SOC 51-6031 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Sewing Machine Operators make in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sewing Machine Operators in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is $36,630. The 10th percentile is $31,990 and the 90th percentile is $43,050. Employment is 430.

Median annual wage

$36,630

10th percentile
$31,990
25th percentile
$32,110
Median
$36,630
75th percentile
$40,180
90th percentile
$43,050
Mean
$36,790

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Sewing Machine Operators, the published 10th percentile is $31,990 and the 90th percentile is $43,050. The difference is $11,060, which is 30.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $32,110 to the 75th at $40,180, covers $8,070.

The mean annual wage is $36,790, which sits above the median of $36,630. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH median is 0.1% lower than the national median of $36,670 for Sewing Machine Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,517, which is 7.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.4% higher than the Ohio median of $35,760.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 92.694, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,630 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sewing Machine Operators at $39,517 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

21 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sewing Machine Operators. Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH ranks 6th of 22 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Springfield, OH is 20 miles away, with a median of $38,190 and employment of 40. That median is 4.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,207, against $39,517 here.
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 55 miles away, with a median of $34,680 and employment of 820. That median is 5.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,364, against $39,517 here.
  • Columbus, OH is 70 miles away, with a median of $35,420 and employment of 610. That median is 3.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,101, against $39,517 here.

Employment share

Sewing Machine Operators accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH (430 of 372,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (104,880 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.71 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Sewing Machine Operators make in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sewing Machine Operators in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is $36,630. The 10th percentile is $31,990 and the 90th percentile is $43,050. Employment is 430.

How does that compare with the national median for Sewing Machine Operators?

The local median is 0.1% lower than the national median of $36,670.

What is Sewing Machine Operators pay in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 92.694, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,630 is $39,517. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH compare with nearby metros for Sewing Machine Operators?

Springfield, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 20 miles away, at $38,190. Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH ranks 6th of 22 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.