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Printing Press Operators Salary by City
Printing Press Operators Salary by City (2026)
298 metro areas · National average: $44,406 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Printing Press Operators salaries across 298 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Washington, DC $63,570
$52,920
$35,810
$116,850
Napa, CA $57,800
$57,010
$38,620
$86,200
San Jose, CA $57,480
$55,280
$41,130
$76,240
Modesto, CA $57,130
$55,730
$36,770
$90,380
Rochester, MN $56,010
$58,820
$36,080
$74,050
San Francisco, CA $55,920
$50,590
$39,400
$74,850
New York, NY $54,890
$50,130
$37,160
$75,910
Harrisonburg, VA $54,820
$62,100
$33,720
$64,020
Seattle, WA $54,190
$50,310
$40,040
$72,750
Gulfport, MS $54,170
$42,680
$25,190
$111,450
Minneapolis, MN $54,060
$51,230
$35,000
$74,880
Boston, MA $53,540
$49,140
$38,480
$70,390
Oshkosh, WI $53,440
$51,720
$35,760
$70,520
Burlington, VT $53,260
$47,250
$36,080
$72,420
Fort Smith, AR $53,010
$50,760
$36,690
$77,880
Battle Creek, MI $52,590
$48,510
$36,730
$62,710
Trenton, NJ $52,400
$51,760
$36,670
$70,590
Santa Rosa, CA $52,390
$48,550
$37,510
$73,670
Winchester, VA $52,350
$47,800
$36,020
$75,030
Janesville, WI $52,100
$50,470
$36,580
$64,790
Olympia, WA $52,090
$49,730
$38,700
$68,230
New Haven, CT $52,040
$48,840
$36,520
$65,130
Springfield, MA $52,030
$52,060
$36,780
$67,720
Portland, OR $51,810
$49,080
$38,680
$62,960
Manchester, NH $51,510
$48,360
$34,780
$75,530
Providence, RI $51,430
$47,800
$37,320
$72,710
Sheboygan, WI $51,280
$49,010
$38,480
$62,710
Hagerstown, MD $51,270
$46,990
$38,450
$64,740
St. Cloud, MN $51,090
$48,180
$37,160
$68,130
Baltimore, MD $50,850
$48,880
$35,360
$67,620
Green Bay, WI $50,700
$49,750
$37,350
$64,210
Philadelphia, PA $50,690
$48,690
$36,130
$67,590
Jefferson City, MO $50,580
$48,010
$37,620
$68,640
Peoria, IL $50,550
$47,630
$34,820
$63,980
Atlantic City, NJ $50,450
$49,220
$36,440
$62,600
Milwaukee, WI $50,400
$47,970
$36,180
$63,510
Kenosha, WI $50,260
$50,300
$32,790
$62,250
Dallas, TX $50,160
$46,310
$29,500
$70,650
Kalamazoo, MI $50,140
$47,020
$36,240
$61,410
Denver, CO $50,130
$49,240
$37,660
$64,600
Sacramento, CA $50,020
$46,920
$36,910
$63,510
Visalia, CA $49,950
$50,620
$35,030
$63,300
Chicago, IL $49,920
$47,930
$30,110
$77,590
Amherst Town, MA $49,860
$50,620
$38,030
$57,380
Chico, CA $49,840
$43,720
$35,120
$77,430
Evansville, IN $49,710
$46,720
$35,710
$76,930
Madison, WI $49,710
$47,530
$35,630
$65,130
Wausau, WI $49,510
$49,100
$35,900
$59,600
Appleton, WI $49,400
$47,630
$38,150
$63,090
Rochester, NY $49,310
$46,450
$31,280
$66,940
Gettysburg, PA $49,210
$48,620
$31,860
$62,690
Detroit, MI $49,190
$46,890
$36,000
$69,650
Santa Cruz, CA $49,120
$45,550
$36,230
$66,670
Terre Haute, IN $49,100
$49,880
$34,320
$60,800
