The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sewing machine operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $26,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,830.
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 | $33,070 | 9.86% | 22.56% |
| 2021 | $29,810 | 1.85% | - |
| 2020 | $29,260 | 2.77% | - |
| 2019 | $28,450 | 9.21% | - |
| 2018 | $25,830 | 5.50% | - |
| 2017 | $24,410 | 4.26% | - |
| 2016 | $23,370 | 3.38% | - |
| 2015 | $22,580 | -17.32% | - |
| 2014 | $26,490 | 2.00% | - |
| 2013 | $25,960 | 1.35% | - |
| 2012 | $25,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,070 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for sewing machine operators in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of sewing machine operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 20.0 percent (20.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomsburg-Berwick and 34.6 percent (34.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.