The highest-paying states for sewing machine operators (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of sewing machine operators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $44,100, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for sewing machine operators. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $41,750). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of sewing machine operators in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $44,100 |
$36,460 | 60 |
| 2 | Alaska | $41,750 |
$27,740 | 40 |
| 3 | Washington | $37,400 |
$31,970 | 1,810 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $37,170 |
$30,430 | 770 |
| 5 | Colorado | $36,840 |
$31,020 | 1,180 |
| 6 | New Hampshire | $36,390 |
$24,400 | 350 |
| 7 | North Dakota | $36,330 |
$32,830 | 260 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $36,200 |
$28,500 | 370 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $35,740 |
$31,030 | 2,470 |
| 10 | Minnesota | $35,730 |
$30,170 | 2,530 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | $35,440 |
$26,380 | 2,670 |
| 12 | Delaware | $35,430 |
$23,760 | 130 |
| 13 | Mississippi | $35,420 |
$22,450 | 3,740 |
| 14 | Indiana | $35,420 |
$27,240 | 4,380 |
| 15 | South Dakota | $35,360 |
$26,460 | 290 |
| 16 | Nevada | $35,350 |
$26,500 | 860 |
| 17 | Hawaii | $35,120 |
$26,180 | 210 |
| 18 | Maine | $35,120 |
$28,810 | 650 |
| 19 | New York | $34,850 |
$30,360 | 6,500 |
| 20 | Oregon | $34,790 |
$29,410 | 1,580 |
| 21 | New Jersey | $34,750 |
$28,320 | 2,600 |
| 22 | California | $34,530 |
$30,400 | 15,660 |
| 23 | Vermont | $34,480 |
$26,570 | 250 |
| 24 | Michigan | $33,510 |
$25,100 | 3,070 |
| 25 | Arizona | $32,220 |
$29,120 | 1,600 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $31,760 |
$24,700 | 3,670 |
| 27 | Montana | $31,730 |
$22,860 | 360 |
| 28 | Utah | $31,450 |
$25,090 | 1,080 |
| 29 | Illinois | $31,240 |
$27,520 | 3,460 |
| 30 | Iowa | $30,900 |
$23,350 | 740 |
| 31 | Nebraska | $30,690 |
$26,080 | 250 |
| 32 | North Carolina | $30,540 |
$22,240 | 9,900 |
| 33 | Maryland | $30,530 |
$26,000 | 1,180 |
| 34 | Ohio | $30,490 |
$22,780 | 4,060 |
| 35 | South Carolina | $29,880 |
$20,700 | 1,930 |
| 36 | Kansas | $29,550 |
$21,570 | 950 |
| 37 | Arkansas | $29,350 |
$23,230 | 710 |
| 38 | Virginia | $29,210 |
$22,880 | 1,970 |
| 39 | Georgia | $29,070 |
$20,780 | 4,090 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | $29,040 |
$19,680 | 820 |
| 41 | Florida | $29,010 |
$20,800 | 7,460 |
| 42 | Missouri | $28,890 |
$23,190 | 2,460 |
| 43 | Idaho | $28,770 |
$21,180 | 350 |
| 44 | Wyoming | $28,660 |
$24,830 | 130 |
| 45 | New Mexico | $28,560 |
$23,990 | 210 |
| 46 | Texas | $28,140 |
$19,960 | 7,960 |
| 47 | Tennessee | $28,010 |
$18,580 | 4,030 |
| 48 | Kentucky | $27,570 |
$18,100 | 1,970 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $27,510 |
$20,900 | 140 |
| 50 | Alabama | $26,910 |
$18,260 | 2,460 |
| 51 | Louisiana | $24,330 |
$18,440 | 390 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $18,450 |
$17,680 | 5,670 |