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Printing Press Operators salary in Washington, DC

The median printing press operators in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $49,490 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,145 a month.

10th percentile
$34,960
25th percentile
$38,290
Median percentile
$49,490
75th percentile
$66,480
90th percentile
$118,350

Based on 1,700 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$37,739 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,490
Federal income tax−$3,759
Social Security + Medicare−$3,786
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$4,207
Monthly take-home$3,145
Every two weeks$1,451

Does it go far here?

$45,452Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
64%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All printing press operators salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia