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Prepress Technicians and Workers salary
in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Median base pay · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$54,590
≈ $26.25/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 1,290 jobs
Middle 50%
$47,590–$69,640
vs U.S. median
+12%
Metro rank
#7 of 24

Prepress Technicians and Workers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro earn a median of $54,590 a year, based on BLS estimates for 1,290 jobs (May 2025). That is 12% above the U.S. median of $48,690 and 4% above the NY statewide median of $52,420. It ranks #7 of 24 metros with published figures for this job.

PREPRESS TECHNICIANS AND WORKERS · NEW YORK-NEWARK-JERSEY CITY, NY-NJ · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · NEW YORK-NEWARK-JERSEY CITY, NY-NJ · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$37,700P25$47,590MEDIAN$54,590P75$69,640P90$78,380
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$35,810P25$40,930MEDIAN$48,690P75$58,580P90$66,080
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What is the average Prepress Technicians and Workers salary in New York?

The BLS median is $54,590 a year (May 2025). Half of the 1,290 jobs pay between $47,590 and $69,640. The 10th percentile is $37,700 and the 90th is $78,380.

Is New York a high-paying metro for Prepress Technicians and Workers?

That is 12% above the U.S. median of $48,690 and 4% above the NY statewide median of $52,420. It ranks #7 of 24 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Prepress Technicians and Workers make an hour in New York?

About $26.25 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $54,590 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $22.88–$33.48 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.