The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sewing machine operators in Shreveport-Bossier City 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 | $16,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sewing machine operators from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $20,590 | 6.61% | 8.84% |
| 2016 | $19,230 | 1.04% | - |
| 2015 | $19,030 | -1.52% | - |
| 2014 | $19,320 | -2.23% | - |
| 2013 | $19,750 | 4.96% | - |
| 2012 | $18,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,590 in Shreveport-Bossier City is in the middle of salary range for sewing machine operators in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of sewing machine operators in Shreveport-Bossier City is 27.4 percent (27.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Lake Charles and 10.1 percent (10.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lake Charles | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Monroe | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Alexandria | |
| Lafayette | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux |