Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

The annual salary statistics of textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,810
25th Percentile Wage
$30,360
50th Percentile Wage
$34,520
75th Percentile Wage
$38,640
90th Percentile Wage
$41,000

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,810.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$34,520
1.68% 1.68%
2016
$33,940
2.50% -
2015
$33,090
-2.57% -
2012
$33,940
- -

Table 2. Compare Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,520, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $36,920). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 6.5 percent (6.5%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$36,920
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$34,520
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$33,070
Bellingham
$24,430