Prepress Technicians and Workers Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Prepress Technicians and Workers positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$47,300
National average
Salary Range
$34,270 – $65,530
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Prepress Technicians and Workers Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $98,780 | $72,110 | $116,020 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $64,320 | $43,660 | $105,230 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $61,210 | $46,190 | $91,470 |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $60,260 | $35,320 | $69,350 |
| New Jersey | $59,210 | $37,860 | $81,010 |
| Delaware | $58,470 | $32,970 | $64,220 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $58,340 | $46,800 | $81,460 |
| Springfield, MA | $58,050 | $43,160 | $74,290 |
| Massachusetts | $57,930 | $44,800 | $79,530 |
| Reno, NV | $57,650 | $35,660 | $63,740 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $57,560 | $47,470 | $69,150 |
| Oregon | $57,140 | $47,840 | $69,150 |
| Nevada | $56,410 | $37,250 | $64,300 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $56,410 | $37,080 | $76,090 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $56,410 | $46,170 | $64,300 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $56,160 | $36,470 | $81,010 |
| Illinois | $55,490 | $37,080 | $75,870 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $54,680 | $47,820 | $61,870 |
| Modesto, CA | $54,650 | $41,170 | $83,540 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $53,760 | $39,410 | $63,950 |
| Ames, IA | $52,750 | $43,330 | $60,410 |
| Asheville, NC | $52,410 | $48,350 | $62,200 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $52,290 | $35,260 | $70,190 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $52,060 | $38,520 | $77,990 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $51,810 | $44,690 | $76,070 |
| Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $51,430 | $39,620 | $51,450 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $51,180 | $40,000 | $57,710 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $51,130 | $41,170 | $67,310 |
| Colorado | $51,090 | $47,310 | $68,270 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $51,090 | $49,820 | $72,670 |
| Columbus, OH | $51,030 | $38,440 | $63,910 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $50,860 | $34,350 | $64,210 |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $50,820 | $34,410 | $59,870 |
| Washington | $50,810 | $37,270 | $64,710 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $50,730 | $38,180 | $73,600 |
| Maryland | $50,690 | $36,330 | $70,410 |
| Worcester, MA | $50,480 | $46,150 | $69,200 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $50,330 | $33,960 | $64,530 |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $49,940 | $33,950 | $60,520 |
| California | $49,850 | $38,070 | $76,050 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $49,800 | $37,710 | $59,970 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $49,660 | $35,080 | $56,920 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $49,610 | $35,360 | $68,630 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $49,610 | $39,550 | $60,290 |
| Vermont | $49,430 | $43,140 | $65,780 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $49,310 | $36,690 | $60,540 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $49,240 | $38,370 | $63,340 |
| North Carolina | $49,210 | $35,940 | $60,410 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $49,080 | $37,450 | $67,150 |
| Richmond, VA | $49,060 | $40,290 | $63,810 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $48,970 | $34,880 | $65,820 |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $48,900 | $35,370 | $51,600 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $48,770 | $37,390 | $62,990 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $48,710 | $30,160 | $63,280 |
| Lawrence, KS | $48,660 | $36,790 | $60,970 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $48,640 | $40,140 | $60,260 |
| Georgia | $48,630 | $33,640 | $63,070 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $48,550 | $37,610 | $60,160 |
| New York | $48,480 | $35,910 | $71,660 |
| Fresno, CA | $48,470 | $35,660 | $67,940 |
| Cleveland, OH | $48,460 | $37,090 | $63,240 |
| Syracuse, NY | $48,440 | $35,440 | $63,420 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $48,380 | $35,360 | $63,700 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $48,310 | $35,540 | $68,430 |
| Michigan | $48,250 | $36,000 | $61,520 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $48,230 | $40,880 | $61,120 |
| Montana | $48,210 | $34,890 | $53,760 |
| Missouri | $48,070 | $35,360 | $65,090 |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $48,070 | $37,610 | $60,030 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $47,950 | $32,410 | $66,240 |
| Arizona | $47,840 | $34,340 | $63,930 |
| Lancaster, PA | $47,840 | $33,030 | $62,590 |
| Virginia | $47,730 | $34,520 | $63,810 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $47,720 | $36,240 | $64,480 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $47,640 | $35,480 | $67,010 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $47,620 | $33,750 | $70,120 |
| Madison, WI | $47,470 | $36,440 | $62,370 |
| Indiana | $47,450 | $35,480 | $64,030 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $47,410 | $33,780 | $67,050 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $47,280 | $34,410 | $55,050 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $47,210 | $36,620 | $73,590 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $47,170 | $37,440 | $73,770 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $47,150 | $36,170 | $59,420 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $47,150 | $30,160 | $64,280 |
| Rochester, NY | $47,100 | $35,090 | $63,250 |
| Pennsylvania | $46,990 | $33,700 | $66,240 |
| Ohio | $46,880 | $36,070 | $61,810 |
| New Hampshire | $46,770 | $36,210 | $59,320 |
| Dalton, GA | $46,760 | $35,990 | $58,720 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $46,690 | $35,480 | $52,490 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $46,650 | $37,010 | $62,930 |
