43 Series · SOC 43-9071
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $40,960
- Median / year
- $57,960
- Top 10% earn
- -15.2%
- Growth '23–'33
- 25,130
- US workers
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer earn a median of $40,960 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $40,960, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $31,750 (10th percentile) to $57,960 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 25,130 US workers. Alaska pays the most ($56,010), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer earn a median of $40,960, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 13% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Office and Administrative Support, it ranks #47 of 54 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 15.2% by 2033.
- $40,960
- Median annual wage
- Top 87%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #47 of 54
- in Office and Administrative Support
- 1.8×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Alaska at $56,010. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer (SOC 43-9071) pays a national median of $40,960 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $31,750 at the 10th percentile to $57,960 at the 90th, with a mean of $43,220 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 25,130 Americans work in this occupation across 48 reporting states and 104 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -15.2% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 2,800 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and short-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Alaska pays the highest state median at $56,010, which is +37% above the national figure. The top metro is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $53,810 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$40,960
per year
Median Hourly
$19.69/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$43,220
average
Employment
25,130
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Office Machine Operators, Except Computer pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$40,960 Bottom 13% higher than 13% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 43-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Office Machine Operators, Except Computer; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 43-series occupations with growth data, Office Machine Operators, Except Computer sits on the slower-growing side at -15.2% growth and $40,960 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-15.2%
Declining
Annual Openings
2,800
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.5/100K
Injury Rate
1/100
Danger Index
4.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Read job orders to determine the type of work to be done, the quantities to be produced, and the materials needed.
- ▸ Deliver completed work.
- ▸ Place original copies in feed trays, feed originals into feed rolls, or position originals on tables beneath camera lenses.
- ▸ Sort, assemble, and proof completed work.
- ▸ Operate office machines such as high speed business photocopiers, readers, scanners, addressing machines, stencil-cutting machines, microfilm readers or printers, folding and inserting machines, bursters, and binder machines.
- ▸ Complete records of production, including work volumes and outputs, materials used, and any backlogs.
- ▸ Compute prices for services and receive payment, or provide supervisors with billing information.
- ▸ Set up and adjust machines, regulating factors such as speed, ink flow, focus, and number of copies.
- ▸ Load machines with materials such as blank paper or film.
- ▸ Monitor machine operation, and make adjustments as necessary to ensure proper operation.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$31,750
25th Percentile
$36,090
Median
$40,960
75th Percentile
$47,910
90th Percentile
$57,960
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $56,010 | +37% above national |
| 2 | Vermont | $48,380 | +18% above national |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $47,470 | +16% above national |
| 4 | California | $47,150 | +15% above national |
| 5 | Colorado | $46,860 | +14% above national |
| 6 | Washington | $46,290 | +13% above national |
| 7 | Minnesota | $45,890 | +12% above national |
| 8 | New York | $45,740 | +12% above national |
| 9 | Rhode Island | $45,560 | +11% above national |
| 10 | Nevada | $45,330 | +11% above national |
| 11 | Maine | $45,240 | +10% above national |
| 12 | North Carolina | $44,480 | +9% above national |
| 13 | Illinois | $44,360 | +8% above national |
| 14 | Montana | $44,260 | +8% above national |
| 15 | West Virginia | $43,140 | +5% above national |
| 16 | Oregon | $42,910 | +5% above national |
| 17 | Virginia | $41,920 | +2% above national |
| 18 | District of Columbia | $41,460 | +1% above national |
| 19 | Iowa | $41,330 | +1% above national |
| 20 | Tennessee | $40,740 | 1% below national |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $39,890 | 3% below national |
| 22 | New Jersey | $39,360 | 4% below national |
| 23 | Delaware | $39,200 | 4% below national |
| 24 | Kansas | $39,050 | 5% below national |
| 25 | Nebraska | $38,820 | 5% below national |
| 26 | Kentucky | $38,640 | 6% below national |
| 27 | Ohio | $38,380 | 6% below national |
| 28 | Florida | $38,330 | 6% below national |
| 29 | Hawaii | $38,170 | 7% below national |
| 30 | Indiana | $37,860 | 8% below national |
| 31 | Connecticut | $37,790 | 8% below national |
| 32 | Missouri | $37,760 | 8% below national |
| 33 | Wyoming | $37,470 | 9% below national |
| 34 | Texas | $37,060 | 10% below national |
| 35 | Louisiana | $36,960 | 10% below national |
| 36 | Michigan | $36,880 | 10% below national |
| 37 | Georgia | $36,730 | 10% below national |
| 38 | Pennsylvania | $36,720 | 10% below national |
| 39 | Arkansas | $36,520 | 11% below national |
| 40 | Utah | $36,360 | 11% below national |
| 41 | Maryland | $35,670 | 13% below national |
| 42 | New Mexico | $35,140 | 14% below national |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $34,810 | 15% below national |
| 44 | Mississippi | $34,640 | 15% below national |
| 45 | South Carolina | $33,870 | 17% below national |
| 46 | New Hampshire | $32,590 | 20% below national |
| 47 | Arizona | $32,060 | 22% below national |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | $24,480 | 40% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $53,810 | +31% above national |
| 2 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $53,320 | +30% above national |
| 3 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $52,030 | +27% above national |
| 4 | Salem, OR | $50,670 | +24% above national |
| 5 | Anchorage, AK | $50,230 | +23% above national |
| 6 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $48,310 | +18% above national |
| 7 | Springfield, IL | $48,290 | +18% above national |
| 8 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $48,060 | +17% above national |
| 9 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $47,840 | +17% above national |
| 10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $47,470 | +16% above national |
| 11 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $47,440 | +16% above national |
| 12 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $47,320 | +16% above national |
