Pay by state · 51 states
Print Binding and Finishing Worker Salary by State (2026)
Print Binding and Finishing Workers earn the most in District of Columbia at $108,080 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $27,460 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $42,290. All 51 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $108,080District of Columbia
- National median
- $42,290BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $27,460Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 51of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Print Binding and Finishing Worker salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of print binding and finishing workers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $108,080 | $99,940 | $108,080 | 200 | $98,343 |
| 2 | MSMississippi | $91,850 | $45,240 | $102,670 | 110 | $105,632 |
| 3 | AKAlaska | $57,200 | $24,770 | $62,600 | 30 | $55,882 |
| 4 | VTVermont | $48,930 | $48,600 | $54,860 | 80 | $49,950 |
| 5 | NHNew Hampshire | $48,850 | $42,080 | $60,130 | 140 | $46,897 |
| 6 | NDNorth Dakota | $48,760 | $36,760 | $61,600 | 80 | $54,812 |
| 7 | MNMinnesota | $48,390 | $43,060 | $59,100 | 1,710 | $49,067 |
| 8 | MEMaine | $48,230 | $39,470 | $51,460 | 180 | $49,696 |
| 9 | ILIllinois | $47,880 | $39,370 | $50,730 | 1,540 | $47,900 |
| 10 | CTConnecticut | $47,750 | $37,520 | $59,910 | 490 | $46,086 |
| 11 | MAMassachusetts | $46,630 | $36,540 | $51,470 | 750 | $44,092 |
| 12 | NJNew Jersey | $46,600 | $36,210 | $58,460 | 1,640 | $42,829 |
| 13 | OROregon | $46,240 | $39,460 | $48,820 | 240 | $44,736 |
| 14 | COColorado | $45,780 | $39,050 | $49,540 | 370 | $44,424 |
| 15 | CACalifornia | $45,390 | $38,480 | $51,230 | 1,590 | $40,995 |
| 16 | WAWashington | $45,300 | $38,810 | $57,690 | 460 | $42,331 |
| 17 | MDMaryland | $45,170 | $35,300 | $50,150 | 560 | $43,036 |
| 18 | RIRhode Island | $45,050 | $44,260 | $57,020 | 40 | $44,046 |
| 19 | NYNew York | $44,210 | $38,280 | $47,750 | 1,150 | $40,965 |
| 20 | OHOhio | $43,680 | $36,670 | $49,540 | 1,700 | $47,082 |
| 21 | WIWisconsin | $43,400 | $38,100 | $47,850 | 3,560 | $46,124 |
| 22 | PAPennsylvania | $43,010 | $37,320 | $48,940 | 1,640 | $44,080 |
| 23 | VAVirginia | $42,780 | $35,340 | $50,810 | 980 | $42,313 |
| 24 | SDSouth Dakota | $41,350 | $38,740 | $43,330 | 110 | $46,678 |
| 25 | WVWest Virginia | $41,340 | $41,340 | $48,680 | 280 | $46,191 |
| 26 | HIHawaii | $41,050 | $34,460 | $44,680 | 80 | $37,335 |
| 27 | ARArkansas | $41,040 | $39,000 | $47,440 | 200 | $47,207 |
| 28 | SCSouth Carolina | $40,820 | $34,350 | $46,000 | 340 | $43,542 |
| 29 | MIMichigan | $40,460 | $36,000 | $48,230 | 1,320 | $42,051 |
| 30 | IDIdaho | $40,200 | $29,160 | $41,900 | 30 | $42,097 |
| 31 | NVNevada | $40,200 | $35,200 | $48,360 | 350 | $40,208 |
| 32 | DEDelaware | $40,080 | $31,200 | $56,190 | 40 | $40,157 |
| 33 | AZArizona | $39,740 | $36,160 | $49,100 | 240 | $39,473 |
| 34 | KYKentucky | $39,620 | $36,800 | $46,120 | 410 | $43,945 |
| 35 | NCNorth Carolina | $39,580 | $37,270 | $47,850 | 1,070 | $41,961 |
| 36 | UTUtah | $39,570 | $37,900 | $46,460 | 690 | $40,025 |
| 37 | GAGeorgia | $39,310 | $33,790 | $48,860 | 790 | $40,823 |
| 38 | ALAlabama | $39,270 | $33,240 | $43,400 | 440 | $44,212 |
| 39 | IAIowa | $38,790 | $36,590 | $47,670 | 330 | $44,199 |
| 40 | FLFlorida | $38,730 | $34,980 | $47,400 | 1,320 | $37,451 |
| 41 | INIndiana | $38,730 | $36,130 | $47,660 | 970 | $41,498 |
| 42 | MOMissouri | $38,570 | $35,480 | $47,440 | 1,010 | $42,470 |
| 43 | OKOklahoma | $37,770 | $28,960 | $39,250 | 140 | $42,997 |
| 44 | KSKansas | $37,470 | $33,800 | $43,320 | 660 | $41,602 |
| 45 | TXTexas | $37,310 | $34,970 | $47,240 | 1,820 | $38,441 |
| 46 | TNTennessee | $36,960 | $33,050 | $46,370 | 730 | $40,231 |
| 47 | NENebraska | $36,800 | $36,440 | $45,900 | 210 | $40,842 |
| 48 | LALouisiana | $36,230 | $30,750 | $45,810 | 180 | $41,074 |
| 49 | MTMontana | $36,220 | $35,530 | $45,170 | 90 | $38,269 |
| 50 | NMNew Mexico | $29,380 | $29,060 | $34,090 | 80 | $31,861 |
| 51 | PRPuerto Rico | $27,460 | $23,070 | $27,980 | 300 | 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 Print Binding and Finishing Workers, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $108,080, while Mississippi leads once prices are taken into account at $105,632.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Print Binding and Finishing Worker pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Print Binding and Finishing Workers the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Print Binding and Finishing Workers at $108,080 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Mississippi ($91,850) and Alaska ($57,200).
Which state pays Print Binding and Finishing Workers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Print Binding and Finishing Workers at $27,460 a year, $80,620 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Print Binding and Finishing Workers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Mississippi first at $105,632 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $91,850. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.