The annual salary statistics of printing press operators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of printing press operators 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 | $36,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for printing press operators 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 $66,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,440.
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 | $46,030 | -4.52% | 11.19% |
| 2021 | $48,110 | 2.02% | - |
| 2020 | $47,140 | 5.85% | - |
| 2019 | $44,380 | 8.49% | - |
| 2018 | $40,610 | 4.38% | - |
| 2017 | $38,830 | -4.89% | - |
| 2016 | $40,730 | 2.21% | - |
| 2015 | $39,830 | 0.13% | - |
| 2014 | $39,780 | 2.84% | - |
| 2013 | $38,650 | -5.77% | - |
| 2012 | $40,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,030 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is in the middle of salary range for printing press operators in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of printing press operators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is .9 percent (.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Olympia and 53.9 percent (53.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.