Salary guide, May 2025

Flexographic Press Operator pay in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

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The median annual wage for Printing Press Operators in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA was $43,500 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $40,200 and $59,400.

The Amherst Town-Northampton, MA median is $2,280 below the national median of $45,780, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-5112 Printing Press Operators

The Flexographic Press Operator title maps to the published occupation. BLS does not separate this process, credential, shift or plant-specific title from other work in the occupation.

What should you know about amherst Town-Northampton, MA?

Printing Press Operators in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA: median $43,500; published 25th to 75th percentile $40,200 to $59,400.

Annual wage percentiles, Amherst Town-Northampton, MA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$37,950	$40,200	$43,500	$59,400	$74,270

Printing Press Operators in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA: median $20.91; published 25th to 75th percentile $19.33 to $28.56.

Hourly wage percentiles, Amherst Town-Northampton, MA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$18.24	$19.33	$20.91	$28.56	$35.71

BLS estimated 50 workers employed in this occupation in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA. Location quotient: 0.75.

What should you know about united States?

Printing Press Operators in U.S.: median $45,780; published 25th to 75th percentile $37,390 to $55,740.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$33,330	$37,390	$45,780	$55,740	$63,520

Printing Press Operators in U.S.: median $22.01; published 25th to 75th percentile $17.98 to $26.80.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$16.03	$17.98	$22.01	$26.80	$30.54

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Flexographic Press Operator median is $43,500. The all-occupations median in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is $57,030. Ratio: 0.76 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.75 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Flexographic Press Operator in Amherst Town-Northampton, MA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$42,660	$50,620	$56,950
May 2025	$40,200	$43,500	$59,400

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-5112 Printing Press Operators, Amherst Town-Northampton, MA. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-5112 Printing Press Operators, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Flexographic Press Operator
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Springfield, MA	$55,740	$43,480 to $61,220
Worcester, MA	$53,210	$43,410 to $60,740

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