The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sewing machine operators in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 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 | $27,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,410.
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 | $30,220 | 5.10% | 18.56% |
| 2021 | $28,680 | 3.80% | - |
| 2020 | $27,590 | 1.81% | - |
| 2019 | $27,090 | -1.29% | - |
| 2018 | $27,440 | -2.84% | - |
| 2017 | $28,220 | 8.26% | - |
| 2016 | $25,890 | 4.33% | - |
| 2015 | $24,770 | 7.02% | - |
| 2014 | $23,030 | -8.94% | - |
| 2013 | $25,090 | 1.91% | - |
| 2012 | $24,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,220 in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is in the middle of salary range for sewing machine operators in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of sewing machine operators in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is 14.9 percent (14.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Cedar Rapids and 9.2 percent (9.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Dubuque | |
| Iowa City | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area |