Sewing Machine Operators Salary in Janesville, WI

Sewing Machine Operators pay range in Janesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,450 a year or less, while the top 10% make $55,980 or more. The middle half of sewing machine operators in Janesville earn between $24,450 and $47,660.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Sewing Machine Operators pay in Janesville vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Sewing machine operators in Janesville earn 5% less than the Wisconsin average ($41,430) and 5% more than the U.S. average ($37,600). At the median the gap is +9% against the U.S. median of $36,670.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Sewing Machine Operators salary after taxes in Janesville

On the average salary of $39,460, a single filer in Janesville takes home about $32,829 a year, or $2,736 a month and $1,263 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Janesville a good place for sewing machine operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Janesville area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.7), so the average $39,460 buys what about $42,112 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Janesville ($48,390). A typical home costs $296,342, or 7.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sewing Machine Operators salary in other Wisconsin cities

Janesville ranks 5th of 9 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Appleton pays the most ($51,830).

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Highest-paying cities for sewing machine operators

Appleton, WI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($51,830).

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