The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sewing machine operators in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $31,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,680.
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 | $36,190 | 8.76% | 29.54% |
| 2021 | $33,020 | 2.76% | - |
| 2020 | $32,110 | -7.16% | - |
| 2019 | $34,410 | 1.13% | - |
| 2018 | $34,020 | -0.68% | - |
| 2017 | $34,250 | 11.50% | - |
| 2016 | $30,310 | 2.14% | - |
| 2015 | $29,660 | 17.50% | - |
| 2014 | $24,470 | -6.38% | - |
| 2013 | $26,030 | 2.04% | - |
| 2012 | $25,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,190 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 Rosa-Petaluma is 11.3 percent (11.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 47.6 percent (47.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.