What are the main factors that influence a Desktop Publisher's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Desktop Publisher?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Desktop Publisher roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A Desktop Publisher's salary?

A Desktop Publisher's salary grows with experience: starting around $59,176 for beginners, reaching about $84,175 at mid-level, and approach $122,208 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Desktop Publisher?

Desktop Publisher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Desktop Publisher roles are District of Columbia $97,098, California $96,729, Massachusetts $95,440. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Desktop Publisher roles make?

Salaries for Desktop Publisher level roles vary by specialization: Publisher: $78,781; Desktop Publisher Expert: $75,200; Desktop Publisher III: $75,170; Desktop Publishing Operator III: $75,167; Music Publisher: $66,876.

Desktop Publisher Salary in Vermont

How much does a Desktop Publisher make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Desktop Publisher in Vermont is $86,074 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

However, a Desktop Publisher's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $103,485
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,136 to $95,187
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,819

10% $72,819

50% (Median) $86,074

90% $103,485

Desktop Publisher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,187	$7,932	$1,831	$46
Average	$86,074	$7,173	$1,655	$41
25th Percentile	$79,136	$6,595	$1,522	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Desktop Publisher Salaries

A Desktop Publisher's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Desktop Publisher Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Desktop Publisher's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $59,176
Early Career (1-2 years): $69,336
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $84,175
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $103,947
Expert (over 8 years): $122,208

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Graphic Design Specialist I	less than 1 year	$59,176
Graphic Design Specialist II	1-2 years	$69,336
Desktop Publisher	2-4 years	$84,175
Graphic Design Specialist IV	5-8 years	$103,947
Graphic Design Specialist V	over 8 years	$122,208

How Do Desktop Publisher Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Desktop Publishers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $97,098.
California: $96,729.
Massachusetts: $95,440.

District of Columbia $97,098 California $96,729 Massachusetts $95,440 Washington $95,089 New Jersey $95,054 Alaska $94,931 Connecticut $93,721 New York $93,230

Hawaii $91,660 Rhode Island $90,924 Maryland $90,424 Minnesota $89,740 Colorado $89,477 Illinois $89,389 Oregon $89,056 Delaware $88,810

New Hampshire $88,656 Virginia $88,310 Pennsylvania $87,302 Nevada $86,793 North Dakota $86,627 Michigan $86,364 Wisconsin $86,267 Vermont $86,074

Texas $85,539 Maine $85,504 Arizona $85,451 Ohio $85,390 Georgia $84,583 Indiana $84,180 Wyoming $84,101 Utah $83,978

Iowa $83,926 Kansas $83,505 Louisiana $83,382 North Carolina $83,338 Missouri $83,320 Florida $82,978 Montana $82,794 Nebraska $82,619

Kentucky $82,522 South Carolina $82,172 Tennessee $81,952 Idaho $81,865 New Mexico $81,224 Oklahoma $81,084 Alabama $80,567 South Dakota $79,699

Arkansas $79,225 West Virginia $78,971 Mississippi $78,208

Top Paying Cities for Desktop Publisher

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $88,104
Barre: $88,237
Cabot: $88,043

