The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sewing machine operators in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $23,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,890.
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 | $31,000 | 5.65% | 24.03% |
| 2021 | $29,250 | 5.26% | - |
| 2020 | $27,710 | 5.30% | - |
| 2019 | $26,240 | 0.57% | - |
| 2018 | $26,090 | 0.15% | - |
| 2017 | $26,050 | 4.61% | - |
| 2016 | $24,850 | 4.06% | - |
| 2015 | $23,840 | 0.34% | - |
| 2014 | $23,760 | 3.24% | - |
| 2013 | $22,990 | -2.44% | - |
| 2012 | $23,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,000 in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Spartanburg and 39.9 percent (39.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.