Fayetteville, AR $49,090
$48,310
$31,860
$58,160
Worcester, MA $48,980
$48,890
$35,390
$64,970
Oxnard, CA $48,930
$45,360
$36,940
$64,040
Fond du Lac, WI $48,920
$47,560
$33,010
$68,260
Mankato, MN $48,860
$46,490
$38,010
$69,730
Ann Arbor, MI $48,700
$45,950
$37,780
$64,060
Duluth, MN $48,520
$47,170
$33,680
$62,520
Bend, OR $48,470
$46,940
$36,860
$61,480
St. Louis, MO $48,450
$48,070
$34,710
$64,490
Albany, NY $48,370
$47,230
$36,460
$62,720
Ames, IA $48,220
$42,850
$31,740
$69,000
Decatur, IL $48,190
$48,690
$31,060
$62,470
Salem, OR $48,070
$46,590
$36,940
$61,420
San Diego, CA $48,070
$44,990
$36,260
$61,990
Rome, GA $47,960
$43,420
$33,590
$64,800
York, PA $47,950
$46,770
$35,440
$63,930
Bellingham, WA $47,910
$44,210
$36,080
$63,140
Lancaster, PA $47,900
$47,580
$32,950
$64,900
La Crosse, WI $47,850
$44,320
$38,180
$65,760
Staunton, VA $47,780
$43,000
$36,190
$73,690
Fresno, CA $47,750
$44,370
$35,320
$64,170
Racine, WI $47,580
$46,540
$36,850
$63,180
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $47,570
$46,250
$35,100
$59,850
Merced, CA $47,560
$49,090
$37,960
$60,410
Anchorage, AK $47,540
$46,020
$26,180
$65,140
Santa Maria, CA $47,530
$44,730
$36,550
$60,940
Los Angeles, CA $47,450
$45,530
$36,720
$62,240
Riverside, CA $47,440
$43,060
$35,450
$64,060
San Luis Obispo, CA $47,360
$45,650
$36,170
$60,410
Spokane, WA $47,330
$45,570
$35,520
$62,410
Hickory, NC $47,290
$48,010
$29,680
$66,980
Fort Wayne, IN $47,270
$46,600
$31,760
$59,520
Joplin, MO $47,260
$45,190
$32,970
$61,110
Hartford, CT $47,250
$44,030
$36,100
$62,840
Stockton, CA $47,250
$45,390
$35,260
$60,370
Lewiston, ME $47,190
$41,950
$34,690
$66,180
Bloomington, IL $47,150
$48,520
$31,260
$62,500
Cincinnati, OH $47,140
$46,990
$34,230
$61,410
Boulder, CO $47,110
$44,320
$37,600
$60,670
Lexington, KY $47,110
$45,760
$34,530
$62,190
Kiryas Joel, NY $47,070
$45,880
$34,930
$59,410
Grand Rapids, MI $47,020
$45,800
$36,260
$62,250
Reno, NV $46,940
$45,400
$36,690
$61,140
Walla Walla, WA $46,940
$48,470
$36,500
$58,220
Kansas City, MO $46,880
$46,750
$33,420
$63,110
Allentown, PA $46,780
$46,620
$33,950
$61,840
Syracuse, NY $46,740
$46,050
$35,530
$63,110
Salt Lake City, UT $46,710
$43,160
$33,350
$62,650
Eau Claire, WI $46,700
$44,820
$36,030
$61,850
Harrisburg, PA $46,690
$46,770
$33,820
$60,180
Topeka, KS $46,690
$46,120
$29,460
$61,630
Jackson, TN $46,560
$47,430
$29,890
$62,850
Chambersburg, PA $46,500
$46,510
$33,360
$62,900
Durham, NC $46,460
$46,750
$30,290
$64,810
Yakima, WA $46,360
$46,180
$35,040
$60,690
Indianapolis, IN $46,270
$44,450
$34,040
$58,910
Portland, ME $46,270
$45,440
$37,690
$57,870
Kennewick, WA $46,220
$46,100
$36,430
$62,480
South Bend, IN $46,190
$45,270
$30,200
$59,750
Vallejo, CA $46,130
$44,800
$33,690
$61,320
Cleveland, OH $46,070
$44,960
$33,370
$62,110
Muskegon, MI $46,070
