How much do Printing Press Operators make in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Printing Press Operators, the published 10th percentile is $34,450 and the 90th percentile is $67,820. The difference is $33,370, which is 88.8% 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 $34,450 to the 75th at $48,570, covers $14,120.

The mean annual wage is $43,610, which sits above the median of $37,600. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ median is 17.9% lower than the national median of $45,780 for Printing Press Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,268, which is 16.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.5% lower than the Arizona median of $42,950.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 98.255, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Printing Press Operators at $38,268 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 Printing Press Operators. Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ ranks 4th 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).).

• Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 104 miles away, with a median of $42,950 and employment of 1,900. That median is 14.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,571, against $38,268 here.
• Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 175 miles away, with a median of $42,570 and employment of 1,130. That median is 13.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,479, against $38,268 here.
• Tucson, AZ is 179 miles away, with a median of $42,900 and employment of 260. That median is 14.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,274, against $38,268 here.

Employment share

Printing Press Operators accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ (100 of 72,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (144,260 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.49 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.