The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sewing machine operators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $31,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,780.
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 | $39,140 | 7.56% | 43.46% |
| 2021 | $36,180 | 5.44% | - |
| 2020 | $34,210 | 7.10% | - |
| 2019 | $31,780 | 7.08% | - |
| 2018 | $29,530 | 0.44% | - |
| 2017 | $29,400 | 4.80% | - |
| 2016 | $27,990 | 11.61% | - |
| 2015 | $24,740 | 8.77% | - |
| 2014 | $22,570 | 0.49% | - |
| 2013 | $22,460 | 1.47% | - |
| 2012 | $22,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,140, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for sewing machine operators in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $40,800). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of sewing machine operators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 4.1 percent (4.1%) lower.