SOC 51-5112 · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro

Printing Press Operators Salary in Florence, AL

The average salary for printing press operators in Florence, Alabama is $36,130 a year ($17.37 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,060: half of the 60 people in this job in the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 25% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,046).

$36,130average per year

$17.37 / hourMedian $36,060Take-home ≈ $29,752

  • $23K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $40K75th
  • $48K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

60people in this job
-25%vs U.S. metro average
#9 of 9Alabama metros
85cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Printing Press Operators pay range in Florence

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,980 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,480 or more. The middle half of printing press operators in Florence earn between $29,620 and $39,730.

  • $23K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $40K75th
  • $48K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,130$3,011$17.37
Median$36,060$3,005$17.34
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,620$2,468$14.24
Experienced (75th percentile)$39,730$3,311$19.10

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Printing Press Operators salary after taxes in Florence

On the average salary of $36,130, a single filer in Florence takes home about $29,752 a year, or $2,479 a month and $1,144 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Florence a good place for printing press operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Florence area are 15% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 84.8), so the average $36,130 buys what about $42,598 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Florence ($39,740). A typical home costs $216,659, or 6.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Printing Press Operators salary in other Alabama cities

Florence ranks 9th of 9 Alabama metro areas for this job; Huntsville pays the most ($40,730).

All Printing Press Operators salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for printing press operators

Washington, DC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($60,820).

Printing Press Operators salary by city

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Printing Press Operators salary in Florence: questions

How much do printing press operators make an hour in Florence?

$17.37 an hour on average, and $17.34 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level printing press operators salary in Florence?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,980 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,620, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the printing press operators take-home pay in Florence?

About $29,752 a year ($2,479 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,130. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do printing press operators earn more in Florence than elsewhere?

The average here is 25% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,046).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-5112; area Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL (22520). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.3%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.08, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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