The annual salary statistics of printing press operators in Rocky Mount, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of printing press operators in Rocky Mount 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 | $17,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for printing press operators in Rocky Mount, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of printing press operators from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $29,990 | -4.73% | -9.87% |
| 2017 | $31,410 | -4.90% | - |
| 2016 | $32,950 | -2.94% | - |
| 2015 | $33,920 | 28.33% | - |
| 2014 | $24,310 | 2.34% | - |
| 2013 | $23,740 | -38.80% | - |
| 2012 | $32,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,990, Rocky Mount is the lowest paying city for printing press operators in state of North Carolina, following city of Winston-Salem (median annual salary of $40,620). Compared with the highest paying city Winston-Salem, the median annual salary of printing press operators in Rocky Mount is 26.2 percent (26.2%) lower.