How much do Prepress Technicians and Workers make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

Percentile spread

For Prepress Technicians and Workers, the published 10th percentile is $31,570 and the 90th percentile is $59,310. The difference is $27,740, 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 $37,320 to the 75th at $51,420, covers $14,100.

The mean annual wage is $46,500, which sits above the median of $44,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is 7.6% lower than the national median of $48,690 for Prepress Technicians and Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,632, which is 10.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.1% higher than the Texas median of $38,410.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Prepress Technicians and Workers at $43,632 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Prepress Technicians and Workers. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

• College Station-Bryan, TX is 147 miles away, with a median of $30,270 and employment of 30. That median is 32.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,282, against $43,632 here.
• Oklahoma City, OK is 181 miles away, with a median of $46,460 and employment of 30. That median is 3.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,389, against $43,632 here.
• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 184 miles away, with a median of $43,700 and employment of 150. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,562, against $43,632 here.

Employment share

Prepress Technicians and Workers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (900 of 4,049,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (23,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.45 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.