SOC 51-5113 · Production Occupations

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

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

U.S. median annual wage$42,290

U.S. median hourly wage$20.33

U.S. employment33,180

Nationally, print binding and finishing workers earned a median of $42,290 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 33,180 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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Print Binding and Finishing Workers: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia	$108,080	$51.96	200	0.3
Mississippi	$91,850	$44.16	110	0.1
Alaska	$57,200	$27.50	30	0.1
Vermont	$48,930	$23.53	80	0.2
New Hampshire	$48,850	$23.49	140	0.2
North Dakota	$48,760	$23.44	80	0.2
Minnesota	$48,390	$23.26	1,710	0.6
Maine	$48,230	$23.19	180	0.3
Illinois	$47,880	$23.02	1,540	0.3
Connecticut	$47,750	$22.96	490	0.3
Massachusetts	$46,630	$22.42	750	0.2
New Jersey	$46,600	$22.41	1,640	0.4
Oregon	$46,240	$22.23	240	0.1
Colorado	$45,780	$22.01	370	0.1
California	$45,390	$21.82	1,590	0.1
Washington	$45,300	$21.78	460	0.1
Maryland	$45,170	$21.72	560	0.2
Rhode Island	$45,050	$21.66	40	0.1
New York	$44,210	$21.26	1,150	0.1
Ohio	$43,680	$21.00	1,700	0.3
Wisconsin	$43,400	$20.87	3,560	1.2
Pennsylvania	$43,010	$20.68	1,640	0.3
Virginia	$42,780	$20.57	980	0.2
South Dakota	$41,350	$19.88	110	0.2
West Virginia	$41,340	$19.88	280	0.4
Hawaii	$41,050	$19.74	80	0.1
Arkansas	$41,040	$19.73	200	0.2
South Carolina	$40,820	$19.63	340	0.2
Michigan	$40,460	$19.45	1,320	0.3
Idaho	$40,200	$19.33	30	0.0
Nevada	$40,200	$19.33	350	0.2
Delaware	$40,080	$19.27	40	0.1
Arizona	$39,740	$19.11	240	0.1
Kentucky	$39,620	$19.05	410	0.2
North Carolina	$39,580	$19.03	1,070	0.2
Utah	$39,570	$19.03	690	0.4
Georgia	$39,310	$18.90	790	0.2
Alabama	$39,270	$18.88	440	0.2
Iowa	$38,790	$18.65	330	0.2
Florida	$38,730	$18.62	1,320	0.1
Indiana	$38,730	$18.62	970	0.3
Missouri	$38,570	$18.54	1,010	0.3
Oklahoma	$37,770	$18.16	140	0.1
Kansas	$37,470	$18.01	660	0.5
Texas	$37,310	$17.94	1,820	0.1
Tennessee	$36,960	$17.77	730	0.2
Nebraska	$36,800	$17.69	210	0.2
Louisiana	$36,230	$17.42	180	0.1
Montana	$36,220	$17.41	90	0.2
New Mexico	$29,380	$14.12	80	0.1
Puerto Rico	$27,460	$13.20	300	0.3

