The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sewing machine operators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $30,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,450.
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 | $34,400 | 12.12% | 39.27% |
| 2021 | $30,230 | 0.13% | - |
| 2020 | $30,190 | 9.21% | - |
| 2019 | $27,410 | 7.00% | - |
| 2018 | $25,490 | 1.84% | - |
| 2017 | $25,020 | 0.92% | - |
| 2016 | $24,790 | 5.16% | - |
| 2015 | $23,510 | 4.13% | - |
| 2014 | $22,540 | 5.19% | - |
| 2013 | $21,370 | 2.25% | - |
| 2012 | $20,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,400 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 15.7 percent (15.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 44.9 percent (44.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.