Printing Press Operators Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 475 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Printing Press Operators

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
District of Columbia $115,770 350
Harrisonburg, VA $62,100 130
Rochester, MN $58,820 100
Napa, CA $57,010 60
Modesto, CA $55,730 140
San Jose, CA $55,280 470

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $46,020 80
      Alaska $44,500 130
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast Alabama $50,340 40
      Huntsville, AL $38,100 120
      Birmingham, AL $36,400 900
      Tuscaloosa, AL $36,010 80
      Southwest Alabama $35,370 70
      Daphne, AL $35,180 80
      Alabama $34,980 2,760
      Montgomery, AL $34,840 250
      Mobile, AL $33,870 110
      Anniston, AL $33,810 40
      Decatur, AL $33,550 50
      Northeast Alabama $31,500 330
      Florence, AL $30,890 60
      Auburn, AL $30,600 70
      Dothan, AL $30,180 40
      Northwest Alabama $29,200 40
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $50,760 160
      North Arkansas $50,550 230
      South Arkansas $48,410 80
      Arkansas $48,310 1,450
      Fayetteville, AR $48,310 330
      West Arkansas $46,470 90
      Little Rock, AR $40,000 310
      Hot Springs, AR $38,870 60
      Jonesboro, AR $36,730 40
      East Arkansas $30,680 40
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arizona $45,060 60
      Phoenix, AZ $42,320 2,320
      Arizona $41,900 2,890
      Tucson, AZ $39,870 260
      Prescott Valley, AZ $39,500 110
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Napa, CA $57,010 60
      Modesto, CA $55,730 140
      San Jose, CA $55,280 470
      Visalia, CA $50,620 160
      San Francisco, CA $50,590 1,130
      Merced, CA $49,090 90
      Santa Rosa, CA $48,550 120
      North Coast Region of California $47,670 60
      Sacramento, CA $46,920 580
      California $46,020 11,990
      San Luis Obispo, CA $45,650 70
      Santa Cruz, CA $45,550 70
      Los Angeles, CA $45,530 5,970
      Stockton, CA $45,390 100
      Oxnard, CA $45,360 270
      San Diego, CA $44,990 950
      Vallejo, CA $44,800 40
      Santa Maria, CA $44,730 100
      Fresno, CA $44,370 190
      Bakersfield, CA $44,030 90
      Chico, CA $43,720 60
      Riverside, CA $43,060 1,010
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $49,240 1,190
      Northwest Colorado $47,530 70
      Colorado $47,270 1,950
      Boulder, CO $44,320 180
      Fort Collins, CO $43,940 120
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $43,660 30
      Colorado Springs, CO $41,930 180
      Grand Junction, CO $41,110 50
      Southwest Colorado $38,840 60
      Greeley, CO $37,440 50
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $50,140 30
      New Haven, CT $48,840 320
      Hartford, CT $44,030 530
      Connecticut $43,930 1,580
      Norwich, CT $43,740 40
      Waterbury, CT $43,580 200
      Bridgeport, CT $35,460 420
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $52,920 1,600
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sussex Delaware $48,090 40
      Delaware $45,910 220
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Punta Gorda, FL $44,670 40
      Jacksonville, FL $44,300 530
      Naples, FL $44,140 70
      Cape Coral, FL $43,140 150
      North Port, FL $42,180 200
      Orlando, FL $41,580 830
      Sebastian, FL $41,410 40
      Lakeland, FL $40,830 160
      Port St. Lucie, FL $39,610 80
      Crestview, FL $38,710 40
      Florida $38,710 7,600
      Miami, FL $38,710 2,560
      Tampa, FL $38,640 1,580
      Palm Bay, FL $38,480 90
      Ocala, FL $37,830 40
      Pensacola, FL $36,960 90
      Deltona, FL $36,590 160
      Gainesville, FL $36,250 90
      Tallahassee, FL $35,900 100
      Panama City, FL $35,380 50
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Middle Georgia $50,080 170
      Gainesville, GA $45,220 120
      Atlanta, GA $43,960 3,000
      Rome, GA $43,420 40
      Georgia $42,800 4,640
      Brunswick, GA $38,750 40
      Savannah, GA $38,530 70
      Augusta, GA-SC $38,410 80
      Macon, GA $38,080 60
      North Georgia $37,060 80
      Dalton, GA $36,910 300
      Valdosta, GA $36,400 30
      Columbus, GA-AL $35,840 100
      East Georgia $35,660 50
      South Georgia $34,410 90
      Athens, GA $33,980 70
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $26,260 30
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii / Kauai $39,350 70
      Hawaii $38,390 510
      Urban Honolulu, HI $38,280 410
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa City, IA $46,060 110
