Sewing Machine Operator Salary in Salinas, California

The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Salinas, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sewing machine operators in Salinas is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Sewing Machine Operators in Salinas, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,570
25th Percentile Wage
$24,560
50th Percentile Wage
$26,080
75th Percentile Wage
$29,990
90th Percentile Wage
$35,450

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Salinas, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,570.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sewing machine operators from 2012 to 2019. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$26,080
3.95% 7.25%
2018
$25,050
3.43% -
2017
$24,190
0.00% -
2012
$24,190
- -

Table 2. Compare Sewing Machine Operator Salary in Salinas with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,080 in Salinas 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 Salinas is 36.1 percent (36.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 27.3 percent (27.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$40,800
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$39,140
Stockton
$37,360
Bakersfield-Delano
$36,990
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$36,190
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$35,380
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$35,280
Modesto
$34,950
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$34,560
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$34,490
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$34,400
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$33,950
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$33,400
Fresno
$33,100
Redding
$32,510
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$29,820
Chico
$29,450
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$29,380
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$29,350
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$27,740
Visalia-Porterville
$27,610
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$26,520
Salinas
$26,080
Vallejo-Fairfield
$24,430
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$23,480
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$19,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$18,970

See also: Top paying jobs in Salinas, California.