SOC 51-6031 · Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro

Sewing Machine Operators Salary in Pensacola, FL

The average salary for sewing machine operators in Pensacola, Florida is $36,540 a year ($17.57 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,180: half of the 120 people in this job in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($37,562).

$36,540average per year

$17.57 / hourMedian $35,180Take-home ≈ $31,540

  • $32K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

120people in this job
-3%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 15Florida metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Sewing Machine Operators pay range in Pensacola

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,850 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,940 or more. The middle half of sewing machine operators in Pensacola earn between $35,180 and $35,180.

  • $32K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,540$3,045$17.57
Median$35,180$2,932$16.91
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,180$2,932$16.91
Experienced (75th percentile)$35,180$2,932$16.91

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Sewing Machine Operators salary after taxes in Pensacola

On the average salary of $36,540, a single filer in Pensacola takes home about $31,540 a year, or $2,628 a month and $1,213 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Pensacola a good place for sewing machine operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Pensacola area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.7), so the average $36,540 buys what about $37,394 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Pensacola ($46,240). A typical home costs $310,470, or 8.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sewing Machine Operators salary in other Florida cities

Pensacola ranks 8th of 15 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($43,140).

All Sewing Machine Operators salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for sewing machine operators

Appleton, WI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($51,830).

Sewing Machine Operators salary by city

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Sewing Machine Operators salary in Pensacola: questions

How much do sewing machine operators make an hour in Pensacola?

$17.57 an hour on average, and $16.91 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level sewing machine operators salary in Pensacola?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,850 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,180, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the sewing machine operators take-home pay in Pensacola?

About $31,540 a year ($2,628 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,540. Florida has no state income tax.

Do sewing machine operators earn more in Pensacola than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL (37860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.97, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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