The annual salary statistics of printing press operators in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of printing press operators in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $31,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for printing press operators in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,650.
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 | $45,580 | 14.87% | 16.76% |
| 2021 | $38,800 | -7.63% | - |
| 2020 | $41,760 | -8.19% | - |
| 2019 | $45,180 | 9.27% | - |
| 2018 | $40,990 | 3.17% | - |
| 2017 | $39,690 | 11.29% | - |
| 2016 | $35,210 | -2.02% | - |
| 2015 | $35,920 | -2.20% | - |
| 2014 | $36,710 | -1.85% | - |
| 2013 | $37,390 | -1.47% | - |
| 2012 | $37,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,580, Kalamazoo-Portage is the second highest paying city for printing press operators in state of Michigan, following the highest paying city Battle Creek (median annual salary of $47,400). Compared with Battle Creek, the median annual salary of printing press operators in Kalamazoo-Portage is 3.8 percent (3.8%) lower.