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Sewing Machine Operators Salary by City
Sewing Machine Operators Salary by City (2026)
237 metro areas · National average: $36,022 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Sewing Machine Operators salaries across 237 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Appleton, WI $49,820
$48,880
$33,690
$63,120
Green Bay, WI $47,770
$41,730
$28,930
$65,680
Santa Cruz, CA $46,790
$46,990
$35,030
$62,360
San Jose, CA $46,740
$45,910
$39,410
$57,250
San Francisco, CA $44,810
$43,460
$37,270
$55,960
Hickory, NC $44,740
$46,360
$31,200
$59,740
Vallejo, CA $44,500
$43,180
$35,500
$64,040
Kingston, NY $43,520
$46,170
$33,130
$51,920
Seattle, WA $43,270
$41,530
$37,110
$50,060
Ann Arbor, MI $43,080
$43,660
$34,950
$49,020
Stockton, CA $42,890
$42,090
$34,470
$48,020
Lewiston, ME $42,720
$40,910
$37,910
$46,550
Boston, MA $42,710
$40,370
$35,660
$52,070
Bend, OR $42,450
$41,400
$32,690
$49,420
Portland, ME $42,400
$43,080
$30,300
$47,840
Glens Falls, NY $42,290
$48,380
$31,200
$48,380
Boulder, CO $42,280
$39,760
$35,280
$51,150
Denver, CO $42,210
$40,040
$35,230
$51,660
Reno, NV $42,190
$41,350
$36,460
$47,300
Minneapolis, MN $42,060
$40,520
$34,720
$49,150
Champaign, IL $42,040
$45,410
$33,300
$45,410
Bridgeport, CT $42,010
$42,040
$35,250
$49,640
San Luis Obispo, CA $42,000
$39,610
$33,530
$49,620
Bellingham, WA $41,980
$38,160
$36,020
$49,450
Burlington, VT $41,840
$40,900
$31,200
$54,990
Phoenix, AZ $41,800
$40,100
$35,370
$48,050
Sacramento, CA $41,590
$39,520
$33,970
$49,260
Iowa City, IA $41,570
$45,410
$33,280
$45,410
Santa Rosa, CA $41,460
$38,190
$36,420
$49,680
Rochester, MN $41,430
$41,340
$30,880
$47,000
Jackson, MI $41,420
$42,660
$36,000
$46,230
Washington, DC $41,330
$41,410
$27,400
$55,800
St. Cloud, MN $41,300
$39,190
$30,800
$49,330
Bremerton, WA $41,250
$39,800
$34,320
$50,490
Portland, OR $41,080
$39,350
$34,410
$50,150
Fargo, ND $40,950
$40,730
$30,400
$53,910
Olympia, WA $40,910
$37,900
$36,940
$47,730
Bozeman, MT $40,830
$39,850
$35,690
$52,030
Elkhart, IN $40,820
$40,720
$31,170
$47,430
Oxnard, CA $40,780
$38,230
$34,670
$48,270
Kalamazoo, MI $40,760
$42,410
$35,040
$43,510
New Haven, CT $40,570
$37,580
$35,120
$46,400
Worcester, MA $40,530
$39,180
$31,200
$49,640
Kiryas Joel, NY $40,430
$38,170
$32,150
$56,640
Urban Honolulu, HI $40,390
$35,980
$31,350
$57,840
Milwaukee, WI $40,360
$39,100
$31,270
$48,830
Tucson, AZ $40,290
$38,710
$32,020
$50,590
Santa Maria, CA $40,280
$39,310
$34,810
$46,580
Springfield, MA $40,230
$37,230
$33,790
$48,310
Salt Lake City, UT $40,210
$38,740
$30,130
$46,590
Ogden, UT $40,180
$37,740
$30,100
$56,840
Binghamton, NY $40,130
$40,060
$31,200
$44,920
New York, NY $40,020
$36,510
$31,470
$50,840
Manchester, NH $40,000
$40,060
$28,740
$54,110
San Diego, CA $39,990
