The annual salary statistics of printing press operators in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of printing press operators in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | $20,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for printing press operators in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,660.
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 | $37,020 | -16.69% | -2.89% |
| 2019 | $43,200 | 8.82% | - |
| 2018 | $39,390 | 4.62% | - |
| 2017 | $37,570 | -1.38% | - |
| 2016 | $38,090 | -0.03% | - |
| 2015 | $38,100 | 0.03% | - |
| 2012 | $38,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,020 in Lafayette-West Lafayette is in the middle of salary range for printing press operators in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of printing press operators in Lafayette-West Lafayette is 17.4 percent (17.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Terre Haute and 48.9 percent (48.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Terre Haute | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Muncie | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Columbus | |
| Lafayette | |
| Gary | |
| Kokomo | |
| Anderson |