Prepress Technicians and Workers pay in the U.S.
$50,800avg. a year
$24.43 an hour · 23,840 employed
Prepress Technicians and Workers in the U.S. earn an average of $50,800 a year and a median of $48,690. Pay is highest in District of Columbia ($101,710) and lowest in Alabama ($35,680).
$48,690Median pay
$24.43Average hourly
+17%Avg. pay since 2020
23,840Jobs in the U.S.
Top-paying states for prepress technicians and workers
Average pay by state. Swipe to see the top 10.
1180 jobs
District of Columbia
$101,710
$48.90 an hour
2
Rhode Island
$62,540
$30.07 an hour
3880 jobs
New Jersey
$59,660
$28.69 an hour
4460 jobs
Massachusetts
$58,340
$28.05 an hour
5480 jobs
Maryland
$57,600
$27.69 an hour
640 jobs
Vermont
$56,470
$27.15 an hour
72,020 jobs
California
$55,580
$26.72 an hour
8430 jobs
Connecticut
$55,580
$26.72 an hour
9680 jobs
Illinois
$54,520
$26.21 an hour
10150 jobs
Colorado
$54,380
$26.14 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Prepress Technicians and Workers pay, charted
Pay over time
United States, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where the jobs are
Employment by state, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Top-paying metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 (areas with 100+ jobs)
| Metro area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $74,030 | $35.59 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $61,600 | $29.62 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $61,190 | $29.42 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $58,750 | $28.25 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $57,210 | $27.50 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $56,620 | $27.22 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $56,470 | $27.15 |
| New Haven, CT | $55,790 | $26.82 |
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Average U.S. pay, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Prepress Technicians and Workers pay in every state
States without a figure had too few jobs or too little survey data for BLS to publish.
| State | Avg. pay | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $35,680 | $35,020 | 130 |
| Arizona | $46,360 | $38,830 | 210 |
| Arkansas | $52,550 | $52,800 | 160 |
| California | $55,580 | $53,860 | 2,020 |
| Colorado | $54,380 | $51,730 | 150 |
| Connecticut | $55,580 | $48,780 | 430 |
| District of Columbia | $101,710 | $100,980 | 180 |
| Florida | $46,670 | $45,660 | 840 |
| Georgia | $51,930 | $50,280 | 320 |
| Idaho | $45,300 | $47,220 | 50 |
| Illinois | $54,520 | $49,450 | 680 |
| Indiana | $50,250 | $49,050 | 670 |
| Iowa | $48,400 | $47,770 | 210 |
| Kansas | $47,480 | $45,290 | 520 |
| Kentucky | $46,740 | $45,830 | 1,130 |
| Louisiana | $41,740 | $38,060 | 90 |
| Maine | $50,490 | $47,350 | 50 |
| Maryland | $57,600 | $60,770 | 480 |
| Massachusetts | $58,340 | $57,250 | 460 |
| Michigan | $49,360 | $46,960 | 540 |
| Minnesota | $52,750 | $49,130 | 2,880 |
| Missouri | $45,620 | $45,860 | 510 |
| Montana | $50,490 | $51,910 | 40 |
| Nebraska | $45,110 | $40,930 | 400 |
| Nevada | $53,220 | $55,680 | 130 |
| New Hampshire | $47,880 | $48,580 | 120 |
| New Jersey | $59,660 | $56,840 | 880 |
| New Mexico | $42,830 | $39,830 | 30 |
| New York | $53,260 | $52,420 | 1,110 |
| North Carolina | $51,170 | $49,760 | 600 |
| Ohio | $48,280 | $47,810 | 1,070 |
| Oklahoma | $42,470 | $45,730 | 80 |
| Oregon | $53,660 | $54,360 | 230 |
| Pennsylvania | $50,060 | $49,100 | 910 |
| Rhode Island | $62,540 | $45,930 | – |
| South Carolina | $44,640 | $45,900 | 200 |
| South Dakota | $44,980 | $46,370 | 50 |
| Tennessee | $47,100 | $47,790 | 640 |
| Texas | $42,140 | $38,410 | 2,320 |
| Utah | $46,520 | $44,230 | 210 |
| Vermont | $56,470 | $55,880 | 40 |
| Virginia | $48,740 | $49,100 | 330 |
| Washington | $53,910 | $53,770 | 380 |
| West Virginia | $38,160 | $35,320 | 50 |
| Wisconsin | $51,850 | $48,410 | 1,160 |
Metro areas with the most jobs
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
$53,680
2,500 jobsNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$58,750
1,290 jobsLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$53,470
1,080 jobsDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$46,500
900 jobsHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$38,960
800 jobsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$54,970
580 jobsWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
$74,030
490 jobsPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
$54,770
410 jobsQuestions and answers
How much do prepress technicians and workers make?
The average is $50,800 a year across the U.S. Half earn more than $48,690 and half earn less (the median).
What is the hourly pay?
The average hourly wage is $24.43, and the median is $23.41 an hour.
Which state pays prepress technicians and workers the most?
District of Columbia, with an average of $101,710 a year. The best-paying metro area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV at $74,030.
What is the pay range?
The lowest-paid 10% earn under $35,810 a year, and the top 10% earn over $66,080.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 51-5111. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.