The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sewing machine operators in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $24,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,700.
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 | $33,660 | 14.74% | 29.53% |
| 2021 | $28,700 | 5.78% | - |
| 2020 | $27,040 | 6.51% | - |
| 2019 | $25,280 | 1.78% | - |
| 2018 | $24,830 | -9.14% | - |
| 2017 | $27,100 | -0.52% | - |
| 2016 | $27,240 | 8.11% | - |
| 2015 | $25,030 | -3.64% | - |
| 2014 | $25,940 | 2.89% | - |
| 2013 | $25,190 | 5.84% | - |
| 2012 | $23,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,660 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 18.6 percent (18.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomsburg-Berwick and 35.7 percent (35.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.