Printing Press Operators salary by location
National median: $45,780 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | state | $116,630 | +154.8% | 350 | 2025 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | metropolitan | $64,180 | +40.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $59,200 | +29.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Staunton, VA | metropolitan | $58,850 | +28.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $58,750 | +28.3% | 610 | 2025 |
| Fort Smith, AR | metropolitan | $56,350 | +23.1% | 180 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $55,920 | +22.1% | 180 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $55,740 | +21.8% | 270 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $54,230 | +18.5% | 240 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $53,210 | +16.2% | 210 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $53,050 | +15.9% | 2,110 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $52,180 | +14.0% | 1,360 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $52,040 | +13.7% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | metropolitan | $51,510 | +12.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $50,650 | +10.6% | 120 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $50,640 | +10.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $50,540 | +10.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $50,430 | +10.2% | 4,180 | 2025 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | metropolitan | $50,310 | +9.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $50,280 | +9.8% | 1,050 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $50,170 | +9.6% | 3,390 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, AR | metropolitan | $49,840 | +8.9% | 480 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $49,800 | +8.8% | 2,310 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $49,750 | +8.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $49,680 | +8.5% | 140 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $49,670 | +8.5% | 1,030 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $49,620 | +8.4% | 6,700 | 2025 |
| Jefferson City, MO | metropolitan | $49,610 | +8.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $49,490 | +8.1% | 1,700 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $49,220 | +7.5% | 170 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $49,210 | +7.5% | 1,100 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $49,020 | +7.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Hickory, NC | metropolitan | $48,980 | +7.0% | 250 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $48,910 | +6.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| Paducah, KY | metropolitan | $48,890 | +6.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $48,890 | +6.8% | 1,730 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $48,860 | +6.7% | 340 | 2025 |
| Evansville, IN | metropolitan | $48,770 | +6.5% | 410 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $48,760 | +6.5% | 1,330 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $48,700 | +6.4% | 190 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $48,660 | +6.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Burlington, NC | metropolitan | $48,650 | +6.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $48,650 | +6.3% | 440 | 2025 |
| Clarksville, TN | metropolitan | $48,620 | +6.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO | metropolitan | $48,610 | +6.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $48,610 | +6.2% | 2,910 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $48,600 | +6.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $48,570 | +6.1% | 130 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $48,560 | +6.1% | 4,960 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $48,520 | +6.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $48,510 | +6.0% | 360 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $48,420 | +5.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $48,410 | +5.7% | 680 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $48,260 | +5.4% | 590 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $48,190 | +5.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $48,110 | +5.1% | 1,340 | 2025 |
| Winchester, VA | metropolitan | $48,020 | +4.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $48,000 | +4.8% | 2,470 | 2025 |
| Hagerstown, MD | metropolitan | $47,950 | +4.7% | 210 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $47,910 | +4.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $47,860 | +4.5% | 6,700 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $47,860 | +4.5% | 1,830 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $47,840 | +4.5% | 1,250 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $47,810 | +4.4% | 640 | 2025 |
| Iowa City, IA | metropolitan | $47,780 | +4.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $47,780 | +4.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $47,730 | +4.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $47,720 | +4.2% | 740 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $47,710 | +4.2% | 1,570 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $47,700 | +4.2% | 2,100 | 2025 |
| Roanoke, VA | metropolitan | $47,630 | +4.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $47,540 | +3.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Asheville, NC | metropolitan | $47,440 | +3.6% | 190 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $47,430 | +3.6% | 300 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | metropolitan | $47,400 | +3.5% | 350 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $47,400 | +3.5% | 2,590 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $47,390 | +3.5% | 330 | 2025 |
| Lebanon, PA | metropolitan | $47,380 | +3.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $47,370 | +3.5% | 520 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $47,340 | +3.4% | 450 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $47,330 | +3.4% | 1,260 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $47,330 | +3.4% | 8,120 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | metropolitan | $47,320 | +3.4% | 200 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $47,300 | +3.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | metropolitan | $47,240 | +3.2% | 240 | 2025 |
| Gainesville, GA | metropolitan | $47,240 | +3.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $47,240 | +3.2% | 300 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $47,230 | +3.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $47,220 | +3.1% | 160 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $47,150 | +3.0% | 1,080 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $47,110 | +2.9% | 380 | 2025 |
| Greenville, NC | metropolitan | $47,030 | +2.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $47,030 | +2.7% | 170 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $47,020 | +2.7% | 770 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $47,010 | +2.7% | 7,150 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $46,950 | +2.6% | 1,230 | 2025 |
| Gulfport, MS | metropolitan | $46,900 | +2.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $46,870 | +2.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $46,870 | +2.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $46,860 | +2.4% | 90 | 2025 |