The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sewing machine operators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $21,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,250.
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 | $28,890 | -2.98% | 13.01% |
| 2021 | $29,750 | 11.36% | - |
| 2020 | $26,370 | 1.25% | - |
| 2019 | $26,040 | 10.52% | - |
| 2018 | $23,300 | 1.80% | - |
| 2017 | $22,880 | 3.89% | - |
| 2016 | $21,990 | -0.36% | - |
| 2015 | $22,070 | -7.88% | - |
| 2014 | $23,810 | 5.63% | - |
| 2013 | $22,470 | -11.84% | - |
| 2012 | $25,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,890 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for sewing machine operators in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of sewing machine operators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 20.8 percent (20.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Spartanburg and 35.5 percent (35.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.