SOC 51-5112 · Greenville, NC metro

Printing Press Operators Salary in Greenville, NC

The average salary for printing press operators in Greenville, North Carolina is $48,900 a year ($23.51 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,030: half of the 60 people in this job in the Greenville, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,046).

$48,900average per year

$23.51 / hourMedian $47,030Take-home ≈ $40,029

  • $32K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $74K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

60people in this job
+2%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 12North Carolina metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Printing Press Operators pay range in Greenville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,580 a year or less, while the top 10% make $73,710 or more. The middle half of printing press operators in Greenville earn between $35,650 and $60,760.

  • $32K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $74K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,900$4,075$23.51
Median$47,030$3,919$22.61
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,650$2,971$17.14
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,760$5,063$29.21

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

Printing Press Operators salary after taxes in Greenville

On the average salary of $48,900, a single filer in Greenville takes home about $40,029 a year, or $3,336 a month and $1,540 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).

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

Prices in the Greenville area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.4), so the average $48,900 buys what about $55,315 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Greenville ($46,560). A typical home costs $245,726, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Printing Press Operators salary in other North Carolina cities

Greenville ranks 2nd of 12 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Hickory pays the most ($50,070).

All Printing Press Operators salaries in North Carolina

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 Greenville: questions

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

$23.51 an hour on average, and $22.61 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,580 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,650, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $40,029 a year ($3,336 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,900.

Do printing press operators earn more in Greenville than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as 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 Greenville, NC (24780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.7%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.75, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.75).

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