How much do Prepress Technicians and Workers make in Fort Wayne, IN?

Percentile spread

For Prepress Technicians and Workers, the published 10th percentile is $37,770 and the 90th percentile is $74,320. The difference is $36,550, which is 68.1% 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 $46,940 to the 75th at $59,370, covers $12,430.

The mean annual wage is $52,870, which sits below the median of $53,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Wayne, IN median is 10.2% higher than the national median of $48,690 for Prepress Technicians and Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,966, which is 19.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.4% higher than the Indiana median of $49,050.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fort Wayne, IN is 92.572, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $53,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Prepress Technicians and Workers at $57,966 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Prepress Technicians and Workers. Fort Wayne, IN ranks 1st of 12 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).).

• Toledo, OH is 87 miles away, with a median of $45,100 and employment of 50. That median is 16% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,314, against $57,966 here.
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 97 miles away, with a median of $49,770 and employment of 280. That median is 7.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,008, against $57,966 here.
• Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 99 miles away, with a median of $50,370 and employment of 50. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,340, against $57,966 here.

Employment share

Prepress Technicians and Workers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Fort Wayne, IN (40 of 225,520). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (23,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.16 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.