$45,480
$32,210
$60,650
Bakersfield, CA $46,040
$44,030
$34,670
$59,160
Asheville, NC $46,000
$44,670
$34,060
$63,870
Elkhart, IN $45,950
$45,820
$31,450
$60,440
Sioux Falls, SD $45,860
$45,610
$34,510
$62,460
Raleigh, NC $45,850
$43,120
$30,830
$65,440
Bloomington, IN $45,810
$43,760
$27,920
$72,550
Lansing, MI $45,720
$45,920
$33,810
$58,930
Omaha, NE $45,690
$41,340
$37,290
$61,350
Burlington, NC $45,650
$46,710
$30,890
$65,280
Atlanta, GA $45,630
$43,960
$30,700
$60,880
Lynchburg, VA $45,580
$42,560
$33,280
$62,640
Buffalo, NY $45,540
$42,420
$32,210
$63,980
Colorado Springs, CO $45,520
$41,930
$35,700
$61,100
Nashville, TN $45,510
$44,640
$34,330
$58,650
Little Rock, AR $45,440
$40,000
$27,730
$62,590
Winston, NC $45,440
$45,620
$31,250
$60,110
Columbus, OH $45,420
$46,140
$31,450
$59,480
Eugene, OR $45,410
$44,720
$35,800
$58,360
Altoona, PA $45,390
$44,300
$33,500
$64,780
Waterbury, CT $45,330
$43,580
$33,870
$60,270
Pittsburgh, PA $45,290
$45,910
$30,070
$59,370
Scranton, PA $45,270
$44,360
$30,680
$62,520
Reading, PA $45,260
$43,020
$29,570
$62,460
Traverse City, MI $45,250
$45,830
$36,560
$59,170
Richmond, VA $45,200
$42,240
$32,380
$63,640
State College, PA $45,180
$47,050
$25,900
$62,600
Lebanon, PA $45,140
$47,170
$28,410
$58,930
Bangor, ME $45,120
$45,200
$33,360
$56,410
Bozeman, MT $45,040
$44,990
$36,500
$55,900
Gainesville, GA $45,030
$45,220
$28,590
$58,970
Fort Collins, CO $44,930
$43,940
$36,100
$60,310
Wichita Falls, TX $44,860
$49,890
$29,000
$56,520
Cape Girardeau, MO $44,810
$40,970
$29,320
$69,260
Youngstown, OH $44,800
$40,750
$29,030
$64,890
Norwich, CT $44,780
$43,740
$33,540
$60,010
Charlotte, NC $44,710
$42,920
$35,220
$59,520
Punta Gorda, FL $44,710
$44,670
$34,510
$58,910
Akron, OH $44,690
$43,660
$35,350
$58,160
Iowa City, IA $44,570
$46,060
$31,330
$57,040
Medford, OR $44,510
$44,790
$35,880
$56,930
Niles, MI $44,480
$43,470
$31,720
$62,830
Naples, FL $44,320
$44,140
$33,560
$59,690
Greensboro, NC $44,220
$39,420
$29,280
$61,940
Muncie, IN $44,190
$38,190
$30,110
$57,310
Phoenix, AZ $44,150
$42,320
$34,450
$58,800
Rockford, IL $44,060
$42,190
$31,900
$53,220
Lawrence, KS $43,850
$40,580
$36,680
$57,830
Jacksonville, FL $43,770
$44,300
$32,140
$58,210
Greenville, NC $43,750
$43,090
$29,950
$61,520
Sandusky, OH $43,670
$44,130
$34,930
$60,060
Bowling Green, KY $43,540
$42,690
$29,680
$63,740
Columbia, MO $43,520
$40,560
$30,610
$58,310
Greenville, SC $43,510
$43,010
$29,060
$61,680
Jackson, MS $43,490
$46,270
$29,570
$51,350
Roanoke, VA $43,430
$39,570
$30,880
$57,940
Memphis, TN $43,420
$39,190
$32,120
$58,050
Dayton, OH $43,400
$42,630
$30,600
$58,780
Las Vegas, NV $43,330
$41,260
$35,160
$60,910
Williamsport, PA $43,220
$41,590
$31,820
$62,870
North Port, FL $43,140
$42,180
$33,890
$58,640
Bismarck, ND $43,130
$41,000
$29,270
