The annual salary statistics of printing press operators in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of printing press operators in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $24,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for printing press operators in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,430.
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 | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $33,500 | -12.09% | 8.24% |
| 2021 | $37,550 | 10.71% | - |
| 2020 | $33,530 | 4.50% | - |
| 2019 | $32,020 | -15.02% | - |
| 2018 | $36,830 | 1.52% | - |
| 2017 | $36,270 | -1.43% | - |
| 2016 | $36,790 | 10.27% | - |
| 2015 | $33,010 | 5.36% | - |
| 2014 | $31,240 | 1.60% | - |
| 2013 | $30,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,500 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for printing press operators in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of printing press operators in Augusta-Richmond County is 25.8 percent (25.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 14.0 percent (14.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sumter.