The annual salary statistics of prepress technicians and workers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of prepress technicians and workers in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $41,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for prepress technicians and workers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,230.
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 | $50,640 | 5.11% | 28.77% |
| 2021 | $48,050 | 1.23% | - |
| 2020 | $47,460 | 7.33% | - |
| 2018 | $43,980 | -0.75% | - |
| 2017 | $44,310 | 4.02% | - |
| 2016 | $42,530 | 5.06% | - |
| 2015 | $40,380 | 3.59% | - |
| 2014 | $38,930 | 4.93% | - |
| 2013 | $37,010 | 2.54% | - |
| 2012 | $36,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,640, Durham-Chapel Hill is the highest paying city for prepress technicians and workers in state of North Carolina, followed by Raleigh-Cary (median annual salary $48,820). In comparison, the median annual salary of prepress technicians and workers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 3.6 percent (3.6%) higher than that in Raleigh-Cary.