The annual salary statistics of prepress technicians and workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of prepress technicians and workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $29,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for prepress technicians and workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of prepress technicians and workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $43,110 | -10.21% | 28.95% |
| 2016 | $47,510 | 6.65% | - |
| 2015 | $44,350 | 7.85% | - |
| 2014 | $40,870 | 15.12% | - |
| 2013 | $34,690 | 11.70% | - |
| 2012 | $30,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,110 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for prepress technicians and workers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of prepress technicians and workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 4.1 percent (4.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Spokane.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Tacoma | |
| Spokane |