$59,150
Fayetteville, NC $43,080
$45,820
$27,170
$58,540
Virginia Beach, VA $43,060
$39,250
$30,580
$59,610
Lakeland, FL $43,040
$40,830
$30,350
$59,550
Mansfield, OH $43,030
$45,460
$30,540
$55,590
Canton, OH $43,000
$40,560
$29,300
$57,410
Waco, TX $42,990
$44,050
$29,900
$58,950
Flint, MI $42,960
$39,760
$30,600
$61,350
Charlottesville, VA $42,950
$37,870
$31,920
$62,230
Des Moines, IA $42,950
$41,280
$31,120
$57,170
Springfield, MO $42,880
$40,040
$30,250
$60,030
Ogden, UT $42,710
$37,330
$30,210
$62,010
Toledo, OH $42,700
$40,870
$35,150
$56,260
Utica, NY $42,700
$38,980
$34,720
$52,130
Lincoln, NE $42,690
$41,740
$30,980
$58,500
Cape Coral, FL $42,600
$43,140
$31,050
$57,750
Bridgeport, CT $42,460
$35,460
$32,730
$60,760
Tucson, AZ $42,460
$39,870
$32,970
$55,340
Prescott Valley, AZ $42,450
$39,500
$32,670
$65,690
Champaign, IL $42,420
$41,650
$29,120
$58,110
Watertown, NY $42,350
$45,140
$31,200
$48,050
Grand Junction, CO $42,340
$41,110
$34,360
$56,010
Kingsport, TN $42,340
$39,530
$30,360
$57,680
Orlando, FL $42,330
$41,580
$30,430
$58,180
San Antonio, TX $42,210
$42,400
$28,110
$58,290
Cedar Rapids, IA $42,200
$41,620
$31,670
$53,220
Lafayette, IN $42,050
$38,080
$30,850
$57,100
Austin, TX $42,030
$38,240
$30,950
$58,380
Sebastian, FL $42,020
$41,410
$31,950
$50,900
Port St. Lucie, FL $41,950
$39,610
$32,630
$58,410
Binghamton, NY $41,880
$37,770
$31,200
$50,280
Rapid City, SD $41,860
$44,700
$33,640
$55,230
Spartanburg, SC $41,820
$41,260
$24,710
$62,210
Savannah, GA $41,800
$38,530
$30,460
$57,800
Knoxville, TN $41,680
$38,560
$30,090
$51,900
Miami, FL $41,620
$38,710
$29,920
$57,660
Lima, OH $41,590
$39,310
$31,060
$54,740
Provo, UT $41,570
$38,280
$29,590
$58,400
Beaumont, TX $41,530
$38,290
$28,540
$59,010
Greeley, CO $41,520
$37,440
$31,660
$50,590
Amarillo, TX $41,510
$40,540
$29,740
$58,330
Springfield, IL $41,510
$36,820
$29,230
$57,550
Idaho Falls, ID $41,490
$38,440
$28,430
$54,860
Columbia, SC $41,480
$40,840
$26,080
$60,100
Houston, TX $41,390
$38,620
$27,570
$59,270
Elmira, NY $41,360
$39,110
$32,360
$51,830
Huntsville, AL $41,340
$38,100
$26,350
$61,700
Davenport, IA $41,330
$38,740
$30,020
$55,520
Erie, PA $41,280
$38,730
$27,750
$58,170
Crestview, FL $41,220
$38,710
$30,490
$56,800
Tampa, FL $41,200
$38,640
$31,450
$52,150
Waterloo, IA $41,140
$40,910
$29,740
$52,250
Chattanooga, TN $41,120
$36,490
$30,200
$55,800
Albuquerque, NM $41,090
$36,020
$31,140
$61,100
Morristown, TN $41,040
$37,230
$30,810
$57,060
Missoula, MT $41,010
$38,480
$34,020
$49,920
Monroe, LA $40,770
$40,110
$28,000
$58,720
Logan, UT $40,710
$38,530
$29,710
$45,720
Fargo, ND $40,700
$37,830
$29,020
$61,340
Macon, GA $40,380
$38,080
$31,180
$50,630
Kingston, NY $40,370
$37,210
$31,560
$51,860
Longview, TX $40,330
$39,750
$29,270
$57,380
Dubuque, IA $40,280
$37,710
$29,900
$55,920
