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Crane and Tower Operators pay in Jackson, MS and Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Crane and Tower Operators is $63,610 per year in Jackson, MS. It is $131,690 per year in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV. Jackson, MS is 51.7% 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 100 wage and salary jobs in Jackson, MS 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.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings