Desktop Publishers
SOC code 43-9031 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Wage percentiles
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,680 | $17.16 |
| 25th percentile | $43,730 | $21.02 |
| 50th percentile (median) | $55,290 | $26.58 |
| 75th percentile | $73,840 | $35.50 |
| 90th percentile | $96,170 | $46.23 |
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Wages by state (May 2024)
State-level employment and wage estimates for Desktop Publishers (SOC 43-9031), from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) State estimates, May 2024. Data available for 28 of 51 states/DC for this occupation.
| State | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual | 10th pctl annual | 25th pctl annual | 75th pctl annual | 90th pctl annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 80 | $58,520 | $54,310 | $45,310 | $50,660 | $61,660 | $81,810 |
| California | 460 | $72,840 | $63,620 | $38,320 | $52,170 | $83,050 | $110,290 |
| Colorado | 80 | $73,810 | $75,490 | $49,660 | $73,200 | $80,020 | $87,560 |
| Florida | 230 | $54,700 | $51,850 | $40,420 | $49,910 | $58,500 | $72,410 |
| Georgia | 270 | $58,500 | $45,000 | $32,910 | $37,170 | $75,390 | $108,780 |
| Illinois | 140 | $51,080 | $53,730 | $38,350 | $47,220 | $53,730 | $53,730 |
| Indiana | 60 | $49,230 | $51,520 | $35,390 | $39,060 | $56,850 | $68,970 |
| Kentucky | 30 | $40,320 | $33,780 | $19,390 | $33,780 | $49,660 | $57,900 |
| Louisiana | 60 | $53,810 | $55,110 | $21,240 | $24,200 | $80,580 | $82,210 |
| Maine | 40 | $47,170 | $48,660 | $31,200 | $31,210 | $55,740 | $56,850 |
| Maryland | 90 | $61,820 | $56,590 | $44,890 | $50,320 | $66,740 | $92,440 |
| Massachusetts | 140 | $61,010 | $54,590 | $39,700 | $47,010 | $82,870 | $83,840 |
| Minnesota | 230 | $64,910 | $61,020 | $38,260 | $49,680 | $83,260 | $91,020 |
| Missouri | 30 | $48,940 | $46,770 | $33,530 | $44,980 | $58,980 | $59,480 |
| Nebraska | 30 | $42,440 | $38,070 | $32,520 | $32,950 | $47,640 | $62,810 |
| New Hampshire | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | 70 | $65,150 | $65,650 | $32,140 | $41,750 | $91,790 | $98,860 |
| New York | 490 | $72,780 | $65,740 | $45,100 | $51,140 | $82,260 | $113,570 |
| North Carolina | 80 | $53,100 | $46,380 | $31,820 | $37,510 | $77,020 | $92,130 |
| Ohio | 50 | $48,360 | $45,130 | $27,470 | $34,530 | $61,360 | $75,240 |
| Oklahoma | 50 | $40,950 | $43,790 | $19,840 | $20,610 | $57,840 | $66,380 |
| Oregon | 60 | $64,410 | $61,020 | $46,700 | $51,980 | $75,050 | $88,170 |
| Pennsylvania | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | 40 | $58,390 | $50,660 | $43,700 | $47,400 | $59,120 | $92,110 |
| Tennessee | 80 | $47,120 | $42,940 | $28,550 | $38,690 | $49,130 | $54,520 |
| Texas | 410 | $52,100 | $47,940 | $29,980 | $36,460 | $69,830 | $73,930 |
| Virginia | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hourly by-state wages are in the source dataset but not rendered here (annual only, to keep this table a manageable width); see the source link below for the full file. BLS suppresses some state-level figures for reliability: an em dash (—) means BLS did not publish that figure for this state and occupation. Per BLS’s own field definitions: "*" = a wage estimate is not available; "**" = an employment estimate is not available; "#" = a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year (all three are shown here as —, not guessed). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), State occupational employment and wage estimates, May 2024.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates. Wage figures are BLS OEWS estimates and may not reflect current pay.