Occupation is in demand.
Pay varies with the type of press that is operated. Pay also varies by area of the country. Workers covered by union contracts usually have higher earnings.
Full-time printing press operators generally receive benefits. Typical benefits include health insurance, paid vacation, and sick leave. Some employers also provide a retirement plan.
Printing press operators (SOC 51-5112)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $14.96 | $18.85 | $24.06 |
| Yearly | $31,119 | $39,207 | $50,052 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $17.41 | $19.78 | $23.39 |
| Yearly | $36,227 | $41,151 | $48,651 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $17.54 | $18.19 | $22.57 |
| Yearly | $36,472 | $37,833 | $46,961 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $14.56 | $18.74 | $24.04 |
| Yearly | $30,277 | $38,979 | $50,012 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $18.73 | $23.51 | $25.41 |
| Yearly | $38,957 | $48,909 | $52,850 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $17.67 | $19.80 | $26.64 |
| Yearly | $36,757 | $41,184 | $55,403 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $15.50 | $18.32 | $23.52 |
| Yearly | $32,229 | $38,105 | $48,922 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $17.33 | $19.63 | $22.95 |
| Yearly | $36,039 | $40,834 | $47,722 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $15.54 | $18.95 | $23.70 |
| Yearly | $32,316 | $39,407 | $49,297 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $18.31 | $19.77 | $25.35 |
| Yearly | $38,081 | $41,131 | $52,731 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $18.24 | $19.78 | $24.15 |
| Yearly | $37,931 | $41,133 | $50,218 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $14.86 | $18.57 | $22.95 |
| Yearly | $30,906 | $38,634 | $47,724 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $16.57 | $20.72 | $24.47 |
| Yearly | $34,467 | $43,083 | $50,904 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $15.48 | $18.57 | $23.10 |
| Yearly | $32,190 | $38,627 | $48,057 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $14.53 | $17.90 | $21.99 |
| Yearly | $30,211 | $37,249 | $45,741 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $16.67 | $20.31 | $23.14 |
| Yearly | $34,682 | $42,245 | $48,114 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $14.82 | $18.62 | $23.19 |
| Yearly | $30,830 | $38,734 | $48,225 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $16.44 | $21.09 | $23.73 |
| Yearly | $34,211 | $43,872 | $49,357 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $15.06 | $19.03 | $24.20 |
| Yearly | $31,320 | $39,587 | $50,339 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $13.06 | $18.49 | $23.28 |
| Yearly | $27,162 | $38,463 | $48,431 | |
| United States | Hourly | $16.24 | $18.92 | $23.48 |
| Yearly | $33,770 | $39,350 | $48,830 | |