Sewing Machine Operators pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$41,160avg. a year
$19.79 an hour · 6,700 employed
Sewing Machine Operators in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $41,160 a year. That is about the same as the New York average of $41,930. The U.S. average is $37,600.
$37,780Median pay
$19.79Average hourly
-2%vs. New York average
6,700Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for sewing machine operators in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 9.
1130 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$45,920
$22.08 an hour
240 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$45,430
$21.84 an hour
3160 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$42,060
$20.22 an hour
480 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$41,060
$19.74 an hour
530 jobs
Kingston, NY
$40,980
$19.70 an hour
6110 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$40,590
$19.52 an hour
7240 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$39,090
$18.79 an hour
8400 jobs
Rochester, NY
$37,150
$17.86 an hour
990 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$34,230
$16.46 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | $37,930 |
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | $39,380 |
| Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $45,960 |
| Upholsterers | $52,450 |
| Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | $65,180 |
| Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other | $46,490 |
Questions and answers
How much do sewing machine operators make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $41,160 a year, and the median is $37,780. About 6,700 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is about the same as the New York average of $41,930.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.05 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 51-6031. Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.