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Sewing Machine Operator Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sewing machine operators in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,740
25th Percentile Wage
$30,570
50th Percentile Wage
$33,820
75th Percentile Wage
$37,820
90th Percentile Wage
$47,760

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,740.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$33,820
11.50% 12.98%
2021
$29,930
4.31% -
2020
$28,640
4.71% -
2019
$27,290
3.63% -
2018
$26,300
-1.75% -
2017
$26,760
1.53% -
2016
$26,350
-7.02% -
2015
$28,200
-4.15% -
2014
$29,370
13.07% -
2013
$25,530
-15.28% -
2012
$29,430
- -

Table 2. Compare Sewing Machine Operator Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,820 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for sewing machine operators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of sewing machine operators in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 26.8 percent (26.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Glens Falls and 42.9 percent (42.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Glens Falls
$46,230
Binghamton
$38,670
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$35,380
Kingston
$35,280
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$34,920
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$33,820
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$31,630
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$31,260
Syracuse
$31,070
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$30,730
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$30,610
Utica-Rome
$30,430
Rochester
$30,420
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$27,210
Nassau-Suffolk
$24,780
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$24,130
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$19,300

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