Printing Press Operators Salary

Median Salary
$45,780
per year
Hourly Rate
$22.01
per hour
Employment
144,260
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$33,330
25th percentile
$37,390
Median
$45,780
75th percentile
$55,740
90th percentile
$63,520

💰 Printing Press Operators Salary by State

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$37K
$117K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$116,630+154.8%
Massachusetts$53,050+15.9%
New Jersey$50,430+10.2%
Washington$49,800+8.8%
Oregon$48,760+6.5%
Minnesota$48,560+6.1%
New Hampshire$48,410+5.7%
Kentucky$48,000+4.8%
Colorado$47,860+4.5%
New York$47,860+4.5%
Maryland$47,840+4.5%
Maine$47,430+3.6%
Wisconsin$47,330+3.4%
Pennsylvania$47,010+2.7%
Arkansas$46,470+1.5%
Alaska$46,460+1.5%
Vermont$46,460+1.5%
Illinois$46,260+1.0%
Missouri$46,130+0.8%
California$46,110+0.7%
Ohio$45,760-0.0%
Connecticut$45,670-0.2%
North Carolina$45,630-0.3%
Hawaii$45,390-0.9%
Rhode Island$45,380-0.9%
Michigan$45,280-1.1%
Indiana$45,230-1.2%
South Dakota$44,930-1.9%
Delaware$44,600-2.6%
Virginia$44,020-3.8%
Nevada$43,500-5.0%
Tennessee$43,160-5.7%
Arizona$42,950-6.2%
Texas$42,550-7.1%
Montana$42,220-7.8%
Nebraska$42,070-8.1%
Kansas$41,890-8.5%
Georgia$41,520-9.3%
West Virginia$41,200-10.0%
Florida$41,180-10.0%
Utah$41,030-10.4%
Iowa$40,790-10.9%
Wyoming$40,760-11.0%
South Carolina$40,470-11.6%
Idaho$38,650-15.6%
Mississippi$38,400-16.1%
North Dakota$37,850-17.3%
Louisiana$37,650-17.8%
New Mexico$37,110-18.9%
Oklahoma$36,760-19.7%
Alabama$36,670-19.9%

🏙️ Printing Press Operators Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Harrisonburg, VA$64,180+40.2%
Rochester, MN$59,200+29.3%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$58,850+28.5%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$58,750+28.3%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$56,350+23.1%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$55,920+22.1%
Springfield, MA$55,740+21.8%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$54,230+18.5%
Worcester, MA$53,210+16.2%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$52,180+14.0%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$52,040+13.7%
Wichita Falls, TX$51,510+12.5%
Wausau, WI$50,650+10.6%
Merced, CA$50,640+10.6%
Kenosha, WI$50,540+10.4%
Fond du Lac, WI$50,310+9.9%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$50,280+9.8%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$50,170+9.6%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$49,840+8.9%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$49,750+8.7%
Visalia, CA$49,680+8.5%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$49,670+8.5%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$49,620+8.4%
Jefferson City, MO$49,610+8.4%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$49,490+8.1%
St. Cloud, MN$49,220+7.5%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$49,210+7.5%
Bismarck, ND$49,020+7.1%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$48,980+7.0%
Boulder, CO$48,910+6.8%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$48,890+6.8%
Paducah, KY-IL$48,890+6.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$48,860+6.7%
Evansville, IN$48,770+6.5%
Reno, NV$48,700+6.4%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$48,660+6.3%
Burlington, NC$48,650+6.3%
Lancaster, PA$48,650+6.3%
Clarksville, TN-KY$48,620+6.2%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$48,610+6.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$48,610+6.2%
Napa, CA$48,600+6.2%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$48,570+6.1%
Portland-South Portland, ME$48,520+6.0%
Syracuse, NY$48,510+6.0%
Bellingham, WA$48,420+5.8%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$48,260+5.4%
Salem, OR$48,190+5.3%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$48,110+5.1%
Winchester, VA-WV$48,020+4.9%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$47,950+4.7%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$47,910+4.7%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$47,810+4.4%
Iowa City, IA$47,780+4.4%
Medford, OR$47,780+4.4%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$47,730+4.3%
Rochester, NY$47,720+4.2%
St. Louis, MO-IL$47,710+4.2%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$47,700+4.2%
Roanoke, VA$47,630+4.0%
Yakima, WA$47,540+3.8%
Asheville, NC$47,440+3.6%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$47,400+3.5%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$47,400+3.5%
New Haven, CT$47,390+3.5%
Lebanon, PA$47,380+3.5%
York-Hanover, PA$47,370+3.5%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$47,340+3.4%
Green Bay, WI$47,330+3.4%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$47,320+3.4%
Bozeman, MT$47,300+3.3%
Gainesville, GA$47,240+3.2%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$47,240+3.2%
Reading, PA$47,240+3.2%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$47,230+3.2%
