The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sewing machine operators in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway 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 | $20,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,650.
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 | $29,820 | 5.16% | 33.03% |
| 2021 | $28,280 | 8.63% | - |
| 2020 | $25,840 | 7.00% | - |
| 2019 | $24,030 | 1.58% | - |
| 2018 | $23,650 | 5.16% | - |
| 2017 | $22,430 | 9.94% | - |
| 2016 | $20,200 | -2.03% | - |
| 2015 | $20,610 | 3.11% | - |
| 2012 | $19,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,820 in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway 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 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is 18.2 percent (18.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Spartanburg and 37.5 percent (37.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.