SOC 51-5111 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Prepress Technicians and Workers make in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Prepress Technicians and Workers in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is $59,540. The 10th percentile is $41,330 and the 90th percentile is $61,020. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$59,540

10th percentile
$41,330
25th percentile
$52,800
Median
$59,540
75th percentile
$59,540
90th percentile
$61,020
Mean
$55,970

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Prepress Technicians and Workers, the published 10th percentile is $41,330 and the 90th percentile is $61,020. The difference is $19,690, which is 33.1% 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 $52,800 to the 75th at $59,540, covers $6,740.

The mean annual wage is $55,970, which sits below the median of $59,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR median is 22.3% higher than the national median of $48,690 for Prepress Technicians and Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,176, which is 33.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.8% higher than the Arkansas median of $52,800.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 91.353, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Prepress Technicians and Workers at $65,176 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. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR ranks 1st 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).).

  • Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 133 miles away, with a median of $58,200 and employment of 40. That median is 2.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,127, against $65,176 here.
  • Kansas City, MO-KS is 196 miles away, with a median of $48,240 and employment of 400. That median is 19% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,127, against $65,176 here.
  • Oklahoma City, OK is 198 miles away, with a median of $46,460 and employment of 30. That median is 22% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,389, against $65,176 here.

Employment share

Prepress Technicians and Workers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR (60 of 275,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (23,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.42 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Prepress Technicians and Workers make in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Prepress Technicians and Workers in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is $59,540. The 10th percentile is $41,330 and the 90th percentile is $61,020. Employment is 60.

How does that compare with the national median for Prepress Technicians and Workers?

The local median is 22.3% higher than the national median of $48,690.

What is Prepress Technicians and Workers pay in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 91.353, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $59,540 is $65,176. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR compare with nearby metros for Prepress Technicians and Workers?

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 133 miles away, at $58,200. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.