Sewing Machine Operators Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 407 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Sewing Machine Operators

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Hawaii / Kauai $49,980 30
Appleton, WI $48,880 150
Glens Falls, NY $48,380 50
Santa Cruz, CA $46,990 40
Northwest Colorado $46,450 —
Hickory, NC $46,360 1,980

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $42,800 40
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntsville, AL $34,660 260
      Anniston, AL $34,190 140
      Montgomery, AL $33,740 100
      Birmingham, AL $33,580 310
      Northwest Alabama $32,530 310
      Decatur, AL $31,710 70
      Daphne, AL $30,400 90
      Alabama $30,140 2,650
      Mobile, AL $30,100 60
      Dothan, AL $29,890 180
      Florence, AL $28,730 40
      Northeast Alabama $28,080 570
      Southeast Alabama $22,210 190
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $35,120 190
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $31,640 110
      Little Rock, AR $30,650 210
      Arkansas $30,630 840
      North Arkansas $29,440 110
      East Arkansas $29,200 30
      West Arkansas $29,200 50
      South Arkansas $29,070 80
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $40,100 1,090
      Arizona $39,240 1,340
      Tucson, AZ $38,710 110
      Yuma, AZ $32,210 30
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Cruz, CA $46,990 40
      San Jose, CA $45,910 270
      San Francisco, CA $43,460 970
      Vallejo, CA $43,180 30
      Napa, CA $42,550 30
      Stockton, CA $42,090 120
      North Coast Region of California $41,380 50
      Merced, CA $40,630 30
      San Luis Obispo, CA $39,610 80
      Sacramento, CA $39,520 220
      Santa Maria, CA $39,310 60
      Oxnard, CA $38,230 190
      Santa Rosa, CA $38,190 110
      San Diego, CA $38,180 900
      Modesto, CA $38,100 30
      Riverside, CA $37,280 820
      California $37,010 14,780
      Los Angeles, CA $36,400 10,400
      Bakersfield, CA $36,360 60
      Fresno, CA $36,110 100
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Colorado $46,450 —
      Denver, CO $40,040 390
      Boulder, CO $39,760 110
      Greeley, CO $39,040 40
      Colorado $38,580 930
      Colorado Springs, CO $36,790 160
      Southwest Colorado $36,510 40
      Fort Collins, CO $36,420 70
      Grand Junction, CO $35,190 40
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $42,040 120
      New Haven, CT $37,580 40
      Connecticut $37,220 490
      Hartford, CT $36,860 150
      Waterbury, CT $35,710 70
      Connecticut $35,670 80
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $41,410 500
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $35,320 50
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Naples, FL $35,940 60
      Deltona, FL $35,670 210
      Orlando, FL $35,440 410
      Cape Coral, FL $34,910 110
      Ocala, FL $34,900 50
      North Port, FL $34,890 140
      Pensacola, FL $33,980 60
      Tampa, FL $33,480 800
      Lakeland, FL $33,290 110
      Crestview, FL $33,180 40
      Gainesville, FL $32,810 50
      Palm Bay, FL $32,740 120
      Florida $31,340 6,190
      Jacksonville, FL $31,140 250
      South Florida $30,600 30
      Tallahassee, FL $29,800 40
      Panama City, FL $28,680 50
      Miami, FL $28,540 3,370
      North Florida $27,190 50
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Middle Georgia $39,280 130
      Gainesville, GA $37,890 50
      Atlanta, GA $36,070 1,650
      North Georgia $34,540 340
      Georgia $33,710 3,810
      Macon, GA $32,960 40
      Columbus, GA-AL $32,250 70
      Athens, GA $31,360 40
      Savannah, GA $31,290 110
      South Georgia $31,200 370
      Dalton, GA $30,080 550
      East Georgia $29,100 180
      Augusta, GA-SC $28,300 150
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii / Kauai $49,980 30
      Hawaii $36,500 260
      Urban Honolulu, HI $35,980 210
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa City, IA $45,410 40
      Southeast Iowa $40,150 150
      Dubuque, IA $38,820 50
      Davenport, IA-IL $38,130 70
      Des Moines, IA $38,100 110
      Iowa $36,790 790
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $36,660 40
      Cedar Rapids, IA $36,580 50
      Southwest Iowa $35,940 60
      Northwest Iowa $35,450 130
      Waterloo, IA $34,310 60
      Northeast Iowa $30,880 40
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast-Central Idaho $39,390 40
      Boise City, ID $35,360 120
      Idaho $34,510 290
      Northwestern Idaho $34,280 40
      Idaho Falls, ID $26,770 70
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Champaign, IL $45,410 120
      East Central Illinois $39,980 110
      Northwest Illinois $37,440 40
      Rockford, IL $36,200 100
      Springfield, IL $35,810 30
      Chicago, IL-IN $35,540 3,370
      Illinois $35,540 4,120
      West Central Illinois $34,930 80
      Peoria, IL $33,680 90
      South Illinois $30,560 40
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Elkhart, IN $40,720 490
      Southern Indiana $40,130 680
      Lafayette, IN $37,780 80
      Indianapolis, IN $37,630 570
      Fort Wayne, IN $37,340 190
      Indiana $37,070 3,410
      Northern Indiana $36,890 450
      Central Indiana $36,710 250
      Terre Haute, IN $36,250 40
      Evansville, IN $34,030 120
