
Monroe, Michigan$55,520-25.0%
Mount Vernon, Washington$108,550+46.6%
Naples, Florida$76,000+2.7%
New York, New York$116,710+57.7%
Sarasota, Florida$69,320-6.3%
Orlando, Florida$70,270-5.1%
Oxnard, California$75,900+2.5%
Paducah, Kentucky$63,830-13.8%
Palm Bay, Florida$72,210-2.4%
Panama City, Florida$70,270-5.1%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$78,380+5.9%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$65,140-12.0%
Portland, Oregon$90,530+22.3%
Reading, Pennsylvania$82,170+11.0%
Richmond, Virginia$61,080-17.5%
Riverside, California$73,680-0.5%
Roanoke, Virginia$57,380-22.5%
Rockford, Illinois$51,430-30.5%
Sacramento, California$69,400-6.2%
Saginaw, Michigan$74,100+0.1%
San Angelo, Texas$50,400-31.9%
San Antonio, Texas$67,520-8.8%
San Diego, California$82,580+11.6%
San Francisco, California$104,910+41.7%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$70,000-5.4%
Seattle, Washington$105,010+41.9%
South Bend, Indiana$55,660-24.8%
Spokane, Washington$88,480+19.5%
Stockton, California$83,410+12.7%
Tallahassee, Florida$64,240-13.2%
Tampa, Florida$76,000+2.7%
Tyler, Texas$58,900-20.4%
Vallejo, California$84,000+13.5%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$71,430-3.5%
Waco, Texas$63,070-14.8%
Winchester, Virginia$66,620-10.0%
York, Pennsylvania$61,500-16.9%
Gross salary
74,020/yr
Estimated take-home
60,903/yr
Est. total withheld
17.7%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Texas has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 53-7021 SOC code
Official area Odessa, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 36220 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
163,206