Salary for Kentucky

Sewing Machine Operators

Average Salary: $29,568
Median Salary: $30,327
10th Percentile: $19,910
25th Percentile: $22,583
75th Percentile: $35,145
90th Percentile: $37,587

Data sourced from 1,970 total jobs

In the U.S.

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
U.S.	$36,443	$25,168	$31,152	$34,914	$40,722	$47,850

Kentucky Metro Areas

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$36,905	$25,003	$31,559	$35,288	$40,216	$45,551
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$33,242	$23,056	$30,151	$35,178	$35,178	$35,178

Kentucky Non-metro Areas

Location	Average	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
South Central Kentucky	$25,696	$20,273	$22,110	$23,221	$31,482	$34,144
Central Kentucky	$30,305	$19,800	$23,221	$33,869	$33,869	$37,433
East Kentucky	$22,264	$18,667	$19,393	$19,778	$22,495	$31,768

Other Known Job Titles

AppliquerApron OperatorArmhole SewerAutomat WatcherAutomatic HemmerAutomatic SeamerAutomatic Serging Machine OperatorAutomatic Shirring Machine OperatorAutomatic Trimming SewerBack FacerBag MakerBag MenderBand MakerBanderBar Tacker Sewing MachineBasterBasting Machine OperatorBathing Suit MakerBead Sewing WorkerBelt Loop Machine OperatorBelt MakerBelt SewerBinderBinding StitcherBlind Stitch Machine OperatorBlindstitch HemmerBlindstitch Lapel PadderBlindstitch Lining FellerBlindstitch Machine OperatorBorder Machine OperatorBordererBouffant Curtain Machine TenderBow MakerBraiderBraiding Machine OperatorBrim StitcherBuckle SewerButton SewerButton Sewing Machine OperatorButtonhole and Button Sewing Machine OperatorButtonhole FacerButtonhole Machine OperatorButtonhole MakerButtonholerCanvas BasterCap MakerCap SewerCarpet SewerCarpet Sewing Machine OperatorCasing SewerChainstitch BinderChainstitch Elastic AttacherChainstitch Felled Seam OperatorChainstitch HemmerChainstitch Pants 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