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Sewing Machine Operator Salary in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine

The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sewing machine operators in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Sewing Machine Operators in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$29,820
25th Percentile Wage	$31,870
50th Percentile Wage	$37,560
75th Percentile Wage	$42,550
90th Percentile Wage	$49,140

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,820.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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	$37,560	0.77%	12.51%
2021	$37,270	14.65%	-
2020	$31,810	3.36%	-
2019	$30,740	6.83%	-
2018	$28,640	3.04%	-
2017	$27,770	-8.25%	-
2016	$30,060	0.03%	-
2015	$30,050	1.63%	-
2014	$29,560	-16.17%	-
2013	$34,340	4.31%	-
2012	$32,860	-	-

Table 2. Compare Sewing Machine Operator Salary in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford with Other Maine Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,560, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the highest paying city for sewing machine operators in state of Maine, followed by Lewiston-Auburn (median annual salary $35,620). In comparison, the median annual salary of sewing machine operators in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 5.2 percent (5.2%) higher than that in Lewiston-Auburn.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford	$37,560
Lewiston-Auburn	$35,620
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$35,120
Bangor	$33,090
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$31,330