Sewing Machine Operators pay range in Los Angeles
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,910 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,490 or more. The middle half of sewing machine operators in Los Angeles earn between $36,310 and $43,250.
- $35K10th
- $36K25th
- $37KMedian
- $43K75th
- $48K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $40,340 | $3,362 | $19.39 |
| Median | $37,130 | $3,094 | $17.85 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $36,310 | $3,026 | $17.46 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $43,250 | $3,604 | $20.79 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Sewing Machine Operators salary after taxes in Los Angeles
On the average salary of $40,340, a single filer in Los Angeles takes home about $33,844 a year, or $2,820 a month and $1,302 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is Los Angeles a good place for sewing machine operators? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Los Angeles area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 113.6), so the average $40,340 buys what about $35,521 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Los Angeles ($55,850). A typical home costs $968,608, or 24.0 years of this average salary before tax.
Sewing Machine Operators salary in other California cities
Los Angeles ranks 14th of 17 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($47,860).
- San Jose$47,860
- Santa Cruz$47,460
- San Francisco$46,380
- Napa$44,590
- Stockton$43,670
- Oxnard$42,660
- San Luis Obispo$42,480
- Sacramento$42,310
- Merced$42,110
- Los Angeles$40,340
Highest-paying cities for sewing machine operators
Appleton, WI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($51,830).
- Appleton, WI$51,830
- Bend, OR$47,980
- San Jose, CA$47,860
- Santa Cruz, CA$47,460
- San Francisco, CA$46,380
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Sewing Machine Operators salary in Los Angeles: questions
How much do sewing machine operators make an hour in Los Angeles?
$19.40 an hour on average, and $17.85 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level sewing machine operators salary in Los Angeles?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,910 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,310, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the sewing machine operators take-home pay in Los Angeles?
About $33,844 a year ($2,820 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,340. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do sewing machine operators earn more in Los Angeles than elsewhere?
The average here is 7% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($37,562).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-6031; area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (31080). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 2.20, this job is 2.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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