The annual salary statistics of prepress technicians and workers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of prepress technicians and workers in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $36,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for prepress technicians and workers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,590.
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 | $48,820 | 2.91% | 27.57% |
| 2021 | $47,400 | 11.71% | - |
| 2020 | $41,850 | -19.83% | - |
| 2019 | $50,150 | 25.10% | - |
| 2017 | $37,560 | -18.77% | - |
| 2016 | $44,610 | 1.12% | - |
| 2015 | $44,110 | 3.94% | - |
| 2014 | $42,370 | 9.16% | - |
| 2013 | $38,490 | 8.13% | - |
| 2012 | $35,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,820, Raleigh-Cary is the second highest paying city for prepress technicians and workers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary of $50,640). Compared with Durham-Chapel Hill, the median annual salary of prepress technicians and workers in Raleigh-Cary is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower.