The annual salary statistics of prepress technicians and workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of prepress technicians and workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $35,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for prepress technicians and workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,240.
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 | $46,730 | 17.18% | 20.03% |
| 2021 | $38,700 | -10.54% | - |
| 2020 | $42,780 | 3.60% | - |
| 2019 | $41,240 | -2.57% | - |
| 2018 | $42,300 | 31.30% | - |
| 2017 | $29,060 | 4.13% | - |
| 2016 | $27,860 | 13.10% | - |
| 2015 | $24,210 | -50.72% | - |
| 2014 | $36,490 | -0.19% | - |
| 2013 | $36,560 | -2.22% | - |
| 2012 | $37,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,730 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for prepress technicians and workers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of prepress technicians and workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 9.4 percent (9.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 56.7 percent (56.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.