The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sewing machine operators in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $19,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,260.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sewing machine operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $28,210 | 6.38% | 34.07% |
| 2021 | $26,410 | 7.16% | - |
| 2020 | $24,520 | 3.51% | - |
| 2019 | $23,660 | -11.16% | - |
| 2018 | $26,300 | -2.66% | - |
| 2017 | $27,000 | -0.59% | - |
| 2016 | $27,160 | 0.74% | - |
| 2015 | $26,960 | 18.47% | - |
| 2014 | $21,980 | 2.46% | - |
| 2013 | $21,440 | 13.25% | - |
| 2012 | $18,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,210 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for sewing machine operators in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of sewing machine operators in Birmingham-Hoover is 14.0 percent (14.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 35.2 percent (35.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Auburn-Opelika.