The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sewing machine operators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 | $20,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,400.
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 | $27,800 | -0.61% | 6.12% |
| 2016 | $27,970 | 13.26% | - |
| 2015 | $24,260 | 0.37% | - |
| 2014 | $24,170 | -6.08% | - |
| 2013 | $25,640 | -1.79% | - |
| 2012 | $26,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,800 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for sewing machine operators in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of sewing machine operators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 29.6 percent (29.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 15.5 percent (15.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Saginaw-Saginaw Township North.