State wages ยท Cost of living
Prepress Technicians and Workers pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $98,780. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $89,880. Missouri has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($47,300).
National median
$47,300
Highest state median
$98,780
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$89,880
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $25,240Higher: $89,880Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $98,780 | +108.8% | 109.901 | $89,880 | 1 |
| Delaware | $58,470 | +23.6% | 99.808 | $58,580 | 2 |
| Nevada | $56,410 | +19.3% | 99.979 | $56,420 | 3 |
| Illinois | $55,490 | +17.3% | 99.958 | $55,510 | 4 |
| Oregon | $57,140 | +20.8% | 103.361 | $55,280 | 5 |
| Massachusetts | $57,930 | +22.5% | 105.757 | $54,780 | 6 |
| New Jersey | $59,210 | +25.2% | 108.805 | $54,420 | 7 |
| Missouri | $48,070 | +1.6% | 90.817 | $52,930 | 8 |
| Iowa | $45,850 | -3.1% | 87.762 | $52,240 | 9 |
| North Carolina | $49,210 | +4.0% | 94.326 | $52,170 | 10 |
| Kansas | $45,900 | -3.0% | 90.068 | $50,960 | 11 |
| Montana | $48,210 | +1.9% | 94.645 | $50,940 | 12 |
| Indiana | $47,450 | +0.3% | 93.329 | $50,840 | 13 |
| Tennessee | $46,560 | -1.6% | 91.87 | $50,680 | 14 |
| Ohio | $46,880 | -0.9% | 92.774 | $50,530 | 15 |
| Georgia | $48,630 | +2.8% | 96.293 | $50,500 | 16 |
| Vermont | $49,430 | +4.5% | 97.958 | $50,460 | 17 |
| Michigan | $48,250 | +2.0% | 96.217 | $50,150 | 18 |
| Arkansas | $43,520 | -8.0% | 86.937 | $50,060 | 19 |
| Kentucky | $44,850 | -5.2% | 90.159 | $49,750 | 20 |
| Colorado | $51,090 | +8.0% | 103.052 | $49,580 | 21 |
| Wisconsin | $46,600 | -1.5% | 94.095 | $49,520 | 22 |
| Idaho | $46,230 | -2.3% | 95.494 | $48,410 | 23 |
| Maryland | $50,690 | +7.2% | 104.959 | $48,300 | 24 |
| Pennsylvania | $46,990 | -0.7% | 97.572 | $48,160 | 25 |
| South Carolina | $44,800 | -5.3% | 93.749 | $47,790 | 26 |
| Maine | $46,350 | -2.0% | 97.05 | $47,760 | 27 |
| Arizona | $47,840 | +1.1% | 100.677 | $47,520 | 28 |
| Washington | $50,810 | +7.4% | 107.013 | $47,480 | 29 |
| Virginia | $47,730 | +0.9% | 101.104 | $47,210 | 30 |
| Minnesota | $45,520 | -3.8% | 98.621 | $46,160 | 31 |
| California | $49,850 | +5.4% | 110.72 | $45,020 | 32 |
| New York | $48,480 | +2.5% | 107.921 | $44,920 | 33 |
| New Hampshire | $46,770 | -1.1% | 104.165 | $44,900 | 34 |
| Florida | $46,050 | -2.6% | 103.414 | $44,530 | 35 |
| Nebraska | $39,620 | -16.2% | 90.103 | $43,970 | 36 |
| Connecticut | $44,740 | -5.4% | 103.61 | $43,180 | 37 |
| Rhode Island | $44,130 | -6.7% | 102.28 | $43,150 | 38 |
| Louisiana | $38,030 | -19.6% | 88.207 | $43,110 | 39 |
| South Dakota | $37,560 | -20.6% | 88.586 | $42,400 | 40 |
| Texas | $40,800 | -13.7% | 97.057 | $42,040 | 41 |
| Alabama | $34,980 | -26.0% | 88.823 | $39,380 | 42 |
| Mississippi | $33,550 | -29.1% | 86.953 | $38,580 | 43 |
| West Virginia | $34,320 | -27.4% | 89.497 | $38,350 | 44 |
| Utah | $37,590 | -20.5% | 98.864 | $38,020 | 45 |
| Oklahoma | $22,170 | -53.1% | 87.843 | $25,240 | 46 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| New Mexico | Not available | Not available | 92.212 | Not available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.