Salary guide, May 2025

Flexographic Press Operator pay in Las Cruces, NM

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The median annual wage for Printing Press Operators in Las Cruces, NM was $44,060 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $34,720 and $47,890.

The Las Cruces, NM median is $1,720 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 las Cruces, NM?

Printing Press Operators in Las Cruces, NM: median $44,060; published 25th to 75th percentile $34,720 to $47,890.

Annual wage percentiles, Las Cruces, NM
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$30,820	$34,720	$44,060	$47,890	$58,630

Printing Press Operators in Las Cruces, NM: median $21.18; published 25th to 75th percentile $16.69 to $23.02.

Hourly wage percentiles, Las Cruces, NM
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$14.82	$16.69	$21.18	$23.02	$28.19

BLS estimated 30 workers employed in this occupation in Las Cruces, NM. Location quotient: 0.41.

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 $44,060. The all-occupations median in Las Cruces, NM is $42,070. Ratio: 1.05 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.41 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 Las Cruces, NM, 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, Las Cruces, NM. 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
El Paso, TX	$37,710	$30,930 to $43,780
Albuquerque, NM	$36,400	$34,360 to $48,110

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