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10/08/2025

2025 Wage + Benefits Report Now Available / Trends & Analysis Webinar Soon

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How competitive are your company’s wages and benefits compared to others in the printing industry? Are you keeping pace with shifting workforce expectations?

Find out during our 2025 Wage + Benefits Trends & Analysis Webinar, happening Thursday, November 20, 2025, from 12:30 – 2:00 pm. This session will provide an exclusive look at the findings from the 2025 Wage + Benefits Survey—the industry’s most comprehensive benchmarking tool for compensation and workforce practices.

During the webinar, we’ll break down year-over-year trends in wages, benefits and workplace policies. Results will be segmented by job role, region, company size and market segment, giving you a clear picture of how your organization stacks up.

Beyond the numbers, you’ll gain practical insights on how to:

  • Use survey data to strengthen recruitment and retention strategies
  • Benchmark your compensation and benefits packages
  • Better understand today’s evolving labor market dynamics
  • Support strategic decisions that impact both your employees and your bottom line

Whether you’re a business owner, HR professional, or operations leader, this webinar will equip you with actionable information to stay competitive in a rapidly changing labor environment.

Register here

A link to join the webinar will be sent to you the day prior to the event.


The 2025 Wage + Benefits Reports are now available, continuing more than 50 years as the industry’s benchmark resource for compensation and workforce practices in graphic communications. This year’s release includes nationwide data as well as specialty versions for Packaging/Tag & Label, Digital, In-plant, and Union.

Updated Data Analytics Tool

We’ve enhanced our online Advanced Reporting Analytics Tool to give you deeper insights for strategic planning, recruitment, and retention.

  • New this year: Benefits Reporting, alongside Wages.
  • Filter by year, region, state, market, role, or benefit topic.
  • Build interactive charts and compare data in real time.
  • Download a personalized spreadsheet to compare positions, track tenure and increases, and make adjustments throughout the year—ensuring equity, transparency, and competitiveness.
  • Visit printindustries.org and login using your 2025 survey credentials. If you need assistance let us know.

Didn't participate in survey but would like a copy of the results? No problem! GMA members can purchase a copy for $250 (non-members can purchase it for $750).

Purchase the survey here

Watch First Impressions next July for information regarding the 2026 survey. Participants can obtain a copy of the results for free when you participate!

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