      South Bend, IN-MI $31,500 170
      Michigan City, IN $31,200 40
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $34,800 710
      Wichita, KS $31,360 230
      Kansas $30,640 130
      Manhattan, KS $29,420 60
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Elizabethtown, KY $36,920 90
      Lexington, KY $35,040 360
      Bowling Green, KY $34,690 40
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $32,230 580
      Kentucky $29,040 3,270
      West Kentucky $28,440 —
      East Kentucky $25,760 430
      Central Kentucky $23,080 230
      Owensboro, KY $22,990 180
      South Central Kentucky $22,240 670
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $30,380 170
      New Orleans, LA $30,190 130
      Lafayette, LA $28,670 170
      Louisiana $28,670 810
      Southwest Louisiana $27,590 100
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $40,370 1,180
      Massachusetts $40,370 2,090
      Worcester, MA $39,180 70
      Springfield, MA $37,230 70
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $35,390 1,290
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $35,120 100
      Baltimore, MD $34,330 660
      Maryland $31,200 70
      Salisbury, MD $31,200 130
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $43,080 250
      Lewiston, ME $40,910 220
      Maine $40,170 760
      Northeast Maine $39,870 50
      Bangor, ME $38,260 50
      Southwest Maine $37,480 190
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern Michigan $45,970 190
      Ann Arbor, MI $43,660 90
      Jackson, MI $42,660 —
      Kalamazoo, MI $42,410 —
      Mid Michigan $40,040 130
      Traverse City, MI $39,580 70
      Grand Rapids, MI $38,960 470
      Flint, MI $38,130 40
      Detroit, MI $38,120 1,160
      Michigan $37,600 3,550
      Saginaw, MI $35,720 40
      Southern Michigan $35,560 110
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $30,040 60
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rochester, MN $41,340 30
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $40,520 1,530
      Minnesota $40,510 2,370
      St. Cloud, MN $39,190 100
      Southwest Minnesota $37,630 110
      Northwest Minnesota $37,490 160
      Duluth, MN-WI $37,350 150
      Southeast Minnesota $37,230 160
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $36,430 870
      Springfield, MO $36,320 140
      Kansas City, MO-KS $36,150 580
      Missouri $34,910 2,530
      Southwest Missouri $34,910 130
      Central Missouri $33,870 260
      North Missouri $30,000 140
      Joplin, MO-KS $29,670 90
      Southeast Missouri $27,650 590
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper East Mississippi $41,320 2,130
      Mississippi $38,690 2,620
      Jackson, MS $30,480 100
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $39,850 70
      Missoula, MT $38,490 30
      Montana $37,240 210
      Billings, MT $34,510 40
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hickory, NC $46,360 1,980
      Asheville, NC $36,040 310
      Durham, NC $35,710 220
      Charlotte, NC-SC $35,570 1,430
      Wilmington, NC $35,490 50
      North Carolina $35,170 8,580
      Eastern North Carolina $34,980 180
      Western North Carolina $33,640 520
      Greensboro, NC $31,160 1,660
      Central North Carolina $30,360 410
      Winston, NC $30,100 570
      Burlington, NC $29,950 180
      Pinehurst, NC $29,670 140
      Greenville, NC $29,280 70
      Rocky Mount, NC $29,030 80
      Fayetteville, NC $28,970 210
      Raleigh, NC $28,020 420
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $40,730 80
      North Dakota $39,110 140
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Nebraska $38,520 30
      Nebraska $36,370 310
      Omaha, NE-IA $36,370 160
      Lincoln, NE $36,150 70
      South Nebraska $35,790 30
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $41,410 290
      Manchester, NH $40,060 60
      Northern New Hampshire $36,720 50
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlantic City, NJ $38,250 40
      Trenton, NJ $35,790 190
      New Jersey $35,080 3,050
      Vineland, NJ $31,470 90
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $35,660 40
      Eastern New Mexico $34,710 40
      New Mexico $34,230 210
      Albuquerque, NM $31,590 100
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Balance of Nevada $44,570 40
      Reno, NV $41,350 700
      Nevada $40,550 1,400
      Las Vegas, NV $40,050 650
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Glens Falls, NY $48,380 50
      Kingston, NY $46,170 30
      Central East New York $40,830 70
      Binghamton, NY $40,060 170
      Southwest New York $38,750 60
      Kiryas Joel, NY $38,170 230
      New York $37,810 5,640
      Albany, NY $37,590 110
      Buffalo, NY $37,490 310
      New York, NY-NJ $36,510 6,160
      Syracuse, NY $35,960 120
      Capital/Northern New York $34,840 110
      Rochester, NY $34,810 380
      Utica, NY $34,040 70
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $37,520 230
      Dayton, OH $37,350 480
      Springfield, OH $37,130 40
      Columbus, OH $36,600 500
      Toledo, OH $36,270 200
      Akron, OH $36,160 150
      West Northwestern Ohio $35,870 280
      Ohio $35,400 4,130
      Southern Ohio $33,850 50
      Eastern Ohio $33,690 190
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $33,590 880
