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Average Printing Press Operators Salary in Wisconsin

Printing Press Operators in Wisconsin earn a median annual salary of $47,970, which is +6.2% compared to the national median. There are 6,480 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Wisconsin (state).

$47,970
Wisconsin median annual wage
$23/hour median
+6.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $45,160
6,480
Local employment
2.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
2.35
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$36,090
25th
$39,620
Median
$47,970
75th
$60,320
90th
$64,520

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Wisconsin, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
94.1%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$50,980
Goods: 94.3%
Services: 89.9%
Rents: 79.3%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
District of Columbia$115,770Compare350
New Jersey$51,760Compare3,840
Minnesota$49,540Compare4,800
Maryland$49,450Compare1,280
Massachusetts$49,230Compare2,340
Washington$49,230Compare2,060

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Wisconsin

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Dentists, All Other Specialists$231,0700.46
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$214,6901.21
Chief Executives$209,0901.10
Dentists, General$206,6501.00
Physicists$174,0100.54
Podiatrists$170,0901.05
Computer And Information Research Scientists$166,6900.05
Computer And Information Systems Managers$149,7600.59

Wisconsin has salary data for 753 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dentists, All Other Specialists.

Historical series

Trend for Printing Press Operators in Wisconsin

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Printing Press Operators are projected to change by -8.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 13,700 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.