Print Binding and Finishing Workers Salary
Production Occupations · 33K employed in the U.S.
Median annual
$42,290
Median hourly
$20
Average annual
$44,460
Typical range
$32,220–$59,150
Pay distribution
10th to 90th percentile, with the median marked.
What this role pays
The median annual salary for Print Binding and Finishing Workers is $42,290 as of May 2025, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. That works out to about $20 an hour at a full-time schedule.
Bind books and other publications or finish printed products by hand or machine. May set up binding and finishing machines..
Most earn between $32,220 and $59,150 a year. There are roughly 33K people employed as print binding and finishing workers in the United States. Use the state and metro pages below to see how pay changes by location, and the calculator to convert any hourly or annual figure.
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Convert your pay and see where it lands for Print Binding and Finishing Workers.
- Hourly
- $20.33
- Daily
- $163
- Weekly
- $813
- Bi-weekly
- $1,627
- Monthly
- $3,524
- Annual
- $42,290
$42,290 a year is around the 50th percentile for Print Binding and Finishing Workerss. The median is $42,290.
Highest-paying states
Median annual wage by state.
- 1District of Columbia$108,080
- 2Mississippi$91,850
- 3Alaska$57,200
- 4Vermont$48,930
- 5New Hampshire$48,850
- 6North Dakota$48,760
- 7Minnesota$48,390
- 8Maine$48,230
- 9Illinois$47,880
- 10Connecticut$47,750
- 11Massachusetts$46,630
- 12New Jersey$46,600
Top-paying metro areas
Median annual wage by metro area.
- 1Trenton-Princeton, NJ$56,380
- 2Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$49,920
- 3Portland-South Portland, ME$49,470
- 4Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$49,420
- 5Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$49,250
- 6Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$49,110
- 7Burlington-South Burlington, VT$49,010
- 8Worcester, MA$48,820
- 9San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$48,740
- 10Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$48,610
- 11Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$48,470
- 12Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$48,450
Related job titles
Employers advertise Print Binding and Finishing Workers roles under these titles.
Related occupations
- Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,270
- Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,570
- Sewing Machine Operators$36,670
- Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$46,460
- Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,760
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers$41,220
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,330
- Printing Press Operators$45,780
What a Print Binding and Finishing Workers does
- Install or adjust bindery machine devices, such as knives, guides, rollers, rounding forms, creasing rams, or clamps, to accommodate sheets, signatures, or books of specified sizes.
- Trim edges of books to size, using cutting machines, book trimming machines, or hand cutters.
- Lubricate, clean, or make minor repairs to machine parts to keep machines in working condition.
- Examine stitched, collated, bound, or unbound product samples for defects, such as imperfect bindings, ink spots, torn pages, loose pages, or loose or uncut threads.
- Read work orders to determine instructions and specifications for machine set-up.
- Stitch or glue endpapers, bindings, backings, or signatures, using sewing machines, glue machines, or glue and brushes.
- Maintain records, such as daily production records, using specified forms.
- Set up or operate machines that perform binding operations, such as pressing, folding, or trimming.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does a Print Binding and Finishing Workers make?
- The median annual wage for Print Binding and Finishing Workers is $42,290 ($20 per hour). Pay ranges from about $32,220 at the 10th percentile to $59,150 at the 90th percentile.
- What is the average salary for a Print Binding and Finishing Workers?
- The average (mean) annual salary is $44,460, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.
- Which state pays Print Binding and Finishing Workerss the most?
- District of Columbia has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $108,080.
- Is Print Binding and Finishing Workers a growing occupation?
- BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 33K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.
- What does a Print Binding and Finishing Workers do?
- Install or adjust bindery machine devices, such as knives, guides, rollers, rounding forms, creasing rams, or clamps, to accommodate sheets, signatures, or books of specified sizes.; Trim edges of books to size, using cutting machines, book trimming machines, or hand cutters.; Lubricate, clean, or make minor repairs to machine parts to keep machines in working condition..