The annual salary statistics of prepress technicians and workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of prepress technicians and workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $36,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for prepress technicians and workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of prepress technicians and workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,580 | -3.61% | 6.76% |
| 2021 | $48,260 | 2.53% | - |
| 2020 | $47,040 | 1.25% | - |
| 2019 | $46,450 | 5.23% | - |
| 2018 | $44,020 | -10.27% | - |
| 2017 | $48,540 | 2.04% | - |
| 2016 | $47,550 | -3.05% | - |
| 2015 | $49,000 | 3.73% | - |
| 2014 | $47,170 | 0.89% | - |
| 2013 | $46,750 | 7.10% | - |
| 2012 | $43,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,580 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for prepress technicians and workers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of prepress technicians and workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton and 46.1 percent (46.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Barnstable Town.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Peabody | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Barnstable Town |