The annual salary statistics of printing press operators in Bay City, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of printing press operators in Bay City 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 | $20,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for printing press operators in Bay City, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,470.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of printing press operators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $28,280 | -5.20% | -10.43% |
| 2018 | $29,750 | 2.66% | - |
| 2017 | $28,960 | -0.17% | - |
| 2016 | $29,010 | -26.85% | - |
| 2014 | $36,800 | -2.93% | - |
| 2013 | $37,880 | 17.56% | - |
| 2012 | $31,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,280, Bay City is the lowest paying city for printing press operators in state of Michigan, following city of Battle Creek (median annual salary of $47,400). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of printing press operators in Bay City is about 40.3 percent (40.3%) lower than that of the highest paying city Battle Creek.