The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sewing machine operators in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort 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 | $28,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,560.
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 | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $31,200 | -11.54% | 17.05% |
| 2021 | $34,800 | 15.34% | - |
| 2020 | $29,460 | 5.50% | - |
| 2019 | $27,840 | 7.04% | - |
| 2018 | $25,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,200 in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort 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 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 14.5 percent (14.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Spartanburg and 40.3 percent (40.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.