How much do Printing Press Operators make in Wichita Falls, TX?

Percentile spread

For Printing Press Operators, the published 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $58,350. The difference is $27,150, which is 52.7% 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 $40,260 to the 75th at $58,350, covers $18,090.

The mean annual wage is $48,070, which sits below the median of $51,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita Falls, TX median is 12.5% higher than the national median of $45,780 for Printing Press Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,545, which is 25.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.1% higher than the Texas median of $42,550.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita Falls, TX is 89.513, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Printing Press Operators at $57,545 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Printing Press Operators. Wichita Falls, TX ranks 1st of 7 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).).

• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 109 miles away, with a median of $45,670 and employment of 3,880. That median is 11.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,301, against $57,545 here.
• Abilene, TX is 115 miles away, with a median of $36,030 and employment of 40. That median is 30.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,872, against $57,545 here.
• Oklahoma City, OK is 128 miles away, with a median of $37,290 and employment of 440. That median is 27.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,246, against $57,545 here.

Employment share

Printing Press Operators accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita Falls, TX (40 of 55,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (144,260 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.78 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.