$38,180
$34,870
$47,520
Salem, OR $39,980
$37,240
$33,570
$47,140
Traverse City, MI $39,900
$39,580
$30,600
$47,560
Hartford, CT $39,870
$36,860
$35,030
$47,550
Lincoln, NE $39,860
$36,150
$30,350
$65,770
Grand Rapids, MI $39,800
$38,960
$31,240
$47,020
Albany, NY $39,610
$37,590
$31,730
$47,310
Duluth, MN $39,450
$37,350
$29,840
$47,280
Providence, RI $39,390
$37,100
$32,790
$47,860
Naples, FL $39,340
$35,940
$30,690
$49,410
Waterbury, CT $39,320
$35,710
$35,710
$46,980
Atlantic City, NJ $39,300
$38,250
$31,470
$45,760
Detroit, MI $39,270
$38,120
$30,480
$47,900
Spokane, WA $39,240
$37,180
$36,250
$47,000
Los Angeles, CA $39,210
$36,400
$34,540
$47,470
Dubuque, IA $39,200
$38,820
$32,790
$45,570
Las Vegas, NV $39,170
$40,050
$27,550
$48,500
Madison, WI $39,150
$40,110
$31,700
$48,000
Bangor, ME $39,130
$38,260
$31,870
$47,180
Colorado Springs, CO $39,070
$36,790
$33,240
$46,440
Fort Collins, CO $39,040
$36,420
$31,220
$48,100
Des Moines, IA $38,880
$38,100
$29,220
$51,210
Bakersfield, CA $38,860
$36,360
$33,280
$47,840
Buffalo, NY $38,700
$37,490
$31,200
$48,570
Riverside, CA $38,690
$37,280
$33,280
$47,260
Medford, OR $38,660
$37,090
$31,290
$45,850
York, PA $38,440
$38,150
$30,040
$46,760
Fresno, CA $38,280
$36,110
$33,280
$45,000
Toledo, OH $38,200
$36,270
$31,520
$48,660
Grand Junction, CO $38,180
$35,190
$30,230
$44,920
Indianapolis, IN $38,170
$37,630
$29,120
$48,140
Syracuse, NY $38,110
$35,960
$31,300
$46,860
Chicago, IL $37,980
$35,540
$33,080
$46,380
Richmond, VA $37,870
$36,810
$26,950
$49,460
Columbus, OH $37,590
$36,600
$30,620
$46,750
St. Louis, MO $37,520
$36,430
$30,280
$45,160
Saginaw, MI $37,490
$35,720
$29,560
$46,020
Davenport, IA $37,420
$38,130
$29,120
$46,590
Kansas City, MO $37,370
$36,150
$30,620
$45,990
Trenton, NJ $37,350
$35,790
$31,470
$44,870
Wausau, WI $37,230
$37,840
$30,620
$44,370
Baltimore, MD $37,160
$34,330
$31,200
$45,160
Akron, OH $37,140
$36,160
$29,080
$47,020
Harrisburg, PA $36,920
$38,960
$29,050
$40,630
Springfield, IL $36,920
$35,810
$30,320
$43,380
Orlando, FL $36,900
$35,440
$27,500
$49,420
Fort Wayne, IN $36,820
$37,340
$28,180
$44,650
St. George, UT $36,820
$34,410
$28,550
$51,680
Chattanooga, TN $36,750
$35,940
$28,000
$44,670
Eugene, OR $36,730
$35,320
$34,150
$45,700
Omaha, NE $36,630
$36,370
$28,070
$44,610
Rockford, IL $36,590
$36,200
$29,920
$44,210
Rochester, NY $36,580
$34,810
$31,200
$44,070
Sioux Falls, SD $36,500
$38,120
$27,800
$47,020
Sioux City, IA $36,490
$36,660
$29,750
$43,980
Spartanburg, SC $36,420
$36,000
$27,960
$45,390
Dayton, OH $36,300
$37,350
$31,100
$41,720
Springfield, MO $36,270
$36,320
$27,930
$43,180
Evansville, IN $36,260
$34,030
$29,900
$51,920
Provo, UT $36,250
$35,060
$29,440
$46,020
Wilmington, NC $36,240
$35,490
$26,470
$46,570
Durham, NC $36,230
$35,710
$26,600
$47,640
Charlotte, NC $36,210
