How much do Prepress Technicians and Workers make in Columbia, SC?

Percentile spread

For Prepress Technicians and Workers, the published 10th percentile is $31,190 and the 90th percentile is $57,980. The difference is $26,790, which is 61.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $37,630 to the 75th at $48,010, covers $10,380.

The mean annual wage is $44,010, which sits above the median of $43,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, SC median is 10.9% lower than the national median of $48,690 for Prepress Technicians and Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,337, which is 4.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.4% lower than the South Carolina median of $45,900.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbia, SC is 93.662, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $43,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Prepress Technicians and Workers at $46,337 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Prepress Technicians and Workers. Columbia, SC ranks 11th of 11 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 76 miles away, with a median of $50,860 and employment of 170. That median is 17.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,246, against $46,337 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 89 miles away, with a median of $45,900 and employment of 40. That median is 5.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,217, against $46,337 here.
• Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 122 miles away, with a median of $56,850 and employment of 30. That median is 31% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,247, against $46,337 here.

Employment share

Prepress Technicians and Workers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, SC (30 of 394,200). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (23,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.50 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.