How much do Printing Press Operators make in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA?

Percentile spread

For Printing Press Operators, the published 10th percentile is $37,490 and the 90th percentile is $60,730. The difference is $23,240, which is 51.0% 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 $39,360 to the 75th at $47,320, covers $7,960.

The mean annual wage is $46,250, which sits above the median of $45,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA median is 0.5% lower than the national median of $45,780 for Printing Press Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,935, which is 8.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.2% lower than the California median of $46,110.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 108.596, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Printing Press Operators at $41,935 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Printing Press Operators. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA ranks 7th of 13 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).).

• Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $45,530 and employment of 70. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,848, against $41,935 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 97 miles away, with a median of $39,680 and employment of 110. That median is 12.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,332, against $41,935 here.
• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 103 miles away, with a median of $44,890 and employment of 250. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,612, against $41,935 here.

Employment share

Printing Press Operators accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA (80 of 122,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (144,260 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.71 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.