$35,570
$24,730
$47,530
Lafayette, IN $36,140
$37,780
$29,650
$41,700
Fond du Lac, WI $36,050
$37,190
$27,210
$45,430
Asheville, NC $36,040
$36,040
$27,350
$43,760
Springfield, OH $35,970
$37,130
$28,760
$41,550
Deltona, FL $35,880
$35,670
$30,220
$44,620
Philadelphia, PA $35,810
$34,910
$27,890
$44,530
Reading, PA $35,810
$36,640
$27,980
$45,670
Pittsburgh, PA $35,750
$35,280
$28,510
$40,080
North Port, FL $35,720
$34,890
$26,800
$47,170
Crestview, FL $35,670
$33,180
$27,660
$47,740
Atlanta, GA $35,640
$36,070
$26,790
$45,650
Greenville, SC $35,640
$36,050
$26,930
$43,370
Nashville, TN $35,620
$36,320
$19,750
$47,370
Cleveland, OH $35,540
$33,590
$30,340
$42,300
Fayetteville, AR $35,510
$35,120
$28,560
$44,160
Bowling Green, KY $35,490
$34,690
$29,570
$45,160
La Crosse, WI $35,470
$36,240
$29,250
$43,670
Utica, NY $35,450
$34,040
$31,460
$44,550
Allentown, PA $35,430
$36,900
$27,630
$42,450
Ocala, FL $35,350
$34,900
$28,310
$46,030
Cape Coral, FL $35,330
$34,910
$24,960
$47,330
Scranton, PA $35,310
$36,400
$27,960
$44,550
Tulsa, OK $35,300
$35,390
$25,100
$46,570
Boise City, ID $35,210
$35,360
$28,430
$42,390
Cedar Rapids, IA $35,210
$36,580
$27,570
$47,720
Johnson City, TN $35,200
$34,400
$28,340
$47,530
Palm Bay, FL $35,070
$32,740
$30,450
$41,630
Cincinnati, OH $35,020
$33,590
$28,030
$43,720
Pensacola, FL $35,010
$33,980
$29,570
$43,230
Columbia, SC $34,950
$35,310
$27,740
$43,000
Lakeland, FL $34,940
$33,290
$24,960
$47,840
Peoria, IL $34,890
$33,680
$31,200
$41,510
Tampa, FL $34,870
$33,480
$28,410
$45,150
Charleston, SC $34,840
$35,960
$23,190
$44,790
Virginia Beach, VA $34,790
$34,940
$24,960
$44,130
Racine, WI $34,660
$35,970
$24,070
$45,480
Lexington, KY $34,520
$35,040
$23,750
$43,590
South Bend, IN $34,510
$31,500
$30,160
$42,870
Lebanon, PA $34,490
$34,510
$22,030
$41,720
Lancaster, PA $34,460
$34,420
$27,870
$40,520
Yuma, AZ $34,430
$32,210
$32,210
$39,360
Austin, TX $34,280
$33,070
$22,390
$46,730
Huntsville, AL $34,150
$34,660
$23,520
$41,700
Albuquerque, NM $34,090
$31,590
$27,800
$43,510
Logan, UT $34,000
$33,280
$28,600
$37,600
Birmingham, AL $33,960
$33,580
$24,760
$41,610
Dallas, TX $33,960
$33,400
$23,400
$45,420
Panama City, FL $33,710
$28,680
$26,710
$47,800
Greensboro, NC $33,620
$31,160
$23,310
$46,560
Savannah, GA $33,470
$31,290
$26,710
$40,970
Houston, TX $33,360
$32,270
$22,580
$44,880
Erie, PA $33,330
$30,920
$25,880
$39,330
Roanoke, VA $33,310
$30,400
$24,960
$38,490
Anniston, AL $33,210
$34,190
$23,650
$37,820
Eau Claire, WI $33,190
$29,950
$23,800
$40,070
Jacksonville, FL $33,170
$31,140
$25,250
$44,800
Gainesville, FL $33,080
$32,810
$27,740
$38,120
Billings, MT $32,990
$34,510
$22,470
$42,920
Youngstown, OH $32,980
$30,120
$27,610
$39,870
Winston, NC $32,930
$30,100
$23,430
$44,920
Longview, TX $32,800
$31,400
$20,700
$46,770
