The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sewing machine operators in Bakersfield-Delano 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 | $30,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Bakersfield-Delano, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,700.
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 | $36,990 | 7.11% | 30.36% |
| 2021 | $34,360 | 17.37% | - |
| 2018 | $28,390 | -12.19% | - |
| 2017 | $31,850 | -3.80% | - |
| 2016 | $33,060 | -1.78% | - |
| 2015 | $33,650 | 23.45% | - |
| 2012 | $25,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,990 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for sewing machine operators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of sewing machine operators in Bakersfield-Delano is 9.3 percent (9.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 48.7 percent (48.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.