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Folder salary

Average folder salary

$16.16

$33,623 yearly

Entry-level folder salary
$23,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025
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Average folder salary by state

Highest paying states for folders

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Maine$40,860$19.64
2Rhode Island$35,120$16.88
3Wyoming$34,164$16.43
4Minnesota$40,948$19.69
5Ohio$34,972$16.81
6Alaska$41,688$20.04
7Michigan$34,874$16.77
8Wisconsin$34,102$16.40
9North Carolina$33,622$16.16
10Pennsylvania$33,348$16.03
11Illinois$37,208$17.89
12Virginia$36,289$17.45
13West Virginia$32,162$15.46
14Idaho$33,517$16.11
15Kansas$32,025$15.40
16North Dakota$35,123$16.89
17Washington$35,124$16.89
18Connecticut$32,482$15.62
19Oregon$32,713$15.73
20Arizona$33,875$16.29
21Tennessee$30,509$14.67
22New Hampshire$32,559$15.65
23Delaware$33,359$16.04
24Vermont$32,906$15.82
25Massachusetts$32,955$15.84
26Missouri$29,771$14.31
27Nebraska$30,158$14.50
28South Dakota$30,726$14.77
29Iowa$28,116$13.52
30Montana$29,583$14.22
31Oklahoma$29,598$14.23
32District of Columbia$32,307$15.53
33Florida$28,328$13.62
34Alabama$26,332$12.66
35Kentucky$29,006$13.95
36California$30,444$14.64
37Utah$27,124$13.04
38New Jersey$30,329$14.58
39Nevada$28,943$13.91
40Maryland$30,778$14.80
41Indiana$27,536$13.24
42New York$30,541$14.68
43Arkansas$27,227$13.09
44Georgia$29,413$14.14
45Hawaii$30,913$14.86
46Texas$26,920$12.94
47Colorado$28,138$13.53
48New Mexico$27,444$13.19
49South Carolina$25,424$12.22
50Mississippi$26,094$12.55
51Louisiana$24,505$11.78

Folder salary details

A folder's salary ranges from $23,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $47,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average folder salary graph, trends, and summary

What is a folder's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$47,000$3,917$23
75th Percentile$40,000$3,333$19
Average$33,623$2,802$16
25th Percentile$28,000$2,333$13
10th Percentile$23,000$1,917$11

Highest paying folder jobs

The highest paying types of folders are book binder, stitcher operator, and saddle stitch operator.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Bindery Operator$36,599$3,050$17.6046,373

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$35,000$34,000$33,000$32,000$31,000$30,000
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Folder salary trends

The average folder salary has risen by $4,750 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average folder earned $28,873 annually, but today, they earn $33,623 a year. That works out to a 9% change in pay for folders over the last decade.

Compare folder salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average folder salary over time

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Folder salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2025$33,600$16.16+3.6%
2024$32,400$15.59+0.5%
2023$32,300$15.52+2.6%
2022$31,400$15.12+2.0%
2021$30,800$14.82+3.7%

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