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $32,800
$32,230
$24,060
$42,590
Morristown, TN $32,800
$34,960
$18,000
$42,670
Macon, GA $32,780
$32,960
$25,980
$37,680
Montgomery, AL $32,770
$33,740
$24,580
$37,630
Little Rock, AR $32,710
$30,650
$27,090
$43,330
Fort Smith, AR $32,650
$31,640
$26,300
$37,210
Oklahoma City, OK $32,650
$32,060
$23,460
$40,990
Daphne, AL $32,610
$30,400
$29,170
$37,330
Tallahassee, FL $32,530
$29,800
$27,130
$41,590
Clarksville, TN $32,510
$30,430
$23,710
$43,900
Wichita, KS $32,420
$31,360
$23,970
$38,810
Canton, OH $32,410
$30,030
$30,030
$36,590
College Station, TX $32,400
$33,140
$20,480
$37,980
Vineland, NJ $32,360
$31,470
$31,470
$32,250
Jackson, MS $32,340
$30,480
$22,670
$43,770
Decatur, AL $32,180
$31,710
$27,320
$40,030
Pinehurst, NC $32,150
$29,670
$25,710
$41,030
Miami, FL $31,660
$28,540
$26,500
$38,600
Knoxville, TN $31,610
$29,660
$18,530
$45,230
Augusta, GA $31,420
$28,300
$25,540
$37,970
Memphis, TN $31,420
$31,960
$19,350
$42,550
Joplin, MO $31,400
$29,670
$28,450
$36,680
Elizabethtown, KY $31,390
$36,920
$18,360
$45,780
New Orleans, LA $31,310
$30,190
$21,590
$40,460
Mobile, AL $31,300
$30,100
$23,650
$39,820
Janesville, WI $31,140
$29,480
$23,910
$44,990
Tyler, TX $31,140
$29,110
$21,120
$47,840
Dalton, GA $30,900
$30,080
$22,600
$36,440
Fayetteville, NC $30,860
$28,970
$23,170
$37,080
Lubbock, TX $30,800
$31,450
$19,950
$39,680
Manhattan, KS $30,800
$29,420
$23,240
$37,860
Williamsport, PA $30,800
$27,250
$23,340
$36,940
Dothan, AL $30,680
$29,890
$27,470
$37,100
Florence, AL $30,680
$28,730
$28,600
$35,820
Baton Rouge, LA $30,650
$30,380
$21,900
$39,450
Raleigh, NC $30,440
$28,020
$23,260
$41,030
Beaumont, TX $30,360
$28,950
$21,860
$37,960
Burlington, NC $30,350
$29,950
$22,780
$37,590
San Antonio, TX $30,100
$29,010
$20,300
$38,470
Columbus, GA $30,080
$32,250
$21,360
$36,680
Rocky Mount, NC $29,590
$29,030
$23,050
$36,640
Amarillo, TX $29,580
$29,210
$18,460
$41,100
Huntington, WV $29,550
$28,420
$20,450
$37,660
Corpus Christi, TX $29,210
$29,320
$21,560
$35,670
Wichita Falls, TX $29,200
$29,350
$18,730
$42,110
Idaho Falls, ID $28,120
$26,770
$23,420
$35,330
Lafayette, LA $27,940
$28,670
$20,350
$35,480
Owensboro, KY $27,240
$22,990
$22,990
$35,980
Waco, TX $26,680
$25,240
$22,830
$34,790
Brownsville, TX $26,490
$27,300
$17,750
$31,640
McAllen, TX $26,090
$24,400
$17,960
$34,210
San Angelo, TX $25,940
$26,780
$17,780
$34,490
Killeen, TX $25,810
$21,340
$17,620
$39,240
El Paso, TX $23,640
$20,760
$17,920
$30,530
Ponce, PR $21,620
$21,140
$20,250
$22,310
San Juan, PR $21,380
$21,580
$19,760
$22,460
Arecibo, PR $21,220
$21,840
$19,760
$21,840
Aguadilla, PR $20,750
$20,490
$20,170
$20,800
Mayaguez, PR $19,870
$19,760
$19,760
$20,150
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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