Sewing Machine Operators Salary in the US
A sewing machine operators earns a national median of $36,670 a year (mean $37,600) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #779 of 825.
How much does a sewing machine operators earn in the US?
A sewing machine operators in the United States earns a median of $36,670 a year (mean $37,600), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 28% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 104,880 people work in this occupation (SOC 51-6031), ranked #779 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$36,670
per year
Mean
$37,600
per year
Employment
104,880
US workers
National rank
#779
of 825 by median
What a sewing machine operators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a sewing machine operators (SOC 51-6031) earns a median annual wage of $36,670 and a mean (average) of $37,600. The median is the midpoint — half of sewing machine operators earn more and half earn less — and is 28% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a sewing machine operators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for sewing machine operators is $36,670, and the mean (average) is $37,600. The median is the midpoint — half of sewing machine operators earn more and half earn less.
- How does sewing machine operators pay compare to the US average?
- At $36,670, a sewing machine operators earns 28% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many sewing machine operators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 104,880 sewing machine operators employed nationally (SOC 51-6031), across all industries.
- Where does this sewing machine operators salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 51-6031. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 51-6031 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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