Crane and Tower Operators in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$49,540
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$12,510
20.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$51,231
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$62,050
Kept after tax
$49,540
Worth in national money
$51,231
State rank
35
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for crane and tower operators is on the low side in Georgia. The middle earner gets $62,050. That is 35 of 50 states, and about 8.86% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Georgia reports figures for, this is number 206.
- Here is where Georgia does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $62,050 you keep $49,540, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $51,231 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $62,240, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For crane and tower operators, Georgia sits in the lower band at $62,050, ranking 35 of 50 and trailing the national median by about 8.86%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In Georgia's occupational distribution, crane and tower operators sits at 206 of 492 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and Georgia income tax, retained pay for crane and tower operators on $62,050 is $49,540. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $51,231 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $62,240 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Crane and Tower Operators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $41,700 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $62,050 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,860 |
| This salary | $62,050 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Georgia | $49,540 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $52,037 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,319 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $58,942 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,805 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $62,050 as a midpoint for Georgia, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $41,700 and the ninetieth is $76,860 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Georgia the take-home figure of $49,540, from $62,050, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 206 of 492 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $51,231 uses one figure for the whole of Georgia. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 206.
- The Georgia median of $62,050 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $41,700 to $76,860. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Georgia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $49,540 from $62,050. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 206 of 492 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $51,231, worked from $62,050, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Georgia address, on work sitting at 206 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $41,700 and the top tenth $76,860, so most people doing this work in Georgia sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $51,231.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Georgia then takes its own share, leaving $49,540.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($41,700 to $76,860) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Georgia rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $51,231 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $49,540 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.