The annual salary statistics of printing press operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of printing press operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $29,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for printing press operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,920.
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 | $46,950 | 2.62% | 12.27% |
| 2021 | $45,720 | 9.69% | - |
| 2020 | $41,290 | -0.31% | - |
| 2019 | $41,420 | 2.66% | - |
| 2018 | $40,320 | 1.07% | - |
| 2017 | $39,890 | 1.60% | - |
| 2016 | $39,250 | -5.50% | - |
| 2015 | $41,410 | -2.61% | - |
| 2014 | $42,490 | 4.40% | - |
| 2013 | $40,620 | -1.40% | - |
| 2012 | $41,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,950 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for printing press operators in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of printing press operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 2.9 percent (2.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Lancaster and 37.9 percent (37.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnstown.