The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sewing machine operators in Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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 | $25,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sewing machine operators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $33,980 | -15.42% | 34.37% |
| 2018 | $39,220 | 10.63% | - |
| 2017 | $35,050 | 2.40% | - |
| 2016 | $34,210 | 7.48% | - |
| 2015 | $31,650 | 0.28% | - |
| 2014 | $31,560 | 23.86% | - |
| 2013 | $24,030 | 7.20% | - |
| 2012 | $22,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,980 in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is in the middle of salary range for sewing machine operators in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of sewing machine operators in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is 11.0 percent (11.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 19.0 percent (19.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.