51 Series · SOC 51-5111
Prepress Technicians and Workers
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$47,300
per year
Median Hourly
$22.74/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$49,130
average
Employment
23,070
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$34,270
25th Percentile
$39,000
Median
$47,300
75th Percentile
$57,530
90th Percentile
$65,530
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $98,780 | +109% above national |
| 2 | New Jersey | $59,210 | +25% above national |
| 3 | Delaware | $58,470 | +24% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $57,930 | +22% above national |
| 5 | Oregon | $57,140 | +21% above national |
| 6 | Nevada | $56,410 | +19% above national |
| 7 | Illinois | $55,490 | +17% above national |
| 8 | Colorado | $51,090 | +8% above national |
| 9 | Washington | $50,810 | +7% above national |
| 10 | Maryland | $50,690 | +7% above national |
| 11 | California | $49,850 | +5% above national |
| 12 | Vermont | $49,430 | +5% above national |
| 13 | North Carolina | $49,210 | +4% above national |
| 14 | Georgia | $48,630 | +3% above national |
| 15 | New York | $48,480 | +2% above national |
| 16 | Michigan | $48,250 | +2% above national |
| 17 | Montana | $48,210 | +2% above national |
| 18 | Missouri | $48,070 | +2% above national |
| 19 | Arizona | $47,840 | +1% above national |
| 20 | Virginia | $47,730 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Indiana | $47,450 | same as national |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | $46,990 | 1% below national |
| 23 | Ohio | $46,880 | 1% below national |
| 24 | New Hampshire | $46,770 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $46,600 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Tennessee | $46,560 | 2% below national |
| 27 | Maine | $46,350 | 2% below national |
| 28 | Idaho | $46,230 | 2% below national |
| 29 | Florida | $46,050 | 3% below national |
| 30 | Kansas | $45,900 | 3% below national |
| 31 | Iowa | $45,850 | 3% below national |
| 32 | Minnesota | $45,520 | 4% below national |
| 33 | Kentucky | $44,850 | 5% below national |
| 34 | South Carolina | $44,800 | 5% below national |
| 35 | Connecticut | $44,740 | 5% below national |
| 36 | Rhode Island | $44,130 | 7% below national |
| 37 | Arkansas | $43,520 | 8% below national |
| 38 | Texas | $40,800 | 14% below national |
| 39 | Nebraska | $39,620 | 16% below national |
| 40 | Louisiana | $38,030 | 20% below national |
| 41 | Utah | $37,590 | 21% below national |
| 42 | South Dakota | $37,560 | 21% below national |
| 43 | Alabama | $34,980 | 26% below national |
| 44 | West Virginia | $34,320 | 27% below national |
| 45 | Mississippi | $33,550 | 29% below national |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | $28,880 | 39% below national |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $22,170 | 53% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $64,320 | +36% above national |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $61,210 | +29% above national |
| 3 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $60,260 | +27% above national |
| 4 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $58,340 | +23% above national |
| 5 | Springfield, MA | $58,050 | +23% above national |
| 6 | Reno, NV | $57,650 | +22% above national |
| 7 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $57,560 | +22% above national |
| 8 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $56,410 | +19% above national |
| 9 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $56,410 | +19% above national |
| 10 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $56,160 | +19% above national |
| 11 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $54,680 | +16% above national |
| 12 | Modesto, CA | $54,650 | +16% above national |
| 13 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $53,760 | +14% above national |
| 14 | Ames, IA | $52,750 | +12% above national |
| 15 | Asheville, NC | $52,410 | +11% above national |
| 16 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $52,290 | +11% above national |
| 17 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $52,060 | +10% above national |
| 18 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $51,810 | +10% above national |
| 19 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $51,430 | +9% above national |
| 20 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $51,180 | +8% above national |
| 21 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $51,130 | +8% above national |
| 22 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $51,090 | +8% above national |
| 23 | Columbus, OH | $51,030 | +8% above national |
| 24 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $50,860 | +8% above national |
| 25 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $50,820 | +7% above national |
| 26 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $50,730 | +7% above national |
| 27 | Worcester, MA | $50,480 | +7% above national |
| 28 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $50,330 | +6% above national |
| 29 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $49,940 | +6% above national |
| 30 | Lynchburg, VA | $49,800 | +5% above national |
| 31 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $49,660 | +5% above national |
| 32 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $49,610 | +5% above national |
| 33 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $49,610 | +5% above national |
| 34 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $49,310 | +4% above national |
| 35 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $49,240 | +4% above national |
| 36 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $49,080 | +4% above national |
| 37 | Richmond, VA | $49,060 | +4% above national |
| 38 | York-Hanover, PA | $48,970 | +4% above national |
| 39 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $48,900 | +3% above national |
| 40 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $48,770 | +3% above national |
| 41 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $48,710 | +3% above national |
| 42 | Lawrence, KS | $48,660 | +3% above national |
| 43 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $48,640 | +3% above national |
| 44 | Ann Arbor, MI | $48,550 | +3% above national |
| 45 | Fresno, CA | $48,470 | +2% above national |
| 46 | Cleveland, OH | $48,460 | +2% above national |
| 47 | Syracuse, NY | $48,440 | +2% above national |