Sheboygan, WI$47,220+3.1%
Pittsburgh, PA$47,150+3.0%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$47,110+2.9%
Greenville, NC$47,030+2.7%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$47,030+2.7%
Madison, WI$47,020+2.7%
Columbus, OH$46,950+2.6%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$46,900+2.4%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$46,870+2.4%
Bend, OR$46,870+2.4%
Anchorage, AK$46,860+2.4%
Ames, IA$46,850+2.3%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$46,850+2.3%
Rome, GA$46,850+2.3%
Ann Arbor, MI$46,800+2.2%
Modesto, CA$46,670+1.9%
Joplin, MO-KS$46,660+1.9%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$46,580+1.7%
Williamsport, PA$46,570+1.7%
Kansas City, MO-KS$46,560+1.7%
Gettysburg, PA$46,520+1.6%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$46,480+1.5%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$46,440+1.4%
Winston-Salem, NC$46,430+1.4%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$46,380+1.3%
Fort Wayne, IN$46,360+1.3%
Canton-Massillon, OH$46,270+1.1%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$46,220+1.0%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$46,200+0.9%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$46,110+0.7%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$46,110+0.7%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$46,110+0.7%
Spartanburg, SC$46,100+0.7%
Appleton, WI$46,090+0.7%
Glens Falls, NY$46,060+0.6%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$45,960+0.4%
Knoxville, TN$45,920+0.3%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$45,820+0.1%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$45,790+0.0%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$45,760-0.0%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$45,670-0.2%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$45,600-0.4%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$45,600-0.4%
Eau Claire, WI$45,550-0.5%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$45,540-0.5%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$45,530-0.5%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$45,480-0.7%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$45,450-0.7%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$45,430-0.8%
Chambersburg, PA$45,390-0.9%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$45,390-0.9%
Charlottesville, VA$45,340-1.0%
Vallejo, CA$45,240-1.2%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$45,220-1.2%
Columbia, MO$45,170-1.3%
Terre Haute, IN$45,150-1.4%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$45,140-1.4%
Bowling Green, KY$45,100-1.5%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$45,100-1.5%
Fresno, CA$45,060-1.6%
Longview-Kelso, WA$45,050-1.6%
Duluth, MN-WI$45,040-1.6%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$45,030-1.6%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$45,010-1.7%
Decatur, IL$44,980-1.7%
Mankato, MN$44,980-1.7%
Topeka, KS$44,970-1.8%
Utica-Rome, NY$44,920-1.9%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$44,890-1.9%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$44,880-2.0%
Lynchburg, VA$44,880-2.0%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$44,860-2.0%
Battle Creek, MI$44,830-2.1%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$44,810-2.1%
Cleveland, OH$44,760-2.2%
Peoria, IL$44,750-2.2%
Jacksonville, FL$44,670-2.4%
Akron, OH$44,650-2.5%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$44,650-2.5%
Rocky Mount, NC$44,640-2.5%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$44,610-2.6%
Altoona, PA$44,580-2.6%
Chico, CA$44,550-2.7%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$44,510-2.8%
Greeley, CO$44,410-3.0%
Springfield, MO$44,410-3.0%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$44,400-3.0%
Traverse City, MI$44,380-3.1%
Jonesboro, AR$44,300-3.2%
Columbia, SC$44,250-3.3%
Midland, MI$44,250-3.3%
Urban Honolulu, HI$44,140-3.6%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$44,130-3.6%
Richmond, VA$44,110-3.6%
Port St. Lucie, FL$44,080-3.7%
Las Cruces, NM$44,060-3.8%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$44,030-3.8%
Morristown, TN$43,990-3.9%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$43,990-3.9%
Jackson, MS$43,820-4.3%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$43,780-4.4%
Helena, MT$43,770-4.4%
Flint, MI$43,650-4.7%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$43,590-4.8%
Punta Gorda, FL$43,590-4.8%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$43,580-4.8%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$43,500-5.0%
Grand Junction, CO$43,490-5.0%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$43,480-5.0%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$43,450-5.1%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$43,450-5.1%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$43,440-5.1%
