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Sewing Machine Operator Salary in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee

The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sewing machine operators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,980
25th Percentile Wage
$20,620
50th Percentile Wage
$28,840
75th Percentile Wage
$35,790
90th Percentile Wage
$39,110

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,980.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$28,840
15.88% 30.20%
2021
$24,260
-25.14% -
2020
$30,360
5.76% -
2019
$28,610
6.01% -
2018
$26,890
10.26% -
2017
$24,130
3.15% -
2016
$23,370
4.24% -
2015
$22,380
4.24% -
2014
$21,430
7.42% -
2013
$19,840
-1.46% -
2012
$20,130
- -

Table 2. Compare Sewing Machine Operator Salary in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin with Other Tennessee Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,840 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for sewing machine operators in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of sewing machine operators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 8.1 percent (8.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Clarksville and 22.7 percent (22.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Cleveland.

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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee.