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Average Salary for Printing Press Operators

SOC 51-5112 · Production Occupations · 2024 data

The median annual wage for Printing Press Operators in the United States is $45,160 ($21.71/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $31,450 at the 10th percentile to $63,060 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 145,110 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 22.4% since 2019.

Median Annual

$45,160

Mean Annual

$46,620

10th Pct

$31,450

75th Pct

$54,340

Employment

145,110

Salary Distribution

$31k
10th
$37k
25th
$45k
Median
$54k
75th
$63k
90th

Highest Paying Metro Areas

Metro Area Median Annual
Harrisonburg, VA $62,100
Rochester, MN $58,820
Napa, CA $57,010
Modesto, CA $55,730
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $55,280
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $52,920
Springfield, MA $52,060
Trenton-Princeton, NJ $51,760
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $51,720
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $51,230
Fort Smith, AR-OK $50,760
Visalia, CA $50,620
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $50,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $50,590
Janesville-Beloit, WI $50,470

Salary by State

State Median Annual
District of Columbia $115,770
New Jersey $51,760
Minnesota $49,540
Maryland $49,450
Massachusetts $49,230
Washington $49,230
Arkansas $48,310
Rhode Island $48,310
Wisconsin $47,970
Oregon $47,900
New Hampshire $47,320
Colorado $47,270
Illinois $47,210
Vermont $46,820
New York $46,600
Pennsylvania $46,560
California $46,020
Delaware $45,910
Michigan $45,870
Indiana $45,740
Kentucky $45,530
Ohio $45,270
Maine $44,560
Alaska $44,500
Connecticut $43,930
Missouri $43,720
North Carolina $43,090
Georgia $42,800
Virginia $42,790
South Dakota $42,570
Arizona $41,900
West Virginia $41,650
Wyoming $41,410
Nevada $41,260
Tennessee $41,170
Nebraska $40,970
Kansas $40,580
Texas $40,000
Utah $39,740
Iowa $39,660
Mississippi $38,980
Florida $38,710
Montana $38,640
North Dakota $38,540
Hawaii $38,390
South Carolina $38,080
Idaho $37,310
Louisiana $36,810
New Mexico $35,380
Oklahoma $35,270
Alabama $34,980
Guam $26,260
Puerto Rico $22,880

National Wage Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $45,160
2023 $41,860
2022 $39,350
2021 $37,770
2020 $37,880
2019 $36,910