The invention relates to a jib luffing angle detection device comprising a box body, a dwang, an interlocking bar, an encoder, and a controller; the encoder is arranged in the box body; the dwang is connected with the interlocking bar; the interlocking bar is connected with a rotary shaft of the encoder; the dwang is arranged outside the box body and connected with a movable arm of the jib; the encoder is connected with the controller, converts the angular displacement formed by the rotary shaft into an electric signal, and sends the electric signal to the controller. The jib luffing angle detection device is simple in structure, easy to process, low in cost, and electric purchased parts are reduced in number, thus reducing the whole making cost; the jib luffing angle detection device is simple to install, low in field installation process requirements, has no clear installation size precision requirement, simple and fast in construction, low in labor cost, simple in electric re-wiringprocess, less in electrified debugging works, stable and reliable in operation, and accurate in real time data; the main elements are mounted in the waterproof and dustproof box body, so the jib luffing angle detection device is long in life.