Sewing Machine Operators salary by location
National median: $36,670 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $50,830 | +38.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $50,000 | +36.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $48,460 | +32.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $48,190 | +31.4% | 460 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $47,220 | +28.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $47,220 | +28.8% | 220 | 2025 |
| Hickory, NC | metropolitan | $46,540 | +26.9% | 1,860 | 2025 |
| Bangor, ME | metropolitan | $46,060 | +25.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $45,750 | +24.8% | 910 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $45,210 | +23.3% | 530 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $45,160 | +23.2% | 240 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $44,880 | +22.4% | 740 | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | metropolitan | $44,810 | +22.2% | 390 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $44,670 | +21.8% | 160 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $44,350 | +20.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $44,350 | +20.9% | 1,060 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $43,850 | +19.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $43,840 | +19.6% | 970 | 2025 |
| Evansville, IN | metropolitan | $43,800 | +19.4% | 180 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $43,740 | +19.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $43,730 | +19.3% | 410 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $43,650 | +19.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $43,520 | +18.7% | 700 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $43,500 | +18.6% | 120 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $43,370 | +18.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $43,360 | +18.2% | 1,600 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $42,970 | +17.2% | 850 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $42,910 | +17.0% | 1,540 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $42,550 | +16.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $42,480 | +15.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $42,300 | +15.4% | 1,130 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $42,080 | +14.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $42,040 | +14.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $41,980 | +14.5% | 630 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $41,740 | +13.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| Tucson, AZ | metropolitan | $41,660 | +13.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $41,410 | +12.9% | 660 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $41,330 | +12.7% | 160 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $40,910 | +11.6% | 1,200 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $40,850 | +11.4% | 220 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $40,630 | +10.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| Grand Junction, CO | metropolitan | $40,450 | +10.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $40,370 | +10.1% | 2,370 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $40,210 | +9.7% | 1,420 | 2025 |
| Janesville, WI | metropolitan | $40,130 | +9.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Elkhart, IN | metropolitan | $40,130 | +9.4% | 470 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $40,040 | +9.2% | — | 2025 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | metropolitan | $39,810 | +8.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $39,800 | +8.5% | 180 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $39,780 | +8.5% | 1,250 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $39,650 | +8.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $39,610 | +8.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $39,570 | +7.9% | 730 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $39,430 | +7.5% | 140 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $39,420 | +7.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $39,370 | +7.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $39,350 | +7.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $39,230 | +7.0% | 280 | 2025 |
| Dubuque, IA | metropolitan | $39,120 | +6.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $39,110 | +6.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $39,070 | +6.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $39,070 | +6.5% | 400 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $39,070 | +6.5% | 820 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $39,040 | +6.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| SD | state | $39,000 | +6.4% | 300 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $38,930 | +6.2% | 1,890 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $38,700 | +5.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $38,670 | +5.5% | 270 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $38,630 | +5.3% | 290 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | metropolitan | $38,610 | +5.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $38,610 | +5.3% | 160 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $38,600 | +5.3% | 560 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $38,550 | +5.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Spartanburg, SC | metropolitan | $38,530 | +5.1% | 560 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $38,500 | +5.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Missoula, MT | metropolitan | $38,490 | +5.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $38,480 | +4.9% | 480 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $38,480 | +4.9% | 6,130 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $38,440 | +4.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $38,440 | +4.8% | 3,400 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $38,420 | +4.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $38,340 | +4.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $38,270 | +4.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $38,270 | +4.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $38,250 | +4.3% | 2,460 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $38,200 | +4.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| Springfield, OH | metropolitan | $38,190 | +4.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $38,160 | +4.1% | 820 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $38,130 | +4.0% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| Flint, MI | metropolitan | $38,130 | +4.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $38,110 | +3.9% | 380 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $38,100 | +3.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $37,940 | +3.5% | 13,240 | 2025 |
| Traverse City, MI | metropolitan | $37,900 | +3.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Gainesville, GA | metropolitan | $37,890 | +3.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $37,850 | +3.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $37,820 | +3.1% | 240 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $37,790 | +3.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $37,780 | +3.0% | 480 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $37,780 | +3.0% | 6,700 | 2025 |