Prepress Technicians and Workers salary
The median pay for prepress technicians and workers in the United States is $48,690 a year. About 23,840 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $35,810
- 25th percentile
- $40,930
- Median percentile
- $48,690
- 75th percentile
- $58,580
- 90th percentile
- $66,080
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
- District of Columbia $100,980
- Maryland $60,770
- Massachusetts $57,250
- New Jersey $56,840
- Vermont $55,880
- Nevada $55,680
- Oregon $54,360
- California $53,860
- Washington $53,770
- Arkansas $52,800
- New York $52,420
- Montana $51,910
- Colorado $51,730
- Georgia $50,280
- North Carolina $49,760
- Illinois $49,450
- Minnesota $49,130
- Pennsylvania $49,100
- Virginia $49,100
- Indiana $49,050
- Connecticut $48,780
- New Hampshire $48,580
- Wisconsin $48,410
- Ohio $47,810
- Tennessee $47,790
- Iowa $47,770
- Maine $47,350
- Idaho $47,220
- Michigan $46,960
- South Dakota $46,370
- South Carolina $45,900
- Missouri $45,860
- Kentucky $45,830
- Oklahoma $45,730
- Florida $45,660
- Kansas $45,290
- Utah $44,230
- Nebraska $40,930
- New Mexico $39,830
- Arizona $38,830
- Texas $38,410
- Louisiana $38,060
- West Virginia $35,320
- Alabama $35,020
By metro area
- Washington, DC $70,670
- San Jose, CA $66,670
- San Francisco, CA $59,970
- Fayetteville, AR $59,540
- Oshkosh, WI $58,430
- Boston, MA $58,360
- Little Rock, AR $58,200
- Durham, NC $57,850
- Baltimore, MD $56,930
- Hickory, NC $56,850
- Portland, OR $56,850
- Reno, NV $56,740
- Las Vegas, NV $55,680
- Philadelphia, PA $55,680
- Sacramento, CA $55,560
- Seattle, WA $55,370
- New York, NY $54,590
- Ames, IA $54,460
- Des Moines, IA $54,000
- Fort Wayne, IN $53,660
- Denver, CO $53,560
- San Diego, CA $53,410
- Appleton, WI $53,150
- Atlanta, GA $52,000
- Riverside, CA $51,410
- Los Angeles, CA $51,380
- Oxnard, CA $51,180
- Fresno, CA $50,890
- Charlotte, NC $50,860
- Bridgeport, CT $50,750
- Allentown, PA $50,660
- Dayton, OH $50,370
- Lakeland, FL $50,340
- Rochester, NY $50,320
- Asheville, NC $49,920
- Richmond, VA $49,850
- Indianapolis, IN $49,770
- Winston, NC $49,760
- Chicago, IL $49,680
- Columbus, OH $49,650
- Trenton, NJ $49,600
- Albany, NY $49,590
- Minneapolis, MN $49,130
- Nashville, TN $49,070
- Raleigh, NC $49,020
- Greensboro, NC $48,900
- York, PA $48,820
- Harrisburg, PA $48,790
- Syracuse, NY $48,730
- Pittsburgh, PA $48,700
- Grand Rapids, MI $48,680
- Manchester, NH $48,580
- Springfield, MA $48,510
- Lawrence, KS $48,490
- Madison, WI $48,410
- Lancaster, PA $48,370
- Akron, OH $48,280
- Cleveland, OH $48,270
- Kansas City, MO $48,240
- Milwaukee, WI $48,230
- Green Bay, WI $48,070
- New Haven, CT $48,040
- Worcester, MA $47,890
- Spokane, WA $47,870
- Cincinnati, OH $47,810
- Memphis, TN $47,790
- Detroit, MI $47,430
- Lexington, KY $47,280
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $47,270
- Scranton, PA $47,270
- Clarksville, TN $46,900
- Buffalo, NY $46,830
- Oklahoma City, OK $46,460
- Providence, RI $46,080
- Hartford, CT $45,980
- Greenville, SC $45,900
- Salt Lake City, UT $45,770
- Tampa, FL $45,660
- Ann Arbor, MI $45,480
- Mankato, MN $45,430
- St. Louis, MO $45,260
- Toledo, OH $45,100
- Dallas, TX $44,980
- Kingsport, TN $44,730
- Knoxville, TN $44,370
- Miami, FL $44,140
- Jacksonville, FL $43,960
- Provo, UT $43,950
- Austin, TX $43,700
- Columbia, SC $43,400
- Orlando, FL $42,630
- Omaha, NE $40,930
- Virginia Beach, VA $40,800
- La Crosse, WI $40,550
- San Antonio, TX $39,940
- Phoenix, AZ $38,830
- Ogden, UT $38,630
- Chattanooga, TN $37,310
- Houston, TX $35,810
- Wichita, KS $35,670
- College Station, TX $30,270