Prepress Technicians and Workers · SOC 51-5111
Prepress Technicians and Workers Salary in the Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Prepress Technicians and Workers in the Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $52,400 per year ($25.19 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $35,270 at the 10th percentile to $67,940 at the 90th. BLS estimates 40 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Prepress Technicians and Workers in the Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area earn more than $52,400 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $44,870 and $56,440.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $35,270 | $44,870 | $52,400 | $56,440 | $67,940 |
| Hourly | $16.96 | $21.57 | $25.19 | $27.14 | $32.66 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$52,400 median for Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $44,870 to $56,440
- Michiganstate$46,960 median for Michigan; middle half earns $44,250 to $57,230
- United Statesnational$48,690 median for United States; middle half earns $40,930 to $58,580
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +12% vs Michigan overall and +8% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Michigan
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for prepress technicians and workers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan areathis page$52,400 median for Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $44,870 to $56,440
- $48,680 median for Grand Rapids metro area; middle half earns $43,600 to $57,540
- $47,430 median for Detroit metro area; middle half earns $44,660 to $58,670
- $45,480 median for Ann Arbor metro area; middle half earns $39,870 to $47,230
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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Highest-paying metro areas for prepress technicians and workerss · Highest-paying occupations in Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.