Adamant, VT $88,104

Barre, VT $88,237

Cabot, VT $88,043

Calais, VT $88,120

East Barre, VT $88,103

East Calais, VT $88,104

East Montpelier, VT $88,163

Eden, VT $88,046

Eden Mills, VT $87,967

Graniteville, VT $88,231

Hyde Park, VT $88,176

Johnson, VT $88,288

Lake Elmore, VT $88,078

Marshfield, VT $88,058

Moretown, VT $88,294

Morrisville, VT $88,283

Moscow, VT $88,328

Northfield, VT $88,186

Northfield Falls, VT $88,598

North Hyde Park, VT $88,170

North Montpelier, VT $88,081

Plainfield, VT $88,069

Roxbury, VT $87,920

South Barre, VT $88,339

Waterbury, VT $88,319

Stowe, VT $88,331

Waitsfield, VT $88,282

Warren, VT $88,117

Washington, VT $87,946

Waterbury Center, VT $88,317

Websterville, VT $88,217

Williamstown, VT $88,115

Wolcott, VT $88,067

Woodbury, VT $87,980

Worcester, VT $88,067

Rutland, VT $88,065

Belmont, VT $87,793

Benson, VT $87,792

Bomoseen, VT $87,931

Brandon, VT $87,996

Bridport, VT $88,005

Castleton, VT $87,947

Center Rutland, VT $88,008

Chittenden, VT $87,805

Cuttingsville, VT $87,775

Danby, VT $87,925

East Middlebury, VT $88,053

East Poultney, VT $87,934

East Wallingford, VT $87,839

Fair Haven, VT $87,870

Florence, VT $87,839

Forest Dale, VT $87,999

Gaysville, VT $87,440

Granville, VT $87,853

Hancock, VT $87,839

Hydeville, VT $87,941

Killington, VT $87,830

Middlebury, VT $88,189

Middletown Springs, VT $87,887

Mount Holly, VT $87,805

North Clarendon, VT $87,934

Orwell, VT $87,925

Pawlet, VT $87,956

Pittsfield, VT $87,881

Pittsford, VT $87,965

Poultney, VT $87,948

Proctor, VT $88,046

Ripton, VT $87,944

Rochester, VT $87,898

Rupert, VT $87,889

Salisbury, VT $88,030

Shoreham, VT $87,955

Stockbridge, VT $87,799

Wallingford, VT $87,846

Wells, VT $87,960

West Pawlet, VT $87,989

West Rupert, VT $87,968

West Rutland, VT $87,915

Whiting, VT $87,959

Saint Johnsbury, VT $88,053

Albany, VT $88,003

Barnet, VT $87,960

Barton, VT $87,993

Beebe Plain, VT $88,019

Concord, VT $87,876

Coventry, VT $88,122

Craftsbury, VT $88,028

Craftsbury Common, VT $88,032

Danville, VT $87,979

Derby, VT $88,019

Derby Line, VT $87,953

East Burke, VT $87,951

East Charleston, VT $87,960

East Hardwick, VT $88,007

East Haven, VT $87,759

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $88,052

Glover, VT $87,967

Granby, VT $87,651

Greensboro, VT $87,937

Greensboro Bend, VT $87,993

Hardwick, VT $88,090

Irasburg, VT $87,971

Island Pond, VT $87,827

Lowell, VT $87,941

Lower Waterford, VT $88,042

Lyndon, VT $88,026

Lyndon Center, VT $88,125

Lyndonville, VT $88,030

Morgan, VT $87,871

Newport, VT $88,072

Newport Center, VT $87,960

North Concord, VT $87,730

North Troy, VT $87,972

Orleans, VT $87,939

Passumpsic, VT $88,059

Peacham, VT $87,882

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $88,061

Sheffield, VT $87,905

Sutton, VT $87,898

Troy, VT $87,981

West Burke, VT $87,957

West Charleston, VT $87,916

West Danville, VT $87,984

Westfield, VT $87,914

West Glover, VT $87,974

Averill, VT $87,462

Beecher Falls, VT $88,030

Canaan, VT $87,811

Gilman, VT $88,197

Guildhall, VT $87,695

Lunenburg, VT $87,886

Norton, VT $87,638

North Bennington, VT $88,616

North Pownal, VT $88,795

Pownal, VT $88,845

White River Junction, VT $88,042

Ascutney, VT $88,083

Barnard, VT $87,842

Bethel, VT $87,896

Bradford, VT $87,989

Bridgewater, VT $87,932

Bridgewater Corners, VT $87,758

Brookfield, VT $87,982

Brownsville, VT $87,934

Chelsea, VT $87,932

Corinth, VT $87,908

East Corinth, VT $87,945

East Randolph, VT $87,961

East Ryegate, VT $87,885

East Thetford, VT $87,994

Fairlee, VT $87,899

Groton, VT $87,923

Hartford, VT $88,271

Hartland, VT $87,962

Hartland Four Corners, VT $87,959

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $88,185

Newbury, VT $87,912

North Hartland, VT $88,024

North Pomfret, VT $87,874

North Thetford, VT $87,992

Norwich, VT $87,974

Plymouth, VT $87,695

Post Mills, VT $87,973

Quechee, VT $88,064

Randolph, VT $88,048

