United States · US SOC 51-6031
Sewing Machine Operators salary
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US SOC 51-6031 · Classification edition 2018
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Find a place for this profession| Area | Pay | What the figure measures |
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| United StatesCountry · US | USD 36,670 per year Median · May 2025 data United States · Country National | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark. |
| United StatesCountry · US | USD 37,600 per year Mean · May 2025 data United States · Country National | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark. |
| United StatesCountry · US | USD 17.63 per hour Median · May 2025 data United States · Country National | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark. |
| United StatesCountry · US | USD 27,860 per year P10 · May 2025 data United States · Country National | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark. |
| United StatesCountry · US | USD 47,840 per year P90 · May 2025 data United States · Country National | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersNational benchmark. |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro area · US | USD 36,720 per year Median · May 2025 data Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro area · US | USD 36,950 per year Mean · May 2025 data Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro area · US | USD 17.65 per hour Median · May 2025 data Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXMetro area · US | USD 35,890 per year Median · May 2025 data Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXMetro area · US | USD 36,550 per year Mean · May 2025 data Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXMetro area · US | USD 17.26 per hour Median · May 2025 data Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VTMetro area · US | USD 42,480 per year Median · May 2025 data Burlington-South Burlington, VT · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VTMetro area · US | USD 43,350 per year Mean · May 2025 data Burlington-South Burlington, VT · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VTMetro area · US | USD 20.42 per hour Median · May 2025 data Burlington-South Burlington, VT · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INMetro area · US | USD 36,220 per year Median · May 2025 data Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INMetro area · US | USD 39,020 per year Mean · May 2025 data Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INMetro area · US | USD 17.41 per hour Median · May 2025 data Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COMetro area · US | USD 45,210 per year Median · May 2025 data Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COMetro area · US | USD 45,230 per year Mean · May 2025 data Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COMetro area · US | USD 21.74 per hour Median · May 2025 data Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro area · US | USD 37,130 per year Median · May 2025 data Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro area · US | USD 40,340 per year Mean · May 2025 data Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro area · US | USD 17.85 per hour Median · May 2025 data Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Madison, WIMetro area · US | USD 40,040 per year Median · May 2025 data Madison, WI · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Madison, WIMetro area · US | USD 41,160 per year Mean · May 2025 data Madison, WI · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Madison, WIMetro area · US | USD 19.25 per hour Median · May 2025 data Madison, WI · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJMetro area · US | USD 37,780 per year Median · May 2025 data New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJMetro area · US | USD 41,160 per year Mean · May 2025 data New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJMetro area · US | USD 18.16 per hour Median · May 2025 data New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
| Portland-South Portland, MEMetro area · US | USD 45,160 per year Median · May 2025 data Portland-South Portland, ME · Metro area Area | Gross employee wages; workplace-based; excludes self-employed workersMetropolitan-area benchmark. This is not a city-only wage. |
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