The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sewing machine operators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $30,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,470.
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 | $35,380 | 2.57% | 37.70% |
| 2021 | $34,470 | 11.14% | - |
| 2020 | $30,630 | 3.20% | - |
| 2019 | $29,650 | 17.54% | - |
| 2018 | $24,450 | 9.24% | - |
| 2017 | $22,190 | 1.94% | - |
| 2016 | $21,760 | 6.30% | - |
| 2015 | $20,390 | 2.84% | - |
| 2014 | $19,810 | -7.12% | - |
| 2013 | $21,220 | -3.86% | - |
| 2012 | $22,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,380 in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 23.5 percent (23.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Glens Falls and 45.4 percent (45.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.