The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sewing machine operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $21,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,390.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sewing machine operators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $23,480 | 7.75% | 19.46% |
| 2016 | $21,660 | 8.77% | - |
| 2015 | $19,760 | 4.25% | - |
| 2014 | $18,920 | -0.16% | - |
| 2013 | $18,950 | 0.21% | - |
| 2012 | $18,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,480 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 42.5 percent (42.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 19.2 percent (19.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.