| Wisconsin | $46,600 | $35,460 | $62,470 |
| Appleton, WI | $46,600 | $33,880 | $64,660 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $46,590 | $31,940 | $61,100 |
| North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $46,580 | $38,020 | $56,860 |
| Tennessee | $46,560 | $31,720 | $59,650 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $46,550 | $36,550 | $62,240 |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $46,470 | $34,100 | $67,710 |
| Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $46,440 | $32,930 | $59,190 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $46,430 | $37,370 | $62,400 |
| Maine | $46,350 | $40,180 | $55,640 |
| Akron, OH | $46,350 | $36,270 | $59,780 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $46,350 | $32,380 | $57,530 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $46,330 | $37,410 | $47,720 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $46,300 | $34,010 | $66,560 |
| Idaho | $46,230 | $37,750 | $53,550 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $46,160 | $36,570 | $59,920 |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $46,110 | $30,640 | $53,750 |
| Florida | $46,050 | $28,630 | $63,280 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $46,050 | $37,590 | $65,560 |
| Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $45,920 | $26,950 | $58,400 |
| Kansas | $45,900 | $34,200 | $62,540 |
| Iowa | $45,850 | $31,060 | $61,760 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $45,770 | $35,270 | $60,340 |
| West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $45,580 | $36,450 | $61,960 |
| Minnesota | $45,520 | $34,270 | $63,660 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $45,510 | $35,150 | $77,730 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $45,450 | $30,740 | $62,630 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $45,410 | $27,040 | $61,500 |
| Green Bay, WI | $45,190 | $37,910 | $59,070 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $44,850 | $39,180 | $74,000 |
| Kentucky | $44,850 | $36,150 | $56,920 |
| South Carolina | $44,800 | $29,570 | $57,310 |
| Mankato, MN | $44,790 | $32,910 | $58,340 |
| Connecticut | $44,740 | $33,670 | $70,190 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $44,450 | $31,300 | $71,880 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $44,300 | $30,600 | $64,720 |
| Rhode Island | $44,130 | $40,470 | $79,930 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $44,090 | $33,200 | $61,840 |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $44,090 | $30,950 | $64,800 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $44,030 | $37,550 | $58,220 |
| Arkansas | $43,520 | $34,150 | $58,330 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $43,460 | $35,380 | $64,360 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $43,270 | $34,700 | $57,520 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $42,810 | $33,670 | $60,180 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $41,710 | $28,860 | $61,600 |
| Toledo, OH | $41,600 | $35,420 | $58,090 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $41,250 | $40,890 | $53,760 |
| Texas | $40,800 | $27,720 | $60,980 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $40,170 | $35,460 | $62,560 |
| Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $39,870 | $22,460 | $52,720 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $39,780 | $28,850 | $57,270 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $39,620 | $39,600 | $50,610 |
| Nebraska | $39,620 | $39,590 | $50,610 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $39,280 | $29,550 | $50,060 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $39,150 | $27,320 | $57,640 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $39,110 | $29,040 | $49,880 |
| Wichita, KS | $38,980 | $30,060 | $61,150 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $38,750 | $26,810 | $50,170 |
| Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $38,480 | $34,270 | $49,900 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $38,460 | $29,960 | $50,260 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $38,250 | $26,740 | $64,450 |
| New Haven, CT | $38,220 | $33,690 | $74,520 |
| Louisiana | $38,030 | $27,910 | $44,740 |
| Columbia, SC | $38,010 | $19,470 | $55,430 |
| Utah | $37,590 | $28,190 | $47,310 |
| South Dakota | $37,560 | $28,830 | $50,260 |
| Ogden, UT | $37,410 | $28,950 | $44,670 |
| Knoxville, TN | $37,400 | $29,520 | $60,630 |
| North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,110 | $25,950 | $58,500 |
| Lubbock, TX | $36,420 | $30,160 | $45,990 |
| Birmingham, AL | $36,220 | $29,620 | $53,620 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $36,160 | $32,250 | $59,530 |
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,940 | $28,290 | $53,400 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $35,680 | $27,710 | $45,770 |
| Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $35,320 | $31,480 | $55,100 |
| Alabama | $34,980 | $28,420 | $47,820 |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $34,910 | $27,350 | $46,890 |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $34,790 | $27,350 | $51,430 |
| West Virginia | $34,320 | $26,920 | $50,500 |
| Mississippi | $33,550 | $26,950 | $47,480 |
| Tulsa, OK | $29,720 | $21,830 | $49,520 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $29,460 | $22,080 | $37,120 |
| Puerto Rico | $28,880 | $21,950 | $37,120 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $28,270 | $21,390 | $35,650 |
| Oklahoma | $22,170 | $21,640 | $49,450 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $21,670 | $21,640 | $42,500 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Prepress Technicians and Workers make?▾
The median annual salary for a Prepress Technicians and Workers is $47,300, with a typical range of $34,270 – $65,530 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Prepress Technicians and Workers?▾
Entry-level Prepress Technicians and Workers positions typically start around $34,270 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Prepress Technicians and Workerss earn the most?▾
Prepress Technicians and Workerss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.