United States
Sewing Machine Operators salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$36,000
Sewing Machine Operators in the United States earn a median of $36,000 a year, about $17.31 an hour.
Median
$36,000
per year
Hourly
$17.31
as published
Mean
$36,680
pulled up by top earners
Workers
109,590
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $37,010 | +3% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $36,400 | +1% |
| North Carolina | State | $35,170 | -2% |
| Texas | State | $30,480 | -15% |
| Florida | State | $31,340 | -13% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $36,510 | +1% |
| New York | State | $37,810 | +5% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $36,310 | +1% |
| Ohio | State | $35,400 | -2% |
| Illinois | State | $35,540 | -1% |
| Georgia | State | $33,710 | -6% |
| Michigan | State | $37,600 | +4% |
| Indiana | State | $37,070 | +3% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $35,540 | -1% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $28,540 | -21% |
| Kentucky | State | $29,040 | -19% |
| New Jersey | State | $35,080 | -3% |
| Tennessee | State | $32,250 | -10% |
| Alabama | State | $30,140 | -16% |
| Mississippi | State | $38,690 | +7% |
| Missouri | State | $34,910 | -3% |
| Wisconsin | State | $38,940 | +8% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $33,400 | -7% |
| Minnesota | State | $40,510 | +13% |
| Mayaguez, PR | Metro | $19,760 | -45% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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