Salary guide, May 2025

Flexographic Press Operator pay in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

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The median annual wage for Printing Press Operators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA was $49,670 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $45,410 and $61,350.

The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median is $3,890 above 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 portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA?

Printing Press Operators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: median $49,670; published 25th to 75th percentile $45,410 to $61,350.

Annual wage percentiles, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$38,550	$45,410	$49,670	$61,350	$64,270

Printing Press Operators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: median $23.88; published 25th to 75th percentile $21.83 to $29.50.

Hourly wage percentiles, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$18.53	$21.83	$23.88	$29.50	$30.90

BLS estimated 1,030 workers employed in this occupation in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. Location quotient: 0.92.

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 $49,670. The all-occupations median in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $60,690. Ratio: 0.82 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.92 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$44,380	$49,080	$61,150
May 2025	$45,410	$49,670	$61,350

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, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. 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
Longview-Kelso, WA	$45,050	$40,300 to $47,630
Salem, OR	$48,190	$41,720 to $58,200

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