Sewing Machine Operators — Salary by State

Median annual wages across 50 states, from BLS data.

National Median

$36,000

Highest

$42,800

Alaska

Lowest

$28,670

Louisiana

Total Employment

109,540

Salary by State

#	State	Median Salary	Employment	vs. National
1	Alaska	$42,800	40	+18.9%
2	Washington	$41,530	1,770	+15.4%
3	New Hampshire	$41,410	290	+15.0%
4	Rhode Island	$41,290	480	+14.7%
5	Nevada	$40,550	1,400	+12.6%
6	Minnesota	$40,510	2,370	+12.5%
7	Massachusetts	$40,370	2,090	+12.1%
8	Maine	$40,170	760	+11.6%
9	Vermont	$39,870	300	+10.8%
10	Arizona	$39,240	1,340	+9.0%
11	North Dakota	$39,110	140	+8.6%
12	Wisconsin	$38,940	2,440	+8.2%
13	Mississippi	$38,690	2,620	+7.5%
14	Colorado	$38,580	930	+7.2%
15	South Dakota	$38,120	270	+5.9%
16	Oregon	$37,940	1,240	+5.4%
17	New York	$37,810	5,640	+5.0%
18	Michigan	$37,600	3,550	+4.4%
19	Utah	$37,480	1,150	+4.1%
20	Montana	$37,240	210	+3.4%
21	Connecticut	$37,220	490	+3.4%
22	Indiana	$37,070	3,410	+3.0%
23	California	$37,010	14,780	+2.8%
24	Iowa	$36,790	790	+2.2%
25	Hawaii	$36,500	260	+1.4%
26	Nebraska	$36,370	310	+1.0%
27	Pennsylvania	$36,310	4,510	+0.9%
28	Illinois	$35,540	4,120	-1.3%
29	Ohio	$35,400	4,130	-1.7%
30	Maryland	$35,390	1,290	-1.7%
31	Delaware	$35,320	50	-1.9%
32	North Carolina	$35,170	8,580	-2.3%
33	New Jersey	$35,080	3,050	-2.6%
34	Missouri	$34,910	2,530	-3.0%
35	Wyoming	$34,840	130	-3.2%
36	Kansas	$34,800	710	-3.3%
37	South Carolina	$34,640	1,630	-3.8%
38	Idaho	$34,510	290	-4.1%
39	New Mexico	$34,230	210	-4.9%
40	Georgia	$33,710	3,810	-6.4%
41	Virginia	$33,280	1,690	-7.6%
42	Oklahoma	$32,250	590	-10.4%
43	Tennessee	$32,250	2,960	-10.4%
44	West Virginia	$31,770	120	-11.8%
45	Florida	$31,340	6,190	-12.9%
46	Arkansas	$30,630	840	-14.9%
47	Texas	$30,480	6,310	-15.3%
48	Alabama	$30,140	2,650	-16.3%
49	Kentucky	$29,040	3,270	-19.3%
50	Louisiana	$28,670	810	-20.4%