Mansfield, OH$43,200-5.6%
Missoula, MT$43,160-5.7%
Cedar Rapids, IA$42,970-6.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$42,950-6.2%
Rockford, IL$42,920-6.2%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$42,900-6.3%
Tucson, AZ$42,900-6.3%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$42,890-6.3%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$42,740-6.6%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$42,570-7.0%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$42,540-7.1%
Bloomington, IN$42,510-7.1%
Colorado Springs, CO$42,470-7.2%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$42,380-7.4%
Fayetteville, NC$42,250-7.7%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$42,240-7.7%
Longview, TX$42,220-7.8%
Omaha, NE-IA$42,070-8.1%
Lawrence, KS$41,890-8.5%
Amarillo, TX$41,850-8.6%
Monroe, LA$41,400-9.6%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$41,290-9.8%
Baton Rouge, LA$41,160-10.1%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$40,620-11.3%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$40,610-11.3%
Dubuque, IA$40,560-11.4%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$40,540-11.4%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$40,180-12.2%
Sandusky, OH$40,130-12.3%
Niles, MI$40,070-12.5%
Toledo, OH$40,050-12.5%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$40,000-12.6%
Lincoln, NE$39,900-12.8%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$39,840-13.0%
Logan, UT-ID$39,820-13.0%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$39,680-13.3%
Decatur, AL$39,580-13.5%
Elmira, NY$39,460-13.8%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$39,420-13.9%
Jackson, TN$39,360-14.0%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$39,100-14.6%
Binghamton, NY$38,980-14.9%
Kingston, NY$38,940-14.9%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$38,930-15.0%
Hot Springs, AR$38,870-15.1%
Waco, TX$38,860-15.1%
Wilmington, NC$38,780-15.3%
Tulsa, OK$38,700-15.5%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$38,650-15.6%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$38,600-15.7%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$38,230-16.5%
Boise City, ID$38,170-16.6%
Gainesville, FL$38,140-16.7%
Ocala, FL$38,140-16.7%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$38,130-16.7%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$38,120-16.7%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$38,100-16.8%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$38,020-17.0%
Killeen-Temple, TX$38,020-17.0%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$37,750-17.5%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$37,710-17.6%
El Paso, TX$37,710-17.6%
Birmingham, AL$37,620-17.8%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$37,610-17.8%
Tallahassee, FL$37,610-17.8%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$37,600-17.9%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$37,580-17.9%
Rapid City, SD$37,550-18.0%
Manhattan, KS$37,500-18.1%
Savannah, GA$37,490-18.1%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$37,480-18.1%
Springfield, IL$37,450-18.2%
Bloomington, IL$37,330-18.5%
Oklahoma City, OK$37,290-18.5%
Fargo, ND-MN$37,260-18.6%
Charleston, WV$37,220-18.7%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$37,020-19.1%
Huntsville, AL$36,950-19.3%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$36,940-19.3%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$36,930-19.3%
Ogden, UT$36,930-19.3%
Montgomery, AL$36,850-19.5%
Mobile, AL$36,730-19.8%
Corpus Christi, TX$36,700-19.8%
Tyler, TX$36,680-19.9%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$36,580-20.1%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$36,540-20.2%
Albuquerque, NM$36,400-20.5%
Valdosta, GA$36,400-20.5%
Billings, MT$36,160-21.0%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$36,140-21.1%
Erie, PA$36,090-21.2%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$36,060-21.2%
Mayaguez, PR$36,060-21.2%
Abilene, TX$36,030-21.3%
Wichita, KS$36,030-21.3%
Johnstown, PA$35,810-21.8%
Muncie, IN$35,750-21.9%
Idaho Falls, ID$35,720-22.0%
Lima, OH$35,670-22.1%
Hattiesburg, MS$35,570-22.3%
Odessa, TX$35,560-22.3%
Lubbock, TX$35,530-22.4%
Tuscaloosa, AL$35,350-22.8%
College Station-Bryan, TX$35,330-22.8%
Dalton, GA$35,200-23.1%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$35,040-23.5%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$34,980-23.6%
Johnson City, TN$34,130-25.4%
San Angelo, TX$33,970-25.8%
Lafayette, LA$33,860-26.0%
Guam$32,240-29.6%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$30,930-32.4%
Columbus, GA-AL$30,640-33.1%
Saginaw, MI$28,490-37.8%
Puerto Rico$26,100-43.0%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$26,100-43.0%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.