SOC 51-6031 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Sewing Machine Operators make in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sewing Machine Operators in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is $48,190. The 10th percentile is $29,370 and the 90th percentile is $55,550. Employment is 460.

Median annual wage

$48,190

10th percentile
$29,370
25th percentile
$36,270
Median
$48,190
75th percentile
$55,050
90th percentile
$55,550
Mean
$45,580

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Sewing Machine Operators, the published 10th percentile is $29,370 and the 90th percentile is $55,550. The difference is $26,180, which is 54.3% 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 $36,270 to the 75th at $55,050, covers $18,780.

The mean annual wage is $45,580, which sits below the median of $48,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV median is 31.4% higher than the national median of $36,670 for Sewing Machine Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,087, which is 31.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.3% higher than the Nevada median of $45,750.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 100.215, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sewing Machine Operators at $48,087 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sewing Machine Operators. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV ranks 1st of 3 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).).

  • St. George, UT is 111 miles away, with a median of $34,300 and employment of 40. That median is 28.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,244, against $48,087 here.
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 132 miles away, with a median of $39,570 and employment of 730. That median is 17.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,175, against $48,087 here.

Employment share

Sewing Machine Operators accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV (460 of 1,136,960). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (104,880 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.60 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · Sewing Machine Operators by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Sewing Machine Operators make in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sewing Machine Operators in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is $48,190. The 10th percentile is $29,370 and the 90th percentile is $55,550. Employment is 460.

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

The local median is 31.4% higher than the national median of $36,670.

What is Sewing Machine Operators pay in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 100.215, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $48,190 is $48,087. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV compare with nearby metros for Sewing Machine Operators?

St. George, UT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $34,300. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.