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Sewing Machine Operators in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
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How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
This job is more common here than nationally: 1.1 in every 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.68).
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $30,830
- AK, Alaska, median $43,850
- AZ, Arizona, median $40,210
- AR, Arkansas, median $35,630
- CA, California, median $37,940
- CO, Colorado, median $43,840
- CT, Connecticut, median $37,780
- DE, Delaware, median $37,690
- DC, District of Columbia, not published
- FL, Florida, median $33,270
- GA, Georgia, median $34,790
- HI, Hawaii, median $39,230
- ID, Idaho, median $37,160
- IL, Illinois, median $36,220
- IN, Indiana, median $38,440
- IA, Iowa, median $35,870
- KS, Kansas, median $35,360
- KY, Kentucky, median $29,460
- LA, Louisiana, median $29,600
- ME, Maine, median $43,520
- MD, Maryland, median $35,860
- MA, Massachusetts, median $42,910
- MI, Michigan, median $37,490
- MN, Minnesota, median $38,930
- MS, Mississippi, median $37,600
- MO, Missouri, median $35,610
- MT, Montana, median $36,740
- NE, Nebraska, median $37,060
- NV, Nevada, median $45,750
- NH, New Hampshire, median $41,740
- NJ, New Jersey, median $36,130
- NM, New Mexico, median $34,840
- NY, New York, median $38,480
- NC, North Carolina, median $35,160
- ND, North Dakota, median $35,700
- OH, Ohio, median $35,760
- OK, Oklahoma, median $33,340
- OR, Oregon, median $39,780
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $35,640
- RI, Rhode Island, median $38,670
- SC, South Carolina, median $38,250
- SD, South Dakota, median $39,000
- TN, Tennessee, median $34,220
- TX, Texas, median $31,000
- UT, Utah, median $35,550
- VT, Vermont, median $40,850
- VA, Virginia, median $35,790
- WA, Washington, median $43,360
- WV, West Virginia, median $29,320
- WI, Wisconsin, median $40,370
- WY, Wyoming, median $36,510
- PR, Puerto Rico, median $21,840
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