      Cleveland, OH $33,590 1,030
      Youngstown, OH $30,120 170
      Canton, OH $30,030 210
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $35,390 80
      Oklahoma $32,250 590
      Southeast Oklahoma $32,250 70
      Northeast Oklahoma $32,120 90
      Oklahoma City, OK $32,060 300
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bend, OR $41,400 50
      Coast Oregon $40,550 40
      Portland, OR-WA $39,350 720
      Oregon $37,940 1,240
      Salem, OR $37,240 130
      Medford, OR $37,090 50
      Eugene, OR $35,320 270
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Harrisburg, PA $38,960 160
      York, PA $38,150 130
      Allentown, PA-NJ $36,900 420
      Reading, PA $36,640 240
      Scranton, PA $36,400 320
      Pennsylvania $36,310 4,510
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $35,700 70
      Pittsburgh, PA $35,280 650
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $34,910 1,760
      Lebanon, PA $34,510 30
      Lancaster, PA $34,420 230
      Central Pennsylvania $32,250 120
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $31,310 40
      Erie, PA $30,920 50
      Johnstown, PA $30,160 30
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $27,570 60
      Williamsport, PA $27,250 40
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arecibo, PR $21,840 1,020
      San Juan, PR $21,580 1,190
      Ponce, PR $21,140 60
      Aguadilla, PR $20,490 40
      Puerto Rico $20,040 1,980
      Mayaguez, PR $19,760 2,280
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $41,290 480
      Providence, RI-MA $37,100 1,130
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greenville, SC $36,050 360
      Spartanburg, SC $36,000 310
      Charleston, SC $35,960 210
      Columbia, SC $35,310 170
      South Carolina $34,640 1,630
      Northwestern South Carolina $31,720 70
      Northeastern South Carolina $27,670 210
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East South Dakota $38,780 190
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $38,120 50
      South Dakota $38,120 270
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, TN $37,380 50
      Cleveland, TN $36,400 50
      Nashville, TN $36,320 780
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $35,940 160
      Morristown, TN $34,960 90
      Johnson City, TN $34,400 40
      Tennessee $32,250 2,960
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $31,960 480
      South Central Tennessee $30,770 130
      East Tennessee $30,740 310
      North Central Tennessee $30,690 300
      Clarksville, TN-KY $30,430 60
      West Tennessee $30,000 280
      Knoxville, TN $29,660 430
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Odessa, TX $36,380 40
      Dallas, TX $33,400 2,400
      College Station, TX $33,140 30
      Austin, TX $33,070 310
      Houston, TX $32,270 1,030
      Lubbock, TX $31,450 40
      Longview, TX $31,400 50
      Hill Country Region of Texas $30,600 100
      Texas $30,480 6,310
      Eastern Region of Texas $29,730 50
      Wichita Falls, TX $29,350 40
      Corpus Christi, TX $29,320 90
      Amarillo, TX $29,210 40
      Tyler, TX $29,110 50
      San Antonio, TX $29,010 350
      Beaumont, TX $28,950 60
      North Region of Texas $28,830 190
      Brownsville, TX $27,300 50
      San Angelo, TX $26,780 30
      Waco, TX $25,240 100
      Northwestern Region of Texas $24,910 40
      McAllen, TX $24,400 60
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $22,390 60
      Killeen, TX $21,340 30
      El Paso, TX $20,760 610
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $38,740 630
      Ogden, UT $37,740 160
      Utah $37,480 1,150
      Provo, UT $35,060 200
      St. George, UT $34,410 30
      Logan, UT-ID $33,280 80
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Richmond, VA $36,810 180
      Northwest Virginia $36,050 120
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $34,940 280
      Southside Virginia $34,050 150
      Virginia $33,280 1,690
      West Virginia $31,770 120
      Roanoke, VA $30,400 160
      Southwest Virginia $29,930 390
      Northern West Virginia $29,890 30
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $40,900 90
      Southern Vermont $40,030 40
      Northern Vermont $39,870 170
      Vermont $39,870 300
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $41,530 1,120
      Washington $41,530 1,770
      Western Washington $40,980 70
      Bremerton, WA $39,800 50
      Bellingham, WA $38,160 40
      Olympia, WA $37,900 80
      Spokane, WA $37,180 210
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Appleton, WI $48,880 150
      Green Bay, WI $41,730 160
      Madison, WI $40,110 200
      Milwaukee, WI $39,100 630
      Wisconsin $38,940 2,440
      Northeastern Wisconsin $38,910 100
      South Central Wisconsin $38,380 320
      Wausau, WI $37,840 40
      Fond du Lac, WI $37,190 30
      La Crosse, WI-MN $36,240 70
      Racine, WI $35,970 60
      Northwestern Wisconsin $35,230 40
      Western Wisconsin $30,320 100
      Eau Claire, WI $29,950 70
      Janesville, WI $29,480 50
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, WV $28,430 30
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $28,420 40
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Wyoming $37,510 60
      Western Wyoming $35,180 30
      Wyoming $34,840 130