The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sewing machine operators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $22,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,730.
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 | $31,000 | 8.55% | 36.00% |
| 2021 | $28,350 | 13.26% | - |
| 2020 | $24,590 | 2.07% | - |
| 2019 | $24,080 | 3.07% | - |
| 2018 | $23,340 | 11.78% | - |
| 2017 | $20,590 | -15.78% | - |
| 2016 | $23,840 | 3.27% | - |
| 2015 | $23,060 | -1.86% | - |
| 2014 | $23,490 | 10.17% | - |
| 2013 | $21,100 | 5.97% | - |
| 2012 | $19,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,000 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is in the middle of salary range for sewing machine operators in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of sewing machine operators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 9.5 percent (9.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Ocala and 40.1 percent (40.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.