Salary guide, May 2025

Flexographic Press Operator pay in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA

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The median annual wage for Printing Press Operators in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA was $40,610 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $35,520 and $44,770.

The Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA median is $5,170 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 houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA?

Printing Press Operators in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA: median $40,610; published 25th to 75th percentile $35,520 to $44,770.

Annual wage percentiles, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$27,430	$35,520	$40,610	$44,770	$56,670

Printing Press Operators in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA: median $19.52; published 25th to 75th percentile $17.08 to $21.52.

Hourly wage percentiles, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$13.19	$17.08	$19.52	$21.52	$27.24

BLS estimated 30 workers employed in this occupation in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA. Location quotient: 0.39.

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 $40,610. The all-occupations median in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is $45,610. Ratio: 0.89 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.39 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about earlier release?

BLS May 2024 has no published row for this occupation in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, so no release comparison is shown.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-5112 Printing Press Operators, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA. 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
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$38,120	$35,420 to $48,390
Baton Rouge, LA	$41,160	$35,300 to $47,330

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