The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sewing machine operators in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $23,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,560.
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 | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $31,240 | 5.22% | 20.84% |
| 2021 | $29,610 | 3.55% | - |
| 2020 | $28,560 | 9.87% | - |
| 2019 | $25,740 | 5.44% | - |
| 2018 | $24,340 | 4.19% | - |
| 2017 | $23,320 | -0.69% | - |
| 2016 | $23,480 | 4.98% | - |
| 2015 | $22,310 | -8.16% | - |
| 2014 | $24,130 | -2.57% | - |
| 2013 | $24,750 | 0.08% | - |
| 2012 | $24,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,240, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for sewing machine operators in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Richmond (median annual salary of $32,660). Compared with Richmond, the median annual salary of sewing machine operators in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 4.3 percent (4.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville |