The annual salary statistics of printing press operators in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of printing press operators in Carbondale-Marion is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $26,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for printing press operators in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of printing press operators from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $35,220 | 4.60% | 33.28% |
| 2017 | $33,600 | 30.06% | - |
| 2016 | $23,500 | 9.40% | - |
| 2015 | $21,290 | -10.38% | - |
| 2012 | $23,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,220 in Carbondale-Marion is in the middle of salary range for printing press operators in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of printing press operators in Carbondale-Marion is 25.1 percent (25.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 14.7 percent (14.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.