Print Binding and Finishing Workers in Pennsylvania
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,418
after federal, FICA and Pennsylvania tax
Tax takes
$7,592
17.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,326
Pennsylvania costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Pennsylvania — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$43,010
Kept after tax
$35,418
Worth in national money
$36,326
State rank
22
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Pennsylvania is 22 of 50 states for print binding and finishing workers, with a middle wage of $43,010. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Pennsylvania this is lower-paid work. Of 492 occupations the state publishes figures for, print binding and finishing workers ranks 399. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $43,010 the take-home is $35,418, which is worth about $36,326 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $44,050, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Pennsylvania ranks 22 of 50 for print binding and finishing workers at $43,010. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Pennsylvania reports, print binding and finishing workers ranks 399 of 492, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Pennsylvania's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for print binding and finishing workers on its $43,010 median: $35,418 retained after tax becomes $36,326 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $44,050 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Print Binding and Finishing Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,750 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $43,010 |
| Top tenth earn over | $55,730 |
| This salary | $43,010 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Pennsylvania | $35,418 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $36,739 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,480 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $41,367 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,790 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of print binding and finishing workers in Pennsylvania earn under $43,010 and half over. The published range runs $35,750 at the tenth percentile to $55,730 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Pennsylvania the take-home figure of $35,418, from $43,010, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 399 of 492 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Pennsylvania, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $36,326, the adjusted value of that $43,010 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 399 of 492 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for print binding and finishing workers in Pennsylvania, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $35,750 to $55,730; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Pennsylvania is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $35,418 from $43,010. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 399 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Pennsylvania, so $36,326 — the adjusted value of that $43,010 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 399 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $35,750 at the tenth percentile, $55,730 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Pennsylvania is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $36,326 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Pennsylvania adds its own income tax on top — which is why $35,418 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,750 to $55,730) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Pennsylvania rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Pennsylvania's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $36,326 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $35,418 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Pennsylvania income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.