The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sewing machine operators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $36,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,310.
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 | $40,800 | 9.75% | 39.68% |
| 2021 | $36,820 | 16.30% | - |
| 2020 | $30,820 | 10.87% | - |
| 2019 | $27,470 | 6.92% | - |
| 2018 | $25,570 | 0.59% | - |
| 2017 | $25,420 | 4.17% | - |
| 2016 | $24,360 | -0.25% | - |
| 2015 | $24,420 | 0.86% | - |
| 2014 | $24,210 | 3.14% | - |
| 2013 | $23,450 | -4.95% | - |
| 2012 | $24,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,800, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for sewing machine operators in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $39,140). In comparison, the median annual salary of sewing machine operators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 4.1 percent (4.1%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.