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Crane and Tower Operators pay in Burlington-South Burlington, VT and Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Crane and Tower Operators is $77,490 per year in Burlington-South Burlington, VT. It is $131,690 per year in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV. Burlington-South Burlington, VT is 41.2% below Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 53-7021 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 50 wage and salary jobs in Burlington-South Burlington, VT and Not published in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.