Sewing Machine Operators Salary in Tampa, FL

Sewing Machine Operators pay range in Tampa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,180 a year or less, while the top 10% make $45,770 or more. The middle half of sewing machine operators in Tampa earn between $29,550 and $36,750.

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

Sewing Machine Operators salary after taxes in Tampa

On the average salary of $35,520, a single filer in Tampa takes home about $30,720 a year, or $2,560 a month and $1,182 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.

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

Prices in the Tampa area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $35,520 buys what about $35,207 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Tampa ($48,940). A typical home costs $360,738, or 10.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sewing Machine Operators salary in other Florida cities

Tampa ranks 12th of 15 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($43,140).

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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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