The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sewing machine operators in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach 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 | $18,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sewing machine operators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $23,300 | -8.15% | -10.60% |
| 2016 | $25,200 | -3.77% | - |
| 2015 | $26,150 | -17.63% | - |
| 2014 | $30,760 | 18.69% | - |
| 2013 | $25,010 | -3.04% | - |
| 2012 | $25,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,300 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach 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 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 32.0 percent (32.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Ocala and 20.3 percent (20.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.