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Color Developer Salary
in Maryland, United States

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$50,832 (USD)

Average Salary

$24/hr

Average Hourly

$732

Average Bonus

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The average pay for a Color Developer is $50,832 a year and $24 an hour in Maryland, United States. The average salary range for a Color Developer is between $37,361 and $60,439. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Maryland, United States.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$57,097
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Maryland, United States

Maryland Cost of Living Score:

Description: Maryland (US: MERR-il-ənd) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The state borders Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, Delaware to its east, the Atlantic Ocean, and the national capital of Washington, D.C. With a total area of 12,407 square miles (32,130 km2), Maryland is the ninth-smallest state by land area, and its population of 6,177,224 ranks it the 18th-most populous state and the fifth-most densely populated. Maryland's capital is Annapolis, and the most populous city is Baltimore. Occasional nicknames include Old Line State, the Free State, and...
Description:
  • Creates formulas for paper-coloring dye and prepares directions for mixing dye with pulp to produce colored paper to specifications or customer's sample.
  • Determines composition of color sample, using spectrophotometer.
  • Mixes pulp with water, size, filler, and other ingredients to make sample furnish of type and quality of paper specified.
  • Weighs and mixes pigments to prepare dye, and mixes dye with furnish.
  • Pours furnish on screen to make hand sheet sample.
  • Compares color of hand sheet with color sample, visually or with spectrophotometer.
  • Calculates weights and proportions of pigments and other materials required to make production batch of dye and prepares formulas and mixing directions for coating-mixer tender.
  • Prepares directions for beater engineer for mixing dye with furnish.
  • Prepares spectrophotometer charts on dye materials.
  • Observes procedures of production staff in mixing dye with furnish and reviews laboratory reports to investigate causes of substandard colored paper.
  • Consults with and advises production staff regarding technical problems in mixing colors and making colored paper to improve formulas and improve production methods.

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The average pay for a Color Developer is $50,832 a year and $24 an hour in Maryland, United States. The average salary range for a Color Developer is between $37,361 and $60,439. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Maryland, United States.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Job Statistics

Color Developer Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Food Processing Workers, All Other

Job family population: 47,790

Estimated population of Color Developer jobs: 216

Rate of error: 2.2%

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Maryland Cost of Living Score:

Description: Maryland (US: MERR-il-ənd) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The state borders Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, Delaware to its east, the Atlantic Ocean, and the national capital of Washington, D.C. With a total area of 12,407 square miles (32,130 km2), Maryland is the ninth-smallest state by land area, and its population of 6,177,224 ranks it the 18th-most populous state and the fifth-most densely populated. Maryland's capital is Annapolis, and the most populous city is Baltimore. Occasional nicknames include Old Line State, the Free State, and...
Description:
  • Creates formulas for paper-coloring dye and prepares directions for mixing dye with pulp to produce colored paper to specifications or customer's sample.
  • Determines composition of color sample, using spectrophotometer.
  • Mixes pulp with water, size, filler, and other ingredients to make sample furnish of type and quality of paper specified.
  • Weighs and mixes pigments to prepare dye, and mixes dye with furnish.
  • Pours furnish on screen to make hand sheet sample.
  • Compares color of hand sheet with color sample, visually or with spectrophotometer.
  • Calculates weights and proportions of pigments and other materials required to make production batch of dye and prepares formulas and mixing directions for coating-mixer tender.
  • Prepares directions for beater engineer for mixing dye with furnish.
  • Prepares spectrophotometer charts on dye materials.
  • Observes procedures of production staff in mixing dye with furnish and reviews laboratory reports to investigate causes of substandard colored paper.
  • Consults with and advises production staff regarding technical problems in mixing colors and making colored paper to improve formulas and improve production methods.

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