Sioux City, IA $40,120
$41,020
$27,960
$51,230
Urban Honolulu, HI $39,760
$38,280
$29,120
$52,510
Wichita, KS $39,760
$37,740
$27,580
$51,390
Tulsa, OK $39,690
$37,530
$26,340
$53,240
Palm Bay, FL $39,660
$38,480
$29,440
$50,530
Rocky Mount, NC $39,660
$40,710
$22,280
$51,100
College Station, TX $39,520
$39,280
$30,400
$47,730
Pensacola, FL $39,210
$36,960
$28,420
$52,660
Gainesville, FL $39,200
$36,250
$29,040
$51,890
Birmingham, AL $39,070
$36,400
$23,300
$58,300
New Orleans, LA $39,060
$37,600
$23,290
$51,190
Boise City, ID $38,970
$36,750
$27,680
$51,660
Billings, MT $38,930
$36,310
$33,280
$48,160
Deltona, FL $38,870
$36,590
$29,970
$52,460
Brunswick, GA $38,690
$38,750
$27,890
$49,990
Dalton, GA $38,640
$36,910
$26,620
$53,200
Baton Rouge, LA $38,610
$38,110
$23,100
$50,240
Ocala, FL $38,600
$37,830
$28,060
$49,270
Tuscaloosa, AL $38,590
$36,010
$24,120
$56,420
Jonesboro, AR $38,180
$36,730
$27,610
$49,780
Daphne, AL $38,140
$35,180
$22,440
$57,890
San Angelo, TX $38,030
$34,600
$24,830
$47,170
Saginaw, MI $38,000
$35,840
$26,910
$50,720
El Paso, TX $37,900
$37,970
$26,020
$47,690
Huntington, WV $37,810
$35,540
$27,090
$49,220
Augusta, GA $37,690
$38,410
$28,260
$48,730
Charleston, SC $37,510
$38,400
$20,100
$50,020
Montgomery, AL $37,500
$34,840
$24,600
$53,560
Decatur, AL $37,070
$33,550
$21,500
$56,520
Corpus Christi, TX $37,050
$36,060
$26,840
$47,420
Owensboro, KY $37,010
$34,980
$28,600
$49,870
Panama City, FL $36,880
$35,380
$29,290
$49,190
Charleston, WV $36,740
$36,050
$27,090
$47,700
Tallahassee, FL $36,690
$35,900
$28,640
$47,290
Lubbock, TX $36,660
$35,320
$23,170
$48,530
Odessa, TX $36,640
$34,340
$27,030
$46,060
Wilmington, NC $36,510
$36,820
$24,530
$49,450
Columbus, GA $36,450
$35,840
$24,960
$48,270
Auburn, AL $36,360
$30,600
$21,320
$62,460
Oklahoma City, OK $36,300
$35,640
$24,050
$48,890
McAllen, TX $36,240
$37,710
$23,500
$45,230
Myrtle Beach, SC $36,200
$35,870
$22,850
$47,670
Anniston, AL $35,940
$33,810
$22,380
$51,150
Manhattan, KS $35,930
$36,220
$24,790
$46,300
Tyler, TX $35,910
$33,780
$24,130
$48,410
Mobile, AL $35,590
$33,870
$25,690
$47,700
Lafayette, LA $35,340
$34,420
$21,770
$46,740
Athens, GA $35,140
$33,980
$26,860
$47,480
Abilene, TX $34,880
$33,290
$25,780
$47,110
Johnson City, TN $34,830
$33,440
$25,130
$48,570
Hilton Head Island, SC $34,380
$34,690
$19,860
$45,440
Hattiesburg, MS $33,810
$28,850
$21,050
$51,350
Florence, AL $33,780
$30,890
$20,710
$49,470
Brownsville, TX $33,480
$29,750
$22,150
$47,600
Dothan, AL $33,280
$30,180
$22,030
$45,640
Laredo, TX $31,880
$29,460
$23,720
$44,210
Mayaguez, PR $28,690
$28,290
$21,030
$40,580
San Juan, PR $27,500
$23,090
$20,060
$38,780
Ponce, PR $21,980
$21,190
$20,200
$23,820
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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