SOC 51-5112 · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro

Printing Press Operators Salary in Spokane, WA

The average salary for printing press operators in Spokane, Washington is $48,690 a year ($23.41 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,030: half of the 170 people in this job in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 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).

$48,690average per year

$23.41 / hourMedian $47,030Take-home ≈ $41,302

  • $38K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $64K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

170people in this job
+1%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 7Washington metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Printing Press Operators pay range in Spokane

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,710 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,980 or more. The middle half of printing press operators in Spokane earn between $39,000 and $57,920.

  • $38K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $64K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,690$4,058$23.41
Median$47,030$3,919$22.61
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,000$3,250$18.75
Experienced (75th percentile)$57,920$4,827$27.85

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

Printing Press Operators salary after taxes in Spokane

On the average salary of $48,690, a single filer in Spokane takes home about $41,302 a year, or $3,442 a month and $1,589 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Spokane area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $48,690 buys what about $48,522 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Spokane ($54,660). A typical home costs $423,842, or 8.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Printing Press Operators salary in other Washington cities

Spokane ranks 4th of 7 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($56,140).

All Printing Press Operators salaries in Washington

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 Spokane: questions

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

$23.41 an hour on average, and $22.61 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,710 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,000, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $41,302 a year ($3,442 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,690. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do printing press operators earn more in Spokane 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA (44060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • 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 no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.72, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.72).

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