      Ames, IA $42,850 180
      Cedar Rapids, IA $41,620 260
      Des Moines, IA $41,280 510
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $41,020 50
      Waterloo, IA $40,910 110
      Iowa $39,660 2,240
      Northwest Iowa $39,530 200
      Southeast Iowa $39,350 310
      Davenport, IA-IL $38,740 170
      Dubuque, IA $37,710 70
      Northeast Iowa $37,030 200
      Southwest Iowa $36,400 110
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast-Central Idaho $42,360 130
      Idaho Falls, ID $38,440 70
      Idaho $37,310 530
      Boise City, ID $36,750 190
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Illinois $49,730 160
      Decatur, IL $48,690 50
      Bloomington, IL $48,520 120
      Chicago, IL-IN $47,930 8,170
      Peoria, IL $47,630 170
      Illinois $47,210 10,060
      West Central Illinois $46,540 350
      East Central Illinois $44,810 400
      Rockford, IL $42,190 80
      Champaign, IL $41,650 120
      Springfield, IL $36,820 70
      South Illinois $34,890 70
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Terre Haute, IN $49,880 310
      Southern Indiana $47,050 270
      Evansville, IN $46,720 440
      Fort Wayne, IN $46,600 300
      Elkhart, IN $45,820 140
      Indiana $45,740 5,230
      South Bend, IN-MI $45,270 110
      Central Indiana $44,840 270
      Indianapolis, IN $44,450 1,990
      Bloomington, IN $43,760 40
      Northern Indiana $39,890 410
      Muncie, IN $38,190 50
      Lafayette, IN $38,080 60
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Topeka, KS $46,120 130
      Kansas $40,580 2,660
      Lawrence, KS $40,580 520
      Wichita, KS $37,740 280
      Kansas $37,070 630
      Manhattan, KS $36,220 60
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Paducah, KY-IL $48,890 40
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $46,250 1,270
      Lexington, KY $45,760 330
      Kentucky $45,530 2,320
      Bowling Green, KY $42,690 110
      Central Kentucky $38,590 120
      West Kentucky $36,420 90
      Owensboro, KY $34,980 30
      South Central Kentucky $31,060 70
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Shreveport, LA $42,380 70
      Houma, LA $40,610 30
      Monroe, LA $40,110 80
      Slidell, LA $38,130 70
      Baton Rouge, LA $38,110 190
      New Orleans, LA $37,600 170
      Louisiana $36,810 800
      Lafayette, LA $34,420 70
      Southwest Louisiana $33,790 40
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Springfield, MA $52,060 280
      Amherst Town, MA $50,620 40
      Massachusetts $49,230 2,340
      Boston, MA-NH $49,140 1,610
      Worcester, MA $48,890 170
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $49,450 1,280
      Baltimore, MD $48,880 570
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $46,990 230
      Maryland $39,520 30
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $45,440 170
      Bangor, ME $45,200 30
      Maine $44,560 380
      Lewiston, ME $41,950 90
      Southwest Maine $40,400 50
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Battle Creek, MI $48,510 100
      Southern Michigan $47,250 180
      Kalamazoo, MI $47,020 210
      Detroit, MI $46,890 1,650
      Ann Arbor, MI $45,950 200
      Lansing, MI $45,920 130
      Michigan $45,870 4,320
      Traverse City, MI $45,830 60
      Grand Rapids, MI $45,800 810
      Muskegon, MI $45,480 70
      Midland, MI $44,250 40
      Niles, MI $43,470 100
      Flint, MI $39,760 110
      Northern Michigan $39,680 120
      Mid Michigan $36,700 90
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $36,310 60
      Saginaw, MI $35,840 50
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rochester, MN $58,820 100
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $51,230 3,350
      Minnesota $49,540 4,800
      Southwest Minnesota $48,470 160
      St. Cloud, MN $48,180 180
      Duluth, MN-WI $47,170 80
      Mankato, MN $46,490 380
      Southeast Minnesota $46,310 210
      Northwest Minnesota $45,420 240
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $48,070 1,790
      Jefferson City, MO $48,010 140
      Kansas City, MO-KS $46,750 1,720
      Joplin, MO-KS $45,190 160
      Missouri $43,720 3,810
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $40,970 90
      Columbia, MO $40,560 80
      Springfield, MO $40,040 240
      Southwest Missouri $39,030 120
      North Missouri $38,960 100
      Central Missouri $38,680 280
      Southeast Missouri $28,770 270
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $46,270 250
      Gulfport, MS $42,680 90
