The annual salary statistics of printing press operators in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of printing press operators in Champaign-Urbana 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 | $27,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for printing press operators in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,950.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of printing press operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $39,490 | 6.63% | 15.78% |
| 2021 | $36,870 | 1.90% | - |
| 2020 | $36,170 | 4.98% | - |
| 2019 | $34,370 | -1.13% | - |
| 2018 | $34,760 | -11.48% | - |
| 2017 | $38,750 | -5.81% | - |
| 2016 | $41,000 | -7.22% | - |
| 2015 | $43,960 | 4.32% | - |
| 2014 | $42,060 | 0.36% | - |
| 2013 | $41,910 | 20.64% | - |
| 2012 | $33,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,490 in Champaign-Urbana 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 Champaign-Urbana is 16.0 percent (16.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 23.9 percent (23.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.