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Sewing Machine Operator Salary in Johnson City, Tennessee

The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Johnson City, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sewing machine operators in Johnson City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Sewing Machine Operators in Johnson City, Tennessee

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,100
25th Percentile Wage
$21,100
50th Percentile Wage
$30,110
75th Percentile Wage
$34,670
90th Percentile Wage
$41,490

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Johnson City, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,100.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sewing machine operators from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$30,110
8.17% 17.67%
2021
$27,650
18.77% -
2019
$22,460
-10.37% -
2012
$24,790
- -

Table 2. Compare Sewing Machine Operator Salary in Johnson City with Other Tennessee Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,110, Johnson City is the second highest paying city for sewing machine operators in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Clarksville (median annual salary of $31,380). Compared with Clarksville, the median annual salary of sewing machine operators in Johnson City is 4.0 percent (4.0%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Clarksville
$31,380
Johnson City
$30,110
Memphis
$29,580
Chattanooga
$28,910
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
$28,840
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$28,400
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$27,670
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$27,650
Knoxville
$27,170
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$26,450
Morristown
$24,200
Cleveland
$22,290

See also: Top paying jobs in Johnson City, Tennessee.