      Mississippi $38,980 650
      West Delta Mississippi $38,890 30
      Lower East Mississippi $35,190 30
      Upper East Mississippi $32,530 130
      Hattiesburg, MS $28,850 50
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $44,990 50
      Helena, MT $43,770 30
      Montana $38,640 340
      Missoula, MT $38,480 40
      West Montana $37,160 40
      Billings, MT $36,310 80
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hickory, NC $48,010 200
      Durham, NC $46,750 240
      Burlington, NC $46,710 100
      Fayetteville, NC $45,820 40
      Winston, NC $45,620 280
      Asheville, NC $44,670 230
      Raleigh, NC $43,120 380
      Greenville, NC $43,090 50
      North Carolina $43,090 3,950
      Charlotte, NC-SC $42,920 1,470
      Western North Carolina $41,890 280
      Rocky Mount, NC $40,710 50
      Central North Carolina $40,340 150
      Greensboro, NC $39,420 640
      Wilmington, NC $36,820 80
      Eastern North Carolina $36,310 90
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bismarck, ND $41,000 60
      West North Dakota $39,830 40
      North Dakota $38,540 330
      Fargo, ND-MN $37,830 170
      East North Dakota $35,030 40
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Nebraska $44,950 140
      Lincoln, NE $41,740 140
      Omaha, NE-IA $41,340 1,750
      Northeast Nebraska $41,210 120
      Nebraska $40,970 2,240
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Hampshire $49,770 80
      Manchester, NH $48,360 220
      Central New Hampshire $47,910 100
      New Hampshire $47,320 770
      Southwestern New Hampshire $45,680 50
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $51,760 3,840
      Trenton, NJ $51,760 180
      Atlantic City, NJ $49,220 40
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Cruces, NM $44,060 30
      Albuquerque, NM $36,020 130
      New Mexico $35,380 260
      Eastern New Mexico $33,360 40
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $45,400 260
      Las Vegas, NV $41,260 1,230
      Nevada $41,260 1,530
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $50,130 6,540
      Albany, NY $47,230 470
      New York $46,600 7,200
      Rochester, NY $46,450 800
      Glens Falls, NY $46,060 30
      Syracuse, NY $46,050 340
      Kiryas Joel, NY $45,880 170
      Watertown, NY $45,140 30
      Capital/Northern New York $42,480 220
      Buffalo, NY $42,420 740
      Southwest New York $40,580 130
      Elmira, NY $39,110 40
      Utica, NY $38,980 90
      Central East New York $38,960 140
      Binghamton, NY $37,770 130
      Kingston, NY $37,210 40
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $48,200 550
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $46,990 1,890
      West Northwestern Ohio $46,460 470
      Columbus, OH $46,140 1,280
      Mansfield, OH $45,460 60
      Ohio $45,270 7,650
      Cleveland, OH $44,960 1,430
      Sandusky, OH $44,130 70
      Akron, OH $43,660 510
      Dayton, OH $42,630 360
      Southern Ohio $41,660 110
      Toledo, OH $40,870 390
      Youngstown, OH $40,750 250
      Canton, OH $40,560 150
      Lima, OH $39,310 40
      Eastern Ohio $35,280 250
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $37,530 480
      Oklahoma City, OK $35,640 510
      Oklahoma $35,270 1,350
      Northeast Oklahoma $34,820 110
      Southeast Oklahoma $33,690 70
      Southwest Oklahoma $29,200 40
      Northwest Oklahoma $28,890 80
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $49,080 1,050
      Oregon $47,900 1,390
      Bend, OR $46,940 70
      Salem, OR $46,590 90
      Medford, OR $44,790 80
      Eugene, OR $44,720 110
      Coast Oregon $39,380 40
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $115,770 350
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $48,690 2,770
      Gettysburg, PA $48,620 70
      Lancaster, PA $47,580 370
      Lebanon, PA $47,170 50
      State College, PA $47,050 40
      Harrisburg, PA $46,770 410
      York, PA $46,770 490
      Allentown, PA-NJ $46,620 430
      Pennsylvania $46,560 6,770
      Chambersburg, PA $46,510 90
      Pittsburgh, PA $45,910 1,030
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $45,170 150
      Scranton, PA $44,360 400
      Altoona, PA $44,300 120
      Central Pennsylvania $44,270 210
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $43,290 60
      Reading, PA $43,020 320
      Williamsport, PA $41,590 100
      Erie, PA $38,730 130
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $38,110 180
      Johnstown, PA $35,810 30
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mayaguez, PR $28,290 70
      San Juan, PR $23,090 430
      Ponce, PR $21,190 30
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $48,310 450
      Providence, RI-MA $47,800 690
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greenville, SC $43,010 520
      Spartanburg, SC $41,260 170
      Columbia, SC $40,840 340
      Northeastern South Carolina $38,980 50
      Charleston, SC $38,400 150
      South Carolina $38,080 2,160
      Northwestern South Carolina $37,960 180
      Southern South Carolina $36,780 90
      Myrtle Beach, SC $35,870 50
      Hilton Head Island, SC $34,690 50
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $45,610 230
      Rapid City, SD $44,700 50
      South Dakota $42,570 470
      West South Dakota $39,940 30
      East South Dakota $38,490 160
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Clarksville, TN-KY $48,620 110
      Jackson, TN $47,430 100
      Nashville, TN $44,640 1,200
      Tennessee $41,170 3,590
      South Central Tennessee $40,350 240
      Kingsport, TN-VA $39,530 170
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $39,190 560
      Knoxville, TN $38,560 470
      East Tennessee $37,800 90
      Morristown, TN $37,230 60
      West Tennessee $36,650 80
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $36,490 360
      Johnson City, TN $33,440 60
      North Central Tennessee $33,280 70
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wichita Falls, TX $49,890 50
      Dallas, TX $46,310 4,150
      Waco, TX $44,050 110
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $43,050 30
      San Antonio, TX $42,400 470
      Amarillo, TX $40,540 50
      Texas $40,000 9,510
      Longview, TX $39,750 110
      Eastern Region of Texas $39,340 100
      College Station, TX $39,280 120
      Houston, TX $38,620 1,710
      Beaumont, TX $38,290 60
      Austin, TX $38,240 870
      Killeen, TX $38,020 60
      Hill Country Region of Texas $38,000 120
      El Paso, TX $37,970 240
      McAllen, TX $37,710 130
      Corpus Christi, TX $36,060 50
      Lubbock, TX $35,320 130
      San Angelo, TX $34,600 100
      North Region of Texas $34,560 270
      Odessa, TX $34,340 30
      Tyler, TX $33,780 50
      Abilene, TX $33,290 50
      Northwestern Region of Texas $30,690 40
      Brownsville, TX $29,750 50
      Laredo, TX $29,460 30
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $43,160 760
      High Desert Utah $39,780 60
      Utah $39,740 1,770
      Logan, UT-ID $38,530 220
      Provo, UT $38,280 510
      Ogden, UT $37,330 190
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Harrisonburg, VA $62,100 130
      Winchester, VA-WV $47,800 110
      Staunton, VA $43,000 40
      Virginia $42,790 2,780
      Lynchburg, VA $42,560 150
      Richmond, VA $42,240 490
      West Virginia $41,650 390
      Roanoke, VA $39,570 140
      Northwest Virginia $39,520 90
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $39,250 540
      Southside Virginia $38,740 60
      Charlottesville, VA $37,870 80
      Northern West Virginia $36,390 30
      Southwest Virginia $35,970 70
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern Vermont $47,420 40
      Burlington, VT $47,250 110
      Vermont $46,820 210
      Southern Vermont $46,060 50
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $50,310 1,200
      Olympia, WA $49,730 60
      Washington $49,230 2,060
      Walla Walla, WA $48,470 40
      Yakima, WA $46,180 90
      Kennewick, WA $46,100 60
      Spokane, WA $45,570 180
      Eastern Washington $45,430 40
      Longview, WA $45,050 30
      Bellingham, WA $44,210 40
      Western Washington $41,880 50
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oshkosh, WI $51,720 620
      Janesville, WI $50,470 110
      Kenosha, WI $50,300 60
      Green Bay, WI $49,750 710
      Wausau, WI $49,100 120
      Sheboygan, WI $49,010 160
      South Central Wisconsin $48,350 410
      Milwaukee, WI $47,970 1,950
      Wisconsin $47,970 6,480
      Appleton, WI $47,630 570
      Fond du Lac, WI $47,560 70
      Madison, WI $47,530 620
      Racine, WI $46,540 140
      Northeastern Wisconsin $45,320 300
      Eau Claire, WI $44,820 120
      La Crosse, WI-MN $44,320 300
      Northwestern Wisconsin $39,740 40
      Western Wisconsin $38,990 100
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Weirton, WV-OH $40,620 30
      Charleston, WV $36,050 50
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $35,540 80
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Wyoming $47,100 40
      Wyoming $41,410 120
      Western Wyoming $35,200 40