The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sewing machine operators in Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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 | $23,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sewing machine operators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $26,520 | 2.22% | -32.81% |
| 2018 | $25,930 | -42.54% | - |
| 2017 | $36,960 | -10.69% | - |
| 2013 | $40,910 | 13.91% | - |
| 2012 | $35,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,520 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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 Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 35.0 percent (35.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 28.5 percent (28.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.