Prepress Technicians and Workers Salary in the US
A prepress technicians and workers earns a national median of $48,690 a year (mean $50,800) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #579 of 825.
How much does a prepress technicians and workers earn in the US?
A prepress technicians and workers in the United States earns a median of $48,690 a year (mean $50,800), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 4% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 23,840 people work in this occupation (SOC 51-5111), ranked #579 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$48,690
per year
Mean
$50,800
per year
Employment
23,840
US workers
National rank
#579
of 825 by median
What a prepress technicians and workers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a prepress technicians and workers (SOC 51-5111) earns a median annual wage of $48,690 and a mean (average) of $50,800. The median is the midpoint — half of prepress technicians and workers earn more and half earn less — and is 4% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a prepress technicians and workers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for prepress technicians and workers is $48,690, and the mean (average) is $50,800. The median is the midpoint — half of prepress technicians and workers earn more and half earn less.
- How does prepress technicians and workers pay compare to the US average?
- At $48,690, a prepress technicians and workers earns 4% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many prepress technicians and workers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 23,840 prepress technicians and workers employed nationally (SOC 51-5111), across all industries.
- Where does this prepress technicians and workers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 51-5111. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 51-5111 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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