The highest-paying states for prepress technicians and workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of prepress technicians and workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $89,460, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for prepress technicians and workers. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $51,240). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of prepress technicians and workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $89,460 |
$89,460 | 180 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $51,240 |
$38,870 | 1,030 |
| 3 | Nevada | $50,120 |
$34,850 | 100 |
| 4 | Mississippi | $49,600 |
$36,570 | 70 |
| 5 | Virginia | $49,590 |
$35,070 | 560 |
| 6 | Vermont | $48,110 |
$38,360 | 50 |
| 7 | New York | $47,590 |
$36,400 | 1,000 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | $47,510 |
$31,200 | 1,020 |
| 9 | Arkansas | $47,180 |
$24,490 | 130 |
| 10 | North Carolina | $47,050 |
$35,790 | 450 |
| 11 | New Hampshire | $46,580 |
$33,620 | 150 |
| 12 | Delaware | $46,220 |
$29,620 | 40 |
| 13 | California | $46,200 |
$34,250 | 2,180 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | $46,120 |
$32,150 | 330 |
| 15 | Washington | $45,560 |
$37,450 | 300 |
| 16 | Connecticut | $45,250 |
$36,140 | 290 |
| 17 | Rhode Island | $44,950 |
$36,900 | 50 |
| 18 | Oregon | $44,780 |
$31,510 | 260 |
| 19 | Arizona | $44,720 |
$31,910 | 210 |
| 20 | Minnesota | $44,670 |
$31,330 | 2,030 |
| 21 | Florida | $44,010 |
$31,770 | 1,380 |
| 22 | Michigan | $43,890 |
$28,560 | 540 |
| 23 | Kentucky | $43,880 |
$34,280 | 650 |
| 24 | Ohio | $43,850 |
$30,610 | 1,310 |
| 25 | Maryland | $41,680 |
$28,720 | 460 |
| 26 | Colorado | $40,880 |
$33,520 | 290 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $40,380 |
$31,460 | 1,700 |
| 28 | South Carolina | $40,060 |
$19,930 | 240 |
| 29 | Maine | $39,840 |
$36,320 | 110 |
| 30 | Hawaii | $38,980 |
$34,130 | 100 |
| 31 | Indiana | $38,680 |
$25,540 | 750 |
| 32 | Illinois | $38,540 |
$26,810 | 1,310 |
| 33 | Iowa | $38,260 |
$21,950 | 370 |
| 34 | Missouri | $38,230 |
$28,830 | 630 |
| 35 | Nebraska | $37,530 |
$31,330 | 220 |
| 36 | Georgia | $37,450 |
$27,040 | 660 |
| 37 | Tennessee | $37,170 |
$27,000 | 990 |
| 38 | Texas | $36,860 |
$29,010 | 1,170 |
| 39 | North Dakota | $36,600 |
$27,670 | 60 |
| 40 | Idaho | $35,300 |
$22,590 | 120 |
| 41 | Louisiana | $34,900 |
$24,980 | 70 |
| 42 | Kansas | $34,690 |
$23,100 | 600 |
| 43 | West Virginia | $34,340 |
$20,800 | 50 |
| 44 | Utah | $31,820 |
$25,480 | 410 |
| 45 | South Dakota | $31,600 |
$25,790 | 140 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $31,340 |
$24,080 | 160 |
| 47 | New Mexico | $28,650 |
$23,920 | 40 |
| 48 | Alabama | $28,610 |
$24,890 | 370 |
| 49 | Wyoming | $28,090 |
$24,900 | 40 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $26,110 |
$18,590 | 110 |
| 51 | Montana | $23,380 |
$22,680 | 50 |