The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sewing machine operators in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley 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 | $23,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,270.
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 | $31,200 | 4.17% | 29.81% |
| 2021 | $29,900 | 4.75% | - |
| 2020 | $28,480 | 9.13% | - |
| 2019 | $25,880 | 12.29% | - |
| 2018 | $22,700 | 10.18% | - |
| 2017 | $20,390 | -4.95% | - |
| 2016 | $21,400 | 3.97% | - |
| 2015 | $20,550 | -2.97% | - |
| 2014 | $21,160 | -4.44% | - |
| 2013 | $22,100 | 0.90% | - |
| 2012 | $21,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,200, Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is the second highest paying city for sewing machine operators in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Spartanburg (median annual salary of $36,470). Compared with Spartanburg, the median annual salary of sewing machine operators in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is 14.5 percent (14.5%) lower.