The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sewing machine operators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $20,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sewing machine operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27,980 | 13.65% | 24.20% |
| 2021 | $24,160 | -1.70% | - |
| 2020 | $24,570 | 6.27% | - |
| 2019 | $23,030 | 1.26% | - |
| 2018 | $22,740 | 1.98% | - |
| 2017 | $22,290 | -1.26% | - |
| 2016 | $22,570 | -2.97% | - |
| 2015 | $23,240 | -2.37% | - |
| 2014 | $23,790 | 4.37% | - |
| 2013 | $22,750 | 6.77% | - |
| 2012 | $21,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,980 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for sewing machine operators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of sewing machine operators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 21.8 percent (21.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Antonio-New Braunfels and 26.0 percent (26.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wichita Falls.