Randolph Center, VT $88,003

Reading, VT $87,768

Sharon, VT $87,895

South Pomfret, VT $87,811

South Royalton, VT $87,920

South Ryegate, VT $87,938

South Strafford, VT $87,916

South Woodstock, VT $87,789

Strafford, VT $87,839

Taftsville, VT $88,071

Thetford, VT $87,994

Thetford Center, VT $87,902

Topsham, VT $87,875

Tunbridge, VT $87,892

Vershire, VT $87,851

Wells River, VT $87,944

West Fairlee, VT $88,105

West Hartford, VT $87,875

West Newbury, VT $87,910

West Topsham, VT $87,946

Wilder, VT $88,275

Windsor, VT $87,998

Woodstock, VT $87,890

Bellows Falls, VT $88,211

Cambridgeport, VT $88,110

Cavendish, VT $87,818

Chester, VT $87,905

Chester Depot, VT $87,874

Grafton, VT $87,839

Londonderry, VT $87,996

Ludlow, VT $87,863

North Springfield, VT $88,170

Perkinsville, VT $87,931

Peru, VT $87,904

Proctorsville, VT $87,832

Saxtons River, VT $88,193

South Londonderry, VT $88,051

Springfield, VT $88,127

Westminster, VT $88,210

Westminster Station, VT $88,217

Weston, VT $87,814

Shaftsbury, VT $88,511

Brattleboro, VT $88,391

Bondville, VT $88,025

East Dover, VT $88,204

Jacksonville, VT $88,426

Jamaica, VT $88,027

Marlboro, VT $88,829

Newfane, VT $88,146

Putney, VT $88,128

Readsboro, VT $88,839

South Newfane, VT $88,177

Stamford, VT $88,775

Townshend, VT $88,067

Vernon, VT $88,661

Wardsboro, VT $88,131

West Dover, VT $88,275

West Dummerston, VT $88,168

West Halifax, VT $88,304

West Townshend, VT $87,948

West Wardsboro, VT $87,950

Whitingham, VT $88,395

Williamsville, VT $88,168

Wilmington, VT $88,341

Burlington, VT $88,582

South Burlington, VT $88,577

Winooski, VT $88,582

Colchester, VT $88,582

Alburgh, VT $88,140

Bakersfield, VT $88,271

Belvidere Center, VT $87,951

Bristol, VT $88,289

Cambridge, VT $88,395

Charlotte, VT $88,462

East Berkshire, VT $88,186

East Fairfield, VT $88,317

Enosburg Falls, VT $88,074

Essex, VT $88,515

Essex Junction, VT $88,521

Fairfax, VT $88,401

Fairfield, VT $88,316

Ferrisburgh, VT $88,364

Franklin, VT $88,079

Grand Isle, VT $88,409

Highgate Center, VT $88,153

Highgate Springs, VT $88,198

Hinesburg, VT $88,460

Huntington, VT $88,394

Isle La Motte, VT $88,250

Jeffersonville, VT $88,335

Jericho, VT $88,441

Jonesville, VT $88,459

Milton, VT $88,483

Monkton, VT $88,389

Montgomery, VT $88,074

Montgomery Center, VT $87,967

New Haven, VT $88,279

North Ferrisburgh, VT $88,403

North Hero, VT $88,316

Richford, VT $88,059

Richmond, VT $88,451

Saint Albans, VT $88,355

Saint Albans Bay, VT $88,344

Shelburne, VT $88,543

Sheldon, VT $88,250

Sheldon Springs, VT $88,466

South Hero, VT $88,489

Starksboro, VT $88,341

Swanton, VT $88,234

Underhill, VT $88,421

Underhill Center, VT $88,424

Vergennes, VT $88,252

Waterville, VT $88,281

Westford, VT $88,465

Williston, VT $88,531

Montpelier, VT $88,223

Bennington, VT $88,681

Arlington, VT $88,369

Dorset, VT $88,025

East Arlington, VT $87,992

East Dorset, VT $88,027

Manchester, VT $88,265

Manchester Center, VT $88,207

Desktop Publisher Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Desktop Publisher roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Desktop Publisher positions in Telecom or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Desktop Publisher as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Desktop Publisher

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$111,896	$54.0	30%
Financial Services	$103,289	$50.0	20%
Healthcare	$98,985	$48.0	15%
Biotechnology	$96,403	$46.0	12%
Insurance	$92,960	$45.0	8%

Desktop Publisher Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Desktop Publisher's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$79,136

Average $86,074/year

$95,187

$6,595

Average $7,173/month

$7,932

$1,522

Average $1,655/week

$1,831

$38

Average $41/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,187	$7,932	$1,831	$46
Average	$86,074	$7,173	$1,655	$41
25th Percentile	$79,136	$6,595	$1,522	$38

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