Sewing Machine Operators salary

The median pay for sewing machine operators in the United States is $36,670 a year. About 104,880 people hold this job.

10th percentile: $27,860
25th percentile: $31,960
Median percentile: $36,670
75th percentile: $42,830
90th percentile: $47,840

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

Nevada $45,750
Alaska $43,850
Colorado $43,840
Maine $43,520
Washington $43,360
Massachusetts $42,910
New Hampshire $41,740
Vermont $40,850
Wisconsin $40,370
Arizona $40,210
Oregon $39,780
Hawaii $39,230
South Dakota $39,000
Minnesota $38,930
Rhode Island $38,670
New York $38,480
Indiana $38,440
South Carolina $38,250
California $37,940
Connecticut $37,780
Delaware $37,690
Mississippi $37,600
Michigan $37,490
Idaho $37,160
Nebraska $37,060
Montana $36,740
Wyoming $36,510
Illinois $36,220
New Jersey $36,130
Iowa $35,870
Maryland $35,860
Virginia $35,790
Ohio $35,760
North Dakota $35,700
Pennsylvania $35,640
Arkansas $35,630
Missouri $35,610
Utah $35,550
Kansas $35,360
North Carolina $35,160
New Mexico $34,840
Georgia $34,790
Tennessee $34,220
Oklahoma $33,340
Florida $33,270
Texas $31,000
Alabama $30,830
Louisiana $29,600
Kentucky $29,460
West Virginia $29,320

By metro area

Bend, OR $50,830
Glens Falls, NY $50,000
Appleton, WI $48,460
Las Vegas, NV $48,190
Bremerton, WA $47,220
San Jose, CA $47,220
Hickory, NC $46,540
Bangor, ME $46,060
Denver, CO $45,210
Portland, ME $45,160
San Francisco, CA $44,880
Columbia, SC $44,810
Lewiston, ME $44,670
Santa Cruz, CA $44,350
Seattle, WA $44,350
Evansville, IN $43,800
Boulder, CO $43,740
Reno, NV $43,730
Kiryas Joel, NY $43,650
Stockton, CA $43,500
Bridgeport, CT $43,370
Boston, MA $42,970
Napa, CA $42,550
Burlington, VT $42,480
Minneapolis, MN $42,300
Sacramento, CA $42,080
Fort Collins, CO $42,040
Portland, OR $41,980
Tucson, AZ $41,660
Washington, DC $41,410
Binghamton, NY $41,330
Phoenix, AZ $40,910
Merced, CA $40,630
Grand Junction, CO $40,450
Elkhart, IN $40,130
Janesville, WI $40,130
Fond du Lac, WI $39,810
Oxnard, CA $39,800
Bellingham, WA $39,650
Bozeman, MT $39,610
Riverside, CA $39,570
York, PA $39,430
Santa Maria, CA $39,420
Kingston, NY $39,370
Worcester, MA $39,350
Dubuque, IA $39,120
Wausau, WI $39,110
Greenville, SC $39,070
Manchester, NH $39,070
San Diego, CA $39,070
Greeley, CO $39,040
Medford, OR $38,700
Scranton, PA $38,630
Santa Rosa, CA $38,610
Sioux Falls, SD $38,610
Milwaukee, WI $38,600
San Luis Obispo, CA $38,550
Spartanburg, SC $38,530
Naples, FL $38,500
Missoula, MT $38,490
Grand Rapids, MI $38,480
Springfield, MA $38,440
Spokane, WA $38,420
Hartford, CT $38,340
Colorado Springs, CO $38,270
Fresno, CA $38,270
Salem, OR $38,200
Springfield, OH $38,190
Providence, RI $38,160
Detroit, MI $38,130
Flint, MI $38,130
Charleston, SC $38,110
Modesto, CA $38,100
Traverse City, MI $37,900
Gainesville, GA $37,890
Syracuse, NY $37,850
Reading, PA $37,820
Albany, NY $37,790
New York, NY $37,780
Atlantic City, NJ $37,620
Racine, WI $37,550
Nashville, TN $37,500
Urban Honolulu, HI $37,480
Jackson, TN $37,380
Omaha, NE $37,380
Ann Arbor, MI $37,350
Des Moines, IA $37,270
Asheville, NC $37,210
Lincoln, NE $37,200
Buffalo, NY $37,180
Los Angeles, CA $37,130
Fort Wayne, IN $37,090
Fayetteville, AR $37,060
Palm Bay, FL $37,020
Erie, PA $36,990
Indianapolis, IN $36,910
Green Bay, WI $36,820
La Crosse, WI $36,820
Boise City, ID $36,800
Chattanooga, TN $36,800
St. Louis, MO $36,800
Duluth, MN $36,780
Roanoke, VA $36,750
Bakersfield, CA $36,740
Orlando, FL $36,730
Atlanta, GA $36,720
New Haven, CT $36,700
Kansas City, MO $36,640
Dayton, OH $36,630
Toledo, OH $36,580
Lebanon, PA $36,530
Cleveland, TN $36,400
Odessa, TX $36,380
Huntsville, AL $36,340
Sioux City, IA $36,300
Springfield, MO $36,300
Longview, TX $36,290
Provo, UT $36,290
Terre Haute, IN $36,250
Cape Coral, FL $36,240