SOC 51-6031 · Production Occupations · May 2025
How much do Sewing Machine Operators make in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sewing Machine Operators in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is $22,190. The 10th percentile is $21,840 and the 90th percentile is $26,090. Employment is 740.
Median annual wage
$22,190
- 10th percentile
- $21,840
- 25th percentile
- $21,930
- Median
- $22,190
- 75th percentile
- $22,880
- 90th percentile
- $26,090
- Mean
- $23,220
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
Percentile spread
For Sewing Machine Operators, the published 10th percentile is $21,840 and the 90th percentile is $26,090. The difference is $4,250, which is 19.2% 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 $21,930 to the 75th at $22,880, covers $950.
The mean annual wage is $23,220, which sits above the median of $22,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR median is 39.5% lower than the national median of $36,670 for Sewing Machine Operators.
It is 1.6% higher than the Puerto Rico median of $21,840.
Price-adjusted pay
The Bureau of Economic Analysis has not published a 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR, so this page does not show a price-adjusted wage.
Nearby metros
2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sewing Machine Operators. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR ranks 2nd 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).).
- Arecibo, PR is 48 miles away, with a median of $22,550 and employment of 1,010. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here.
- Mayaguez, PR is 77 miles away, with a median of $21,840 and employment of 2,370. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here.
Employment share
Sewing Machine Operators accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR (740 of 690,810). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (104,880 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.59 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 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sewing Machine Operators in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR is $22,190. The 10th percentile is $21,840 and the 90th percentile is $26,090. Employment is 740.
How does that compare with the national median for Sewing Machine Operators?
The local median is 39.5% lower than the national median of $36,670.
How does San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR compare with nearby metros for Sewing Machine Operators?
Arecibo, PR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 48 miles away, at $22,550. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.