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Sewing Machine Operators Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Sewing Machine Operatorss in the United States earn a median salary of $36,000/year ($17.31/hr). Salaries range from $26,860 to $47,060 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$27K
10th percentile
$31K
25th percentile
$36K
Median
$41K
75th percentile
$47K
90th percentile

Sewing Machine Operators salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Alaska$43K$20.58/hr40
Washington$42K$19.97/hr1,770
New Hampshire$41K$19.91/hr290
Rhode Island$41K$19.85/hr480
Nevada$41K$19.5/hr1,400
Minnesota$41K$19.47/hr2,370
Massachusetts$40K$19.41/hr2,090
Maine$40K$19.31/hr760
Vermont$40K$19.17/hr300
Arizona$39K$18.87/hr1,340

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Appleton, WI$49K150
Glens Falls, NY$48K50
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$47K40
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$46K1,980
Kingston, NY$46K30
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$46K270
Champaign-Urbana, IL$45K120
Iowa City, IA$45K40
Ann Arbor, MI$44K90
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$43K970
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