SOC 51-5111 · Production Occupations

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$48,690

U.S. median hourly wage$23.41

U.S. employment23,840

Nationally, prepress technicians and workers earned a median of $48,690 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 23,840 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Prepress Technicians and Workers: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia	$100,980	$48.55	180	0.3
Maryland	$60,770	$29.22	480	0.2
Massachusetts	$57,250	$27.53	460	0.1
New Jersey	$56,840	$27.33	880	0.2
Vermont	$55,880	$26.86	40	0.1
Nevada	$55,680	$26.77	130	0.1
Oregon	$54,360	$26.14	230	0.1
California	$53,860	$25.89	2,020	0.1
Washington	$53,770	$25.85	380	0.1
Arkansas	$52,800	$25.39	160	0.1
New York	$52,420	$25.20	1,110	0.1
Montana	$51,910	$24.96	40	0.1
Colorado	$51,730	$24.87	150	0.1
Georgia	$50,280	$24.17	320	0.1
North Carolina	$49,760	$23.92	600	0.1
Illinois	$49,450	$23.78	680	0.1
Minnesota	$49,130	$23.62	2,880	1.0
Pennsylvania	$49,100	$23.61	910	0.2
Virginia	$49,100	$23.61	330	0.1
Indiana	$49,050	$23.58	670	0.2
Connecticut	$48,780	$23.45	430	0.3
New Hampshire	$48,580	$23.36	120	0.2
Wisconsin	$48,410	$23.28	1,160	0.4
Ohio	$47,810	$22.99	1,070	0.2
Tennessee	$47,790	$22.97	640	0.2
Iowa	$47,770	$22.97	210	0.1
Maine	$47,350	$22.76	50	0.1
Idaho	$47,220	$22.70	50	0.1
Michigan	$46,960	$22.58	540	0.1
South Dakota	$46,370	$22.29	50	0.1
Rhode Island	$45,930	$22.08	Not published	Not published
South Carolina	$45,900	$22.07	200	0.1
Missouri	$45,860	$22.05	510	0.2
Kentucky	$45,830	$22.03	1,130	0.6
Oklahoma	$45,730	$21.99	80	0.0
Florida	$45,660	$21.95	840	0.1
Kansas	$45,290	$21.77	520	0.4
Utah	$44,230	$21.27	210	0.1
Nebraska	$40,930	$19.68	400	0.4
New Mexico	$39,830	$19.15	30	0.0
Arizona	$38,830	$18.67	210	0.1
Texas	$38,410	$18.47	2,320	0.2
Louisiana	$38,060	$18.30	90	0.0
West Virginia	$35,320	$16.98	50	0.1
Alabama	$35,020	$16.84	130	0.1
Puerto Rico	$33,030	$15.88	120	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 102 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Prepress Technicians and Workers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$70,670	$33.98	490	0.2
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$66,670	$32.05	80	0.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$59,970	$28.83	200	0.1
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$59,540	$28.62	60	0.2
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$58,430	$28.09	180	2.0
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$58,360	$28.06	290	0.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$58,200	$27.98	40	0.1
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$57,850	$27.81	30	0.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$56,930	$27.37	190	0.1
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$56,850	$27.33	30	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$56,850	$27.33	200	0.2
Reno, NV	$56,740	$27.28	30	0.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$55,680	$26.77	100	0.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$55,680	$26.77	410	0.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$55,560	$26.71	130	0.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$55,370	$26.62	240	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$54,590	$26.24	1,290	0.1
Ames, IA	$54,460	$26.18	40	0.7
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$54,000	$25.96	40	0.1
Fort Wayne, IN	$53,660	$25.80	40	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$53,560	$25.75	100	0.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$53,410	$25.68	160	0.1
Appleton, WI	$53,150	$25.55	90	0.7
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$52,000	$25.00	210	0.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$51,410	$24.72	110	0.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$51,380	$24.70	1,080	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$51,180	$24.61	50	0.1
Fresno, CA	$50,890	$24.47	40	0.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$50,860	$24.45	170	0.1
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$50,750	$24.40	90	0.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$50,660	$24.36	50	0.1
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$50,370	$24.22	50	0.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$50,340	$24.20	50	0.2
Rochester, NY	$50,320	$24.19	160	0.3
Asheville, NC	$49,920	$24.00	40	0.2
Richmond, VA	$49,850	$23.97	50	0.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$49,770	$23.93	280	0.3
Winston-Salem, NC	$49,760	$23.92	90	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$49,680	$23.89	580	0.1
Columbus, OH	$49,650	$23.87	180	0.2
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$49,600	$23.85	40	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$49,590	$23.84	50	0.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$49,130	$23.62	2,500	1.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$49,070	$23.59	210	0.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$49,020	$23.57	40	0.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$48,900	$23.51	80	0.2
York-Hanover, PA	$48,820	$23.47	80	0.4
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$48,790	$23.46	60	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$48,730	$23.43	50	0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$48,700	$23.42	110	0.1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$48,680	$23.40	70	0.1
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$48,580	$23.36	40	0.2
Springfield, MA	$48,510	$23.32	70	0.3
Lawrence, KS	$48,490	$23.31	80	1.6
Madison, WI	$48,410	$23.28	120	0.3
Lancaster, PA	$48,370	$23.26	70	0.3
Akron, OH	$48,280	$23.21	80	0.2
Cleveland, OH	$48,270	$23.21	190	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$48,240	$23.19	400	0.4
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$48,230	$23.19	240	0.3
Green Bay, WI	$48,070	$23.11	220	1.2
New Haven, CT	$48,040	$23.10	130	0.4
Worcester, MA	$47,890	$23.02	50	0.1
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$47,870	$23.01	40	0.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$47,810	$22.99	380	0.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$47,790	$22.97	100	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$47,430	$22.80	230	0.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$47,280	$22.73	100	0.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$47,270	$22.73	380	0.6
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$47,270	$22.72	70	0.3
Clarksville, TN-KY	$46,900	$22.55	60	0.6
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$46,830	$22.52	80	0.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$46,460	$22.34	30	0.0
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$46,080	$22.15	60	0.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$45,980	$22.11	140	0.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$45,900	$22.07	40	0.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$45,770	$22.01	110	0.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$45,660	$21.95	120	0.1
Ann Arbor, MI	$45,480	$21.87	50	0.2
Mankato, MN	$45,430	$21.84	110	2.0
St. Louis, MO-IL	$45,260	$21.76	230	0.2
Toledo, OH	$45,100	$21.68	50	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$44,980	$21.63	900	0.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$44,730	$21.51	50	0.4
Knoxville, TN	$44,370	$21.33	60	0.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$44,140	$21.22	230	0.1
Jacksonville, FL	$43,960	$21.13	100	0.1
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$43,950	$21.13	40	0.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$43,700	$21.01	150	0.1
Columbia, SC	$43,400	$20.87	30	0.1
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$42,630	$20.50	140	0.1
Omaha, NE-IA	$40,930	$19.68	370	0.7
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$40,800	$19.62	50	0.1
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$40,550	$19.50	70	0.9
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$39,940	$19.20	110	0.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$38,830	$18.67	180	0.1
Ogden, UT	$38,630	$18.57	40	0.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$37,310	$17.94	60	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$35,810	$17.22	800	0.2
Wichita, KS	$35,670	$17.15	70	0.2
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$33,880	$16.29	90	0.1
College Station-Bryan, TX	$30,270	$14.55	30	0.2

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.