Pay by metro area

All 119 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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Print Binding and Finishing Workers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$56,380	$27.11	40	0.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$49,920	$24.00	60	0.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$49,470	$23.79	50	0.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$49,420	$23.76	680	0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$49,250	$23.68	1,160	0.3
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$49,110	$23.61	130	0.4
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$49,010	$23.56	60	0.5
Worcester, MA	$48,820	$23.47	60	0.2
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$48,740	$23.44	80	0.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$48,610	$23.37	1,290	0.7
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$48,470	$23.30	460	0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$48,450	$23.30	200	0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$48,180	$23.17	170	0.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$48,150	$23.15	160	0.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$47,930	$23.05	80	0.1
New Haven, CT	$47,700	$22.93	150	0.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$47,680	$22.93	310	0.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$47,610	$22.89	200	0.1
Lancaster, PA	$47,600	$22.89	150	0.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$47,590	$22.88	90	0.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$47,480	$22.83	210	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$47,160	$22.67	320	0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$46,970	$22.58	520	0.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$46,820	$22.51	210	0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$46,600	$22.41	1,940	0.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$46,120	$22.17	250	0.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$46,110	$22.17	760	0.1
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$45,970	$22.10	40	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$45,670	$21.96	120	0.3
St. Cloud, MN	$45,410	$21.83	70	0.7
Ann Arbor, MI	$45,250	$21.76	110	0.5
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$45,020	$21.65	250	2.4
Fargo, ND-MN	$44,770	$21.53	40	0.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$44,420	$21.36	170	0.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$44,360	$21.33	1,490	1.8
Columbus, OH	$43,840	$21.08	260	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$43,680	$21.00	160	0.2
Madison, WI	$43,400	$20.87	370	0.9
Green Bay, WI	$43,040	$20.69	340	1.9
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$42,870	$20.61	710	0.2
Sheboygan, WI	$42,240	$20.31	60	0.9
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$41,760	$20.08	140	0.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$41,490	$19.95	420	0.4
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$41,350	$19.88	70	0.4
Rochester, NY	$41,120	$19.77	150	0.3
Urban Honolulu, HI	$41,050	$19.74	70	0.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$41,040	$19.73	100	0.4
Reading, PA	$40,880	$19.65	40	0.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$40,800	$19.62	60	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$40,630	$19.53	70	0.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$40,520	$19.48	70	0.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$40,200	$19.33	120	0.3
Reno, NV	$40,200	$19.33	70	0.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$40,040	$19.25	130	0.2
Birmingham, AL	$40,010	$19.24	180	0.3
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$40,000	$19.23	50	0.6
Akron, OH	$39,970	$19.21	140	0.5
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$39,880	$19.17	270	0.2
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$39,880	$19.17	240	2.6
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$39,790	$19.13	120	0.2
Canton-Massillon, OH	$39,790	$19.13	30	0.2
Tucson, AZ	$39,740	$19.11	50	0.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$39,650	$19.06	300	0.3
Chambersburg, PA	$39,610	$19.04	60	1.0
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$39,580	$19.03	310	0.9
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$39,570	$19.03	420	0.5
Cleveland, OH	$39,560	$19.02	250	0.2
Boulder, CO	$39,530	$19.00	80	0.4
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$39,520	$19.00	40	0.1
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$39,500	$18.99	40	0.3
York-Hanover, PA	$39,430	$18.96	190	1.0
Springfield, MA	$39,420	$18.95	160	0.8
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$39,310	$18.90	570	0.2
Montgomery, AL	$39,230	$18.86	40	0.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	$39,200	$18.84	460	0.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$39,080	$18.79	440	0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$39,080	$18.79	200	0.2
Appleton, WI	$38,970	$18.73	250	2.0
Syracuse, NY	$38,950	$18.72	60	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$38,880	$18.69	290	0.2
Fort Wayne, IN	$38,880	$18.69	70	0.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$38,870	$18.69	160	0.5
Asheville, NC	$38,540	$18.53	30	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$38,510	$18.52	220	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$38,430	$18.48	120	0.2
Eau Claire, WI	$38,400	$18.46	60	0.7
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$38,370	$18.45	100	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$38,190	$18.36	130	0.2
Tulsa, OK	$38,170	$18.35	40	0.1
Springfield, MO	$38,130	$18.33	50	0.2
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$38,110	$18.32	50	0.3
Baton Rouge, LA	$38,070	$18.30	70	0.2
Lynchburg, VA	$37,940	$18.24	100	1.0
Dalton, GA	$37,890	$18.21	60	0.9
Oklahoma City, OK	$37,890	$18.22	50	0.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$37,890	$18.21	230	0.2
Toledo, OH	$37,890	$18.22	80	0.3
El Paso, TX	$37,820	$18.18	30	0.1
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$37,770	$18.16	40	0.5
Ogden, UT	$37,730	$18.14	60	0.2
Wausau, WI	$37,580	$18.07	30	0.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$37,490	$18.03	240	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$37,440	$18.00	1,000	0.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$37,420	$17.99	310	0.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$37,120	$17.85	140	0.2
Jefferson City, MO	$37,070	$17.82	120	1.5
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$36,940	$17.76	260	0.1
Omaha, NE-IA	$36,800	$17.69	150	0.3
Niles, MI	$36,320	$17.46	60	0.9
Winston-Salem, NC	$36,320	$17.46	50	0.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$35,870	$17.24	130	0.1
Battle Creek, MI	$35,680	$17.16	40	0.7
Knoxville, TN	$33,930	$16.31	50	0.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$32,220	$15.49	100	0.4
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$31,030	$14.92	50	0.5
Wichita, KS	$30,200	$14.52	100	0.3
Mayaguez, PR	$27,460	$13.20	140	2.6
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$25,740	$12.38	140	0.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY	Not published	Not published	100	0.4

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.