The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sewing machine operators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $30,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,490.
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 | $35,990 | 5.06% | 36.34% |
| 2021 | $34,170 | 7.61% | - |
| 2020 | $31,570 | 6.72% | - |
| 2019 | $29,450 | 6.28% | - |
| 2018 | $27,600 | 9.17% | - |
| 2017 | $25,070 | 1.72% | - |
| 2016 | $24,640 | 3.08% | - |
| 2015 | $23,880 | -7.45% | - |
| 2014 | $25,660 | 11.77% | - |
| 2013 | $22,640 | -1.19% | - |
| 2012 | $22,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,990 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 5.7 percent (5.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 23.5 percent (23.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.