| 48 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $48,380 | +2% above national |
| 49 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $48,310 | +2% above national |
| 50 | Winston-Salem, NC | $48,230 | +2% above national |
| 51 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $48,070 | +2% above national |
| 52 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $47,950 | +1% above national |
| 53 | Lancaster, PA | $47,840 | +1% above national |
| 54 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $47,720 | +1% above national |
| 55 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $47,640 | +1% above national |
| 56 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $47,620 | +1% above national |
| 57 | Madison, WI | $47,470 | same as national |
| 58 | Pittsburgh, PA | $47,410 | same as national |
| 59 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $47,280 | same as national |
| 60 | Fort Wayne, IN | $47,210 | same as national |
| 61 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $47,170 | same as national |
| 62 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $47,150 | same as national |
| 63 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $47,150 | same as national |
| 64 | Rochester, NY | $47,100 | same as national |
| 65 | Dalton, GA | $46,760 | 1% below national |
| 66 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $46,690 | 1% below national |
| 67 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $46,650 | 1% below national |
| 68 | Appleton, WI | $46,600 | 1% below national |
| 69 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $46,590 | 2% below national |
| 70 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $46,580 | 2% below national |
| 71 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $46,550 | 2% below national |
| 72 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $46,470 | 2% below national |
| 73 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $46,440 | 2% below national |
| 74 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $46,430 | 2% below national |
| 75 | Akron, OH | $46,350 | 2% below national |
| 76 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $46,350 | 2% below national |
| 77 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $46,330 | 2% below national |
| 78 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $46,300 | 2% below national |
| 79 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $46,160 | 2% below national |
| 80 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $46,110 | 3% below national |
| 81 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $46,050 | 3% below national |
| 82 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $45,920 | 3% below national |
| 83 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $45,770 | 3% below national |
| 84 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $45,580 | 4% below national |
| 85 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $45,510 | 4% below national |
| 86 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $45,450 | 4% below national |
| 87 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $45,410 | 4% below national |
| 88 | Green Bay, WI | $45,190 | 4% below national |
| 89 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $44,850 | 5% below national |
| 90 | Mankato, MN | $44,790 | 5% below national |
| 91 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $44,450 | 6% below national |
| 92 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $44,300 | 6% below national |
| 93 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $44,090 | 7% below national |
| 94 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $44,090 | 7% below national |
| 95 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $44,030 | 7% below national |
| 96 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $43,460 | 8% below national |
| 97 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $43,270 | 9% below national |
| 98 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $42,810 | 9% below national |
| 99 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $41,710 | 12% below national |
| 100 | Toledo, OH | $41,600 | 12% below national |
| 101 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $41,250 | 13% below national |
| 102 | Sheboygan, WI | $40,170 | 15% below national |
| 103 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $39,870 | 16% below national |
| 104 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $39,780 | 16% below national |
| 105 | Omaha, NE-IA | $39,620 | 16% below national |
| 106 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $39,280 | 17% below national |
| 107 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $39,150 | 17% below national |
| 108 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $39,110 | 17% below national |
| 109 | Wichita, KS | $38,980 | 18% below national |
| 110 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $38,750 | 18% below national |
| 111 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $38,480 | 19% below national |
| 112 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $38,460 | 19% below national |
| 113 | Jacksonville, FL | $38,250 | 19% below national |
| 114 | New Haven, CT | $38,220 | 19% below national |
| 115 | Columbia, SC | $38,010 | 20% below national |
| 116 | Ogden, UT | $37,410 | 21% below national |
| 117 | Knoxville, TN | $37,400 | 21% below national |
| 118 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,110 | 22% below national |
| 119 | Lubbock, TX | $36,420 | 23% below national |
| 120 | Birmingham, AL | $36,220 | 23% below national |
| 121 | Eau Claire, WI | $36,160 | 24% below national |
| 122 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,940 | 24% below national |
| 123 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $35,680 | 25% below national |
| 124 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $35,320 | 25% below national |
| 125 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $34,910 | 26% below national |
| 126 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $34,790 | 26% below national |
| 127 | Tulsa, OK | $29,720 | 37% below national |
| 128 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $29,460 | 38% below national |
| 129 | Mayaguez, PR | $28,270 | 40% below national |
| 130 | Oklahoma City, OK | $21,670 | 54% below national |
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