The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sewing machine operators in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $30,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,940.
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 | $35,280 | 15.19% | 23.07% |
| 2021 | $29,920 | 9.53% | - |
| 2020 | $27,070 | 7.72% | - |
| 2019 | $24,980 | 3.68% | - |
| 2018 | $24,060 | -20.03% | - |
| 2017 | $28,880 | -8.21% | - |
| 2016 | $31,250 | 3.20% | - |
| 2015 | $30,250 | -2.78% | - |
| 2014 | $31,090 | 10.10% | - |
| 2013 | $27,950 | 2.90% | - |
| 2012 | $27,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,280 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 46.2 percent (46.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.