| 13 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $47,270 | +15% above national |
| 14 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $47,130 | +15% above national |
| 15 | Green Bay, WI | $47,130 | +15% above national |
| 16 | Colorado Springs, CO | $46,900 | +15% above national |
| 17 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $46,880 | +14% above national |
| 18 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $46,740 | +14% above national |
| 19 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $46,530 | +14% above national |
| 20 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $46,450 | +13% above national |
| 21 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $45,750 | +12% above national |
| 22 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $45,590 | +11% above national |
| 23 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $45,560 | +11% above national |
| 24 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $45,220 | +10% above national |
| 25 | Knoxville, TN | $45,110 | +10% above national |
| 26 | Worcester, MA | $45,060 | +10% above national |
| 27 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $44,980 | +10% above national |
| 28 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $44,370 | +8% above national |
| 29 | Akron, OH | $44,310 | +8% above national |
| 30 | Springfield, MA | $43,680 | +7% above national |
| 31 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $43,310 | +6% above national |
| 32 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $43,270 | +6% above national |
| 33 | Duluth, MN-WI | $41,980 | +2% above national |
| 34 | Wilmington, NC | $41,590 | +2% above national |
| 35 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $41,410 | +1% above national |
| 36 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $41,020 | same as national |
| 37 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $40,980 | same as national |
| 38 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $40,850 | same as national |
| 39 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $40,630 | 1% below national |
| 40 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $40,560 | 1% below national |
| 41 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $40,260 | 2% below national |
| 42 | Richmond, VA | $40,140 | 2% below national |
| 43 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $40,110 | 2% below national |
| 44 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $39,940 | 2% below national |
| 45 | Fort Wayne, IN | $39,910 | 3% below national |
| 46 | Madison, WI | $39,890 | 3% below national |
| 47 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $39,640 | 3% below national |
| 48 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $39,490 | 4% below national |
| 49 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $39,430 | 4% below national |
| 50 | Oklahoma City, OK | $39,240 | 4% below national |
| 51 | Syracuse, NY | $39,150 | 4% below national |
| 52 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $39,060 | 5% below national |
| 53 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $39,020 | 5% below national |
| 54 | Omaha, NE-IA | $38,870 | 5% below national |
| 55 | Peoria, IL | $38,840 | 5% below national |
| 56 | Rochester, NY | $38,820 | 5% below national |
| 57 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $38,640 | 6% below national |
| 58 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $38,620 | 6% below national |
| 59 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $38,550 | 6% below national |
| 60 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $38,510 | 6% below national |
| 61 | Jacksonville, FL | $38,410 | 6% below national |
| 62 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $38,370 | 6% below national |
| 63 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $38,330 | 6% below national |
| 64 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $38,090 | 7% below national |
| 65 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $38,000 | 7% below national |
| 66 | Evansville, IN | $37,950 | 7% below national |
| 67 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $37,780 | 8% below national |
| 68 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $37,710 | 8% below national |
| 69 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $37,630 | 8% below national |
| 70 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $37,590 | 8% below national |
| 71 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $37,530 | 8% below national |
| 72 | Cleveland, OH | $37,510 | 8% below national |
| 73 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $37,210 | 9% below national |
| 74 | Binghamton, NY | $37,170 | 9% below national |
| 75 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $37,160 | 9% below national |
| 76 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $37,130 | 9% below national |
| 77 | Wichita, KS | $37,090 | 9% below national |
| 78 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $37,060 | 10% below national |
| 79 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $36,880 | 10% below national |
| 80 | Ogden, UT | $36,810 | 10% below national |
| 81 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $36,790 | 10% below national |
| 82 | York-Hanover, PA | $36,410 | 11% below national |
| 83 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $36,360 | 11% below national |
| 84 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,350 | 11% below national |
| 85 | Tucson, AZ | $36,280 | 11% below national |
| 86 | Springfield, MO | $36,200 | 12% below national |
| 87 | Pittsburgh, PA | $36,130 | 12% below national |
| 88 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $36,000 | 12% below national |
| 89 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $35,860 | 12% below national |
| 90 | Topeka, KS | $35,810 | 13% below national |
| 91 | Albuquerque, NM | $35,690 | 13% below national |
| 92 | Toledo, OH | $35,470 | 13% below national |
| 93 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $34,980 | 15% below national |
| 94 | Columbia, MO | $34,770 | 15% below national |
| 95 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $34,600 | 16% below national |
| 96 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $34,240 | 16% below national |
| 97 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $33,600 | 18% below national |
| 98 | Tulsa, OK | $33,320 | 19% below national |
| 99 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $33,280 | 19% below national |
| 100 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $32,470 | 21% below national |
| 101 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $32,290 | 21% below national |
| 102 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $32,060 | 22% below national |
| 103 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $31,040 | 24% below national |
| 104 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $25,410 | 38% below national |
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How to use Office Machine Operators, Except Computer pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $47,910/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
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