The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sewing machine operators in Lake County-Kenosha County 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 | $21,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sewing machine operators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $27,120 | 13.27% | 14.01% |
| 2016 | $23,520 | -11.86% | - |
| 2015 | $26,310 | -9.08% | - |
| 2014 | $28,700 | -15.09% | - |
| 2013 | $33,030 | 29.40% | - |
| 2012 | $23,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,120 in Lake County-Kenosha County is in the middle of salary range for sewing machine operators in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of sewing machine operators in Lake County-Kenosha County is 37.6 percent (37.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Appleton and 3.2 percent (3.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.