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Prepress Technicians and Workers pay in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV and Winston-Salem, NC
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Prepress Technicians and Workers is $70,670 per year in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. It is $49,760 per year in Winston-Salem, NC. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 42.0% above Winston-Salem, NC on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 51-5111 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 490 wage and salary jobs in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV and 90 in Winston-Salem, NC. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings