SOC 51-5112 · Area 17780 · May 2025
Printing Press Operators
College Station-Bryan, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $26,930 | $12.95 |
| 25th percentile | $26,930 | $12.95 |
| Median | $35,330 | $16.99 |
| 75th percentile | $46,440 | $22.33 |
| 90th percentile | $49,640 | $23.87 |
| Average | $37,070 | $17.82 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 130. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $26,930 to $46,440 in 2025, a span of $19,510.
The area median is $7,220 (17.0%) below Texas's $42,550 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 23 other published areas
- This area's median is $4,400 (14.2%) above the $30,930 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $1,360 (4.0%) above the $33,970 median in San Angelo, TX.
- This area's median is $510 (1.5%) above the $34,820 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $200 (0.6%) below the $35,530 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $230 (0.6%) below the $35,560 median in Odessa, TX.
- This area's median is $360 (1.0%) below the $35,690 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $650 (1.8%) below the $35,980 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $700 (1.9%) below the $36,030 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $1,350 (3.7%) below the $36,680 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $1,370 (3.7%) below the $36,700 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $1,600 (4.3%) below the $36,930 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $2,280 (6.1%) below the $37,610 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $2,380 (6.3%) below the $37,710 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $2,690 (7.1%) below the $38,020 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $3,270 (8.5%) below the $38,600 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $3,530 (9.1%) below the $38,860 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $3,850 (9.8%) below the $39,180 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $4,850 (12.1%) below the $40,180 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $6,520 (15.6%) below the $41,850 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $6,890 (16.3%) below the $42,220 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $8,700 (19.8%) below the $44,030 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $10,340 (22.6%) below the $45,670 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $16,180 (31.4%) below the $51,510 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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