Desktop Publishers salary
The median pay for desktop publishers in the United States is $55,290 a year. About 3,350 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $35,680
- 25th percentile
- $43,730
- Median percentile
- $55,290
- 75th percentile
- $73,840
- 90th percentile
- $96,170
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $71,930
- Maryland $69,820
- New Jersey $63,020
- South Carolina $62,320
- Illinois $61,350
- Massachusetts $61,170
- Texas $57,760
- New York $56,660
- Minnesota $54,930
- Vermont $53,550
- Ohio $53,380
- Florida $52,720
- Arizona $52,000
- Oregon $50,650
- Indiana $49,070
- New Hampshire $48,300
- Louisiana $47,130
- Maine $47,100
- Oklahoma $46,040
- Wisconsin $46,010
- Kentucky $45,760
- Michigan $45,300
- Tennessee $44,440
- North Carolina $43,700
- Georgia $39,460
- Nebraska $36,280
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $83,280
- Boston, MA $80,960
- Sacramento, CA $77,750
- Washington, DC $72,590
- Dallas, TX $68,060
- Baltimore, MD $63,030
- New York, NY $63,020
- Portland, OR $61,020
- Chicago, IL $58,130
- Minneapolis, MN $57,310
- Austin, TX $54,980
- Indianapolis, IN $50,980
- Houston, TX $50,770
- Atlanta, GA $42,730
- Anchorage, AK $35,690