The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sewing machine operators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $22,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,900.
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 | $31,090 | 8.62% | 32.20% |
| 2021 | $28,410 | 8.03% | - |
| 2020 | $26,130 | -4.09% | - |
| 2019 | $27,200 | 1.36% | - |
| 2018 | $26,830 | 12.19% | - |
| 2017 | $23,560 | 5.31% | - |
| 2016 | $22,310 | 2.60% | - |
| 2015 | $21,730 | -6.63% | - |
| 2014 | $23,170 | 1.47% | - |
| 2013 | $22,830 | 7.67% | - |
| 2012 | $21,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,090 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 9.3 percent (9.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Ocala and 40.3 percent (40.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.