The annual salary statistics of prepress technicians and workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of prepress technicians and workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $37,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for prepress technicians and workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,870.
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 | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,190 | -0.11% | 24.01% |
| 2021 | $45,240 | 13.55% | - |
| 2020 | $39,110 | -8.64% | - |
| 2019 | $42,490 | 5.79% | - |
| 2018 | $40,030 | -4.52% | - |
| 2017 | $41,840 | -9.61% | - |
| 2016 | $45,860 | 2.86% | - |
| 2015 | $44,550 | 7.68% | - |
| 2014 | $41,130 | 16.51% | - |
| 2013 | $34,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,190, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for prepress technicians and workers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $49,130). Compared with Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of prepress technicians and workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Tacoma | |
| Spokane |