The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sewing machine operators in Winston-Salem 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 | $22,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,780.
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 | $28,040 | -5.60% | 33.81% |
| 2021 | $29,610 | 19.55% | - |
| 2020 | $23,820 | 3.19% | - |
| 2019 | $23,060 | 2.91% | - |
| 2018 | $22,390 | -0.27% | - |
| 2017 | $22,450 | 4.19% | - |
| 2016 | $21,510 | 6.18% | - |
| 2015 | $20,180 | 5.40% | - |
| 2014 | $19,090 | 3.51% | - |
| 2013 | $18,420 | -0.76% | - |
| 2012 | $18,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,040 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for sewing machine operators in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of sewing machine operators in Winston-Salem is 27.0 percent (27.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton and 22.4 percent (22.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.