The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sewing machine operators in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $30,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,670.
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 | $34,560 | 12.09% | 25.26% |
| 2021 | $30,380 | -0.69% | - |
| 2020 | $30,590 | 5.00% | - |
| 2019 | $29,060 | 3.68% | - |
| 2018 | $27,990 | 11.54% | - |
| 2017 | $24,760 | -4.32% | - |
| 2016 | $25,830 | -3.48% | - |
| 2015 | $26,730 | 3.37% | - |
| 2012 | $25,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,560 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 Maria-Santa Barbara is 15.3 percent (15.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 45.1 percent (45.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.