How much do Crane and Tower Operators make in Monroe, LA?

Percentile spread

For Crane and Tower Operators, the published 10th percentile is $29,120 and the 90th percentile is $76,590. The difference is $47,470, which is 85.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $37,450 to the 75th at $75,180, covers $37,730.

The mean annual wage is $56,180, which sits above the median of $55,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Monroe, LA median is 18.1% lower than the national median of $68,080 for Crane and Tower Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,713, which is 2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.8% lower than the Louisiana median of $61,170.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Monroe, LA is 83.597, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $55,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Crane and Tower Operators at $66,713 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Crane and Tower Operators. Monroe, LA ranks 7th of 9 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 100 miles away, with a median of $48,060 and employment of 120. That median is 13.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,697, against $66,713 here.
• Jackson, MS is 113 miles away, with a median of $63,610 and employment of 100. That median is 14.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,433, against $66,713 here.
• Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 145 miles away, with a median of $42,380. That median is 24% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,424, against $66,713 here.

Employment share

Crane and Tower Operators accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Monroe, LA (40 of 87,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (42,890 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.66 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.