The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sewing machine operators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $23,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,180.
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 | $25,930 | -3.93% | -2.78% |
| 2016 | $26,950 | 0.59% | - |
| 2015 | $26,790 | 3.43% | - |
| 2014 | $25,870 | -1.86% | - |
| 2013 | $26,350 | -1.14% | - |
| 2012 | $26,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,930 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for sewing machine operators in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of sewing machine operators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 33.0 percent (33.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Barnstable Town and 15.2 percent (15.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Taunton-Norton-Raynham.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Barnstable Town | |
| Springfield | |
| Worcester | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Peabody | |
| Framingham | |
| New Bedford | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham |