The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sewing machine operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $30,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,250.
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 | $33,950 | 10.37% | 35.61% |
| 2021 | $30,430 | 5.98% | - |
| 2020 | $28,610 | 9.44% | - |
| 2019 | $25,910 | 5.71% | - |
| 2018 | $24,430 | 3.48% | - |
| 2017 | $23,580 | 7.29% | - |
| 2016 | $21,860 | 9.42% | - |
| 2015 | $19,800 | -10.40% | - |
| 2012 | $21,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,950 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 44.1 percent (44.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.