Pay by state · 46 states
Prepress Technician and Worker Salary by State (2026)
Prepress Technicians and Workers earn the most in District of Columbia at $100,980 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $33,030 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $48,690. All 46 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $100,980District of Columbia
- National median
- $48,690BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $33,030Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 46of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Prepress Technician and Worker salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of prepress technicians and workers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $100,980 | $100,980 | $100,980 | 180 | $91,883 |
| 2 | MDMaryland | $60,770 | $45,000 | $69,090 | 480 | $57,899 |
| 3 | MAMassachusetts | $57,250 | $47,670 | $64,020 | 460 | $54,134 |
| 4 | NJNew Jersey | $56,840 | $49,390 | $70,390 | 880 | $52,240 |
| 5 | VTVermont | $55,880 | $50,220 | $58,580 | 40 | $57,045 |
| 6 | NVNevada | $55,680 | $46,730 | $61,120 | 130 | $55,692 |
| 7 | OROregon | $54,360 | $46,450 | $59,220 | 230 | $52,592 |
| 8 | CACalifornia | $53,860 | $46,650 | $61,780 | 2,020 | $48,645 |
| 9 | WAWashington | $53,770 | $46,630 | $60,780 | 380 | $50,246 |
| 10 | ARArkansas | $52,800 | $38,580 | $59,540 | 160 | $60,734 |
| 11 | NYNew York | $52,420 | $42,470 | $58,450 | 1,110 | $48,573 |
| 12 | MTMontana | $51,910 | $48,110 | $53,470 | 40 | $54,847 |
| 13 | COColorado | $51,730 | $48,890 | $57,300 | 150 | $50,198 |
| 14 | GAGeorgia | $50,280 | $46,150 | $60,320 | 320 | $52,216 |
| 15 | NCNorth Carolina | $49,760 | $45,050 | $59,230 | 600 | $52,753 |
| 16 | ILIllinois | $49,450 | $44,130 | $65,240 | 680 | $49,471 |
| 17 | MNMinnesota | $49,130 | $46,840 | $62,390 | 2,880 | $49,817 |
| 18 | PAPennsylvania | $49,100 | $43,140 | $57,550 | 910 | $50,322 |
| 19 | VAVirginia | $49,100 | $43,990 | $51,370 | 330 | $48,564 |
| 20 | INIndiana | $49,050 | $42,300 | $57,550 | 670 | $52,556 |
| 21 | CTConnecticut | $48,780 | $44,200 | $66,950 | 430 | $47,080 |
| 22 | NHNew Hampshire | $48,580 | $42,950 | $54,120 | 120 | $46,638 |
| 23 | WIWisconsin | $48,410 | $44,970 | $59,730 | 1,160 | $51,448 |
| 24 | OHOhio | $47,810 | $40,110 | $56,070 | 1,070 | $51,534 |
| 25 | TNTennessee | $47,790 | $38,340 | $50,840 | 640 | $52,019 |
| 26 | IAIowa | $47,770 | $40,030 | $55,560 | 210 | $54,431 |
| 27 | MEMaine | $47,350 | $45,910 | $51,940 | 50 | $48,789 |
| 28 | IDIdaho | $47,220 | $38,810 | $55,230 | 50 | $49,448 |
| 29 | MIMichigan | $46,960 | $44,250 | $57,230 | 540 | $48,806 |
| 30 | SDSouth Dakota | $46,370 | $37,910 | $47,770 | 50 | $52,345 |
| 31 | RIRhode Island | $45,930 | $43,500 | $81,950 | N/A | $44,906 |
| 32 | SCSouth Carolina | $45,900 | $37,400 | $50,130 | 200 | $48,961 |
| 33 | MOMissouri | $45,860 | $35,530 | $52,160 | 510 | $50,497 |
| 34 | KYKentucky | $45,830 | $40,950 | $53,150 | 1,130 | $50,832 |
| 35 | OKOklahoma | $45,730 | $30,660 | $50,330 | 80 | $52,059 |
| 36 | FLFlorida | $45,660 | $39,260 | $51,310 | 840 | $44,153 |
| 37 | KSKansas | $45,290 | $36,670 | $59,750 | 520 | $50,284 |
| 38 | UTUtah | $44,230 | $37,880 | $52,900 | 210 | $44,738 |
| 39 | NENebraska | $40,930 | $40,930 | $47,700 | 400 | $45,426 |
| 40 | NMNew Mexico | $39,830 | $36,400 | $42,180 | 30 | $43,194 |
| 41 | AZArizona | $38,830 | $36,350 | $60,090 | 210 | $38,569 |
| 42 | TXTexas | $38,410 | $35,810 | $48,070 | 2,320 | $39,575 |
| 43 | LALouisiana | $38,060 | $32,740 | $46,490 | 90 | $43,149 |
| 44 | WVWest Virginia | $35,320 | $28,930 | $42,990 | 50 | $39,465 |
| 45 | ALAlabama | $35,020 | $29,240 | $39,320 | 130 | $39,427 |
| 46 | PRPuerto Rico | $33,030 | $28,880 | $38,060 | 120 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Prepress Technicians and Workers, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $100,980, while District of Columbia leads once prices are taken into account at $91,883.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Prepress Technician and Worker pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Prepress Technicians and Workers the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Prepress Technicians and Workers at $100,980 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Maryland ($60,770) and Massachusetts ($57,250).
Which state pays Prepress Technicians and Workers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Prepress Technicians and Workers at $33,030 a year, $67,950 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Prepress Technicians and Workers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts District of Columbia first at $91,883 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $100,980. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.