United States
Desktop Publishers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$53,620
Desktop Publishers in the United States earn a median of $53,620 a year, about $25.78 an hour.
Median
$53,620
per year
Hourly
$25.78
as published
Mean
$60,250
pulled up by top earners
Workers
4,000
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | State | $65,740 | +23% |
| California | State | $63,620 | +19% |
| Texas | State | $47,940 | -11% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $70,500 | +31% |
| Georgia | State | $45,000 | -16% |
| Minnesota | State | $61,020 | +14% |
| Florida | State | $51,850 | -3% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $55,870 | +4% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $74,410 | +39% |
| Massachusetts | State | $54,590 | +2% |
| Illinois | State | $53,730 | +0% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Metro | $61,020 | +14% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $65,330 | +22% |
| Maryland | State | $56,590 | +6% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $36,460 | -32% |
| Colorado | State | $75,490 | +41% |
| Arizona | State | $54,310 | +1% |
| North Carolina | State | $46,380 | -14% |
| Tennessee | State | $42,940 | -20% |
| New Jersey | State | $65,650 | +22% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $61,210 | +14% |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Metro | $75,490 | +41% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $65,710 | +23% |
| Oregon | State | $61,020 | +14% |
| Louisiana | State | $55,110 | +3% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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