Pay by state · 53 states
Printing Press Operator Salary by State (2026)
Printing Press Operators earn the most in District of Columbia at $116,630 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $26,100 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $45,780. All 53 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $116,630District of Columbia
- National median
- $45,780BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $26,100Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 53of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Printing Press Operator salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of printing press operators OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $116,630 | $71,530 | $130,850 | 350 | $106,123 |
| 2 | MAMassachusetts | $53,050 | $44,550 | $64,230 | 2,110 | $50,162 |
| 3 | NJNew Jersey | $50,430 | $43,650 | $63,950 | 4,180 | $46,349 |
| 4 | WAWashington | $49,800 | $46,120 | $60,130 | 2,310 | $46,536 |
| 5 | OROregon | $48,760 | $40,620 | $58,390 | 1,330 | $47,174 |
| 6 | MNMinnesota | $48,560 | $41,530 | $61,490 | 4,960 | $49,239 |
| 7 | NHNew Hampshire | $48,410 | $39,000 | $59,520 | 680 | $46,474 |
| 8 | KYKentucky | $48,000 | $41,340 | $59,140 | 2,470 | $53,239 |
| 9 | COColorado | $47,860 | $40,520 | $52,250 | 1,830 | $46,443 |
| 10 | NYNew York | $47,860 | $38,970 | $58,630 | 6,700 | $44,347 |
| 11 | MDMaryland | $47,840 | $38,700 | $59,650 | 1,250 | $45,580 |
| 12 | MEMaine | $47,430 | $41,270 | $57,620 | 300 | $48,872 |
| 13 | WIWisconsin | $47,330 | $40,080 | $59,770 | 8,120 | $50,300 |
| 14 | PAPennsylvania | $47,010 | $38,080 | $56,350 | 7,150 | $48,180 |
| 15 | ARArkansas | $46,470 | $37,960 | $58,240 | 1,760 | $53,453 |
| 16 | AKAlaska | $46,460 | $42,370 | $50,250 | 170 | $45,389 |
| 17 | VTVermont | $46,460 | $44,350 | $58,980 | 190 | $47,428 |
| 18 | ILIllinois | $46,260 | $36,470 | $59,170 | 9,550 | $46,279 |
| 19 | MOMissouri | $46,130 | $37,720 | $54,890 | 3,460 | $50,794 |
| 20 | CACalifornia | $46,110 | $38,530 | $54,870 | 12,320 | $41,646 |
| 21 | OHOhio | $45,760 | $37,190 | $56,180 | 7,500 | $49,324 |
| 22 | CTConnecticut | $45,670 | $37,750 | $59,110 | 1,610 | $44,079 |
| 23 | NCNorth Carolina | $45,630 | $36,910 | $53,670 | 3,910 | $48,375 |
| 24 | HIHawaii | $45,390 | $37,940 | $53,980 | 350 | $41,282 |
| 25 | RIRhode Island | $45,380 | $44,930 | $59,010 | 510 | $44,368 |
| 26 | MIMichigan | $45,280 | $37,860 | $50,370 | 5,110 | $47,060 |
| 27 | INIndiana | $45,230 | $37,680 | $50,380 | 4,820 | $48,463 |
| 28 | SDSouth Dakota | $44,930 | $35,810 | $51,990 | 460 | $50,719 |
| 29 | DEDelaware | $44,600 | $36,200 | $48,940 | 210 | $44,686 |
| 30 | VAVirginia | $44,020 | $36,040 | $54,240 | 3,210 | $43,539 |
| 31 | NVNevada | $43,500 | $36,300 | $50,740 | 1,360 | $43,509 |
| 32 | TNTennessee | $43,160 | $36,370 | $49,200 | 3,510 | $46,979 |
| 33 | AZArizona | $42,950 | $38,420 | $48,530 | 2,400 | $42,661 |
| 34 | TXTexas | $42,550 | $35,880 | $49,080 | 9,110 | $43,840 |
| 35 | MTMontana | $42,220 | $34,250 | $47,810 | 300 | $44,609 |
| 36 | NENebraska | $42,070 | $39,900 | $48,400 | 2,140 | $46,691 |
| 37 | KSKansas | $41,890 | $35,120 | $47,540 | 2,640 | $46,509 |
| 38 | GAGeorgia | $41,520 | $35,180 | $48,980 | 4,220 | $43,118 |
| 39 | WVWest Virginia | $41,200 | $33,560 | $49,260 | 470 | $46,035 |
| 40 | FLFlorida | $41,180 | $35,560 | $47,000 | 7,060 | $39,821 |
| 41 | UTUtah | $41,030 | $35,290 | $47,750 | 1,970 | $41,501 |
| 42 | IAIowa | $40,790 | $34,610 | $48,240 | 2,070 | $46,478 |
| 43 | WYWyoming | $40,760 | $30,980 | $52,710 | 90 | $43,974 |
| 44 | SCSouth Carolina | $40,470 | $36,640 | $47,640 | 2,100 | $43,168 |
| 45 | IDIdaho | $38,650 | $35,460 | $46,090 | 610 | $40,474 |
| 46 | MSMississippi | $38,400 | $30,000 | $52,180 | 670 | $44,162 |
| 47 | NDNorth Dakota | $37,850 | $32,340 | $49,100 | 270 | $42,548 |
| 48 | LALouisiana | $37,650 | $31,400 | $46,920 | 870 | $42,684 |
| 49 | NMNew Mexico | $37,110 | $33,760 | $48,200 | 250 | $40,244 |
| 50 | OKOklahoma | $36,760 | $29,710 | $46,350 | 1,140 | $41,847 |
| 51 | ALAlabama | $36,670 | $29,760 | $45,110 | 2,160 | $41,284 |
| 52 | GUGuam | $32,240 | $21,850 | $41,600 | 100 | N/A |
| 53 | PRPuerto Rico | $26,100 | $22,840 | $36,060 | 520 | 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 Printing Press Operators, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $116,630, while District of Columbia leads once prices are taken into account at $106,123.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Printing Press Operator pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Printing Press Operators the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Printing Press Operators at $116,630 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Massachusetts ($53,050) and New Jersey ($50,430).
Which state pays Printing Press Operators the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Printing Press Operators at $26,100 a year, $90,530 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Printing Press Operators 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 $106,123 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $116,630. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.