The annual salary statistics of printing press operators in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of printing press operators in Winston-Salem 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 | $29,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for printing press operators in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,500.
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 | $40,620 | 7.16% | 12.83% |
| 2021 | $37,710 | -3.31% | - |
| 2020 | $38,960 | -4.59% | - |
| 2019 | $40,750 | 4.15% | - |
| 2018 | $39,060 | 13.13% | - |
| 2017 | $33,930 | -5.66% | - |
| 2016 | $35,850 | 0.89% | - |
| 2015 | $35,530 | -17.82% | - |
| 2014 | $41,860 | 12.33% | - |
| 2013 | $36,700 | 3.51% | - |
| 2012 | $35,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,620, Winston-Salem is the highest paying city for printing press operators in state of North Carolina, followed by Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton (median annual salary $39,690). In comparison, the median annual salary of printing press operators in Winston-Salem is 2.3 percent (2.3%) higher than that in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton.