Salary guide, May 2025

Flexographic Press Operator pay in Winston-Salem, NC

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The median annual wage for Printing Press Operators in Winston-Salem, NC was $46,430 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $38,370 and $54,030.

The Winston-Salem, NC median is $650 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 winston-Salem, NC?

Printing Press Operators in Winston-Salem, NC: median $46,430; published 25th to 75th percentile $38,370 to $54,030.

Annual wage percentiles, Winston-Salem, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$28,470	$38,370	$46,430	$54,030	$62,010

Printing Press Operators in Winston-Salem, NC: median $22.32; published 25th to 75th percentile $18.45 to $25.98.

Hourly wage percentiles, Winston-Salem, NC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$13.69	$18.45	$22.32	$25.98	$29.81

BLS estimated 250 workers employed in this occupation in Winston-Salem, NC. Location quotient: 0.99.

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 $46,430. The all-occupations median in Winston-Salem, NC is $46,380. Ratio: 1.00 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.99 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 Winston-Salem, NC, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$36,990	$45,620	$49,730
May 2025	$38,370	$46,430	$54,030

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, Winston-Salem, NC. 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
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$45,600	$37,650 to $52,800
Burlington, NC	$48,650	$39,090 to $57,670

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