What are the main factors that influence a Stitcher's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Stitcher's salary?

A Stitcher's salary grows with experience: starting around $48,676 for beginners, reaching about $50,699 at mid-level, and approach $53,063 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Stitcher?

Stitcher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Stitcher roles are District of Columbia $58,909, California $58,686, Massachusetts $57,904. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Stitcher roles make?

Salaries for Stitcher level roles vary by specialization: Saddle Stitcher: $49,600; Saddle Stitch Operator: $49,513; Stitcher Operator: $47,054.

How do different companies affect a Stitcher's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Stitcher roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Stitcher Salary in the United States

How much does a Stitcher make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Stitcher in the United States is $53,206 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

However, a Stitcher's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $60,819
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,250 to $57,191
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,649

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Stitcher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,191	$4,766	$1,100	$27
Average	$53,206	$4,434	$1,023	$26
25th Percentile	$49,250	$4,104	$947	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Stitcher Salaries

A Stitcher's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Stitcher Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Stitcher's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $48,676
Early Career (1-2 years): $48,824
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $50,699
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $52,906
Expert (over 8 years): $53,063

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Stitcher	$48,676
Intermediate Level Stitcher	$48,824
Senior Level Stitcher	$50,699
Specialist Level Stitcher	$52,906
Expert Level Stitcher	$53,063

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What Am I Worth?

How Do Stitcher Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Stitchers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $58,909.
California: $58,686.
Massachusetts: $57,904.

District of Columbia $58,909 California $58,686 Massachusetts $57,904 Washington $57,691 New Jersey $57,669 Alaska $57,595 Connecticut $56,861 New York $56,563

Hawaii $55,610 Rhode Island $55,163 Maryland $54,860 Minnesota $54,445 Colorado $54,286 Illinois $54,232 Oregon $54,030 Delaware $53,881

New Hampshire $53,788 Virginia $53,578 Pennsylvania $52,966 Nevada $52,657 North Dakota $52,556 Michigan $52,397 Wisconsin $52,338 Vermont $52,221

Texas $51,897 Maine $51,875 Arizona $51,843 Ohio $51,806 Georgia $51,317 Indiana $51,072 Wyoming $51,024 Utah $50,950

Iowa $50,918 Kansas $50,662 Louisiana $50,588 North Carolina $50,561 Missouri $50,551 Florida $50,343 Montana $50,231 Nebraska $50,125

Kentucky $50,066 South Carolina $49,854 Tennessee $49,721 Idaho $49,667 New Mexico $49,279 Oklahoma $49,194 Alabama $48,880 South Dakota $48,353

Arkansas $48,066 West Virginia $47,912 Mississippi $47,449

Top Paying Cities for Stitchers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $67,108
San Francisco: $66,448
Oakland: $64,975

San Jose, CA $67,108

San Francisco, CA $66,448

Oakland, CA $64,975

New York, NY $61,660

Queens Village, NY $61,261

Paramus, NJ $60,835

Passaic, NJ $60,782

Bergenfield, NJ $60,729

Stamford, CT $60,649

Huntington, NY $60,596

Newark, NJ $60,250

Bridgeport, CT $60,143

New Brunswick, NJ $59,968

Vallejo, CA $59,856

Middlesex, NJ $59,824

Somerset, NJ $59,776

Petaluma, CA $59,654

Santa Cruz, CA $59,447

Boston, MA $59,340

Monterey, CA $59,074

Fairbanks, AK $59,037

Los Angeles, CA $58,936

Washington, DC $58,909

Seattle, WA $58,813

Santa Rosa, CA $58,803

Juneau, AK $58,648

Orange, CA $58,473

Anchorage, AK $58,377

Anaheim, CA $58,340

Santa Ana, CA $58,260

Nassau, NY $58,228

Long Beach, CA $58,207

Danbury, CT $58,191

Santa Maria, CA $58,010

Everett, WA $57,999

Bremerton, WA $57,739

Trenton, NJ $57,638

Sacramento, CA $57,616

San Diego, CA $57,590

Brockton, MA $57,568

Tacoma, WA $57,547

Santa Barbara, CA $57,473

Lowell, MA $57,260

New Suffolk, NY $57,238

Nashua, NH $57,175

Lompoc, CA $57,090

Ventura, CA $57,036

Stockton, CA $57,020

New Haven, CT $56,914

Atlantic City, NJ $56,776

Hartford, CT $56,659

Modesto, CA $56,632

Poughkeepsie, NY $56,515

New Britain, CT $56,488

Olympia, WA $56,414

Kennewick, WA $56,414

New London, CT $56,403

Norwich, CT $56,387

Lawrence, MA $56,361

Bakersfield, CA $56,212

Riverside, CA $56,137

New Bedford, MA $56,137

Richland, WA $56,084

Portsmouth, NH $56,041

Vineland, NJ $56,031

San Bernardino, CA $55,988

Boulder, CO $55,839

Worcester, MA $55,797

Portland, OR $55,749

Saint Paul, MN $55,685

Minneapolis, MN $55,685

Philadelphia, PA $55,610

Honolulu, HI $55,328

Springfield, MA $55,142

Providence, RI $55,137

Chicago, IL $54,983

Bellingham, WA $54,919

Baltimore, MD $54,860

Chico, CA $54,727

Wilmington, DE $54,637

Pittsfield, MA $54,584

Manchester, NH $54,482

Spokane, WA $54,248

Denver, CO $54,243

Albany, NY $53,993

Troy, NY $53,972

Schenectady, NY $53,860

Burlington, VT $53,743

Portland, ME $53,557

Salem, OR $53,514

Yakima, WA $53,503

Ann Arbor, MI $53,487

Rochester, MN $53,339

Fresno, CA $53,312

Reno, NV $53,312

Milwaukee, WI $53,264

Detroit, MI $53,211

Allentown, PA $53,195

Carson City, NV $53,190

Houston, TX $53,110

Colorado Springs, CO $53,104

Syracuse, NY $53,078

Eugene, OR $52,977

Bismarck, ND $52,913

Gary, IN $52,913

Galveston, TX $52,913

Springfield, OR $52,870

Medford, OR $52,743

Fort Collins, CO $52,721

Austin, TX $52,679

Mesa, AZ $52,567

Phoenix, AZ $52,556

Dallas, TX $52,540

Reading, PA $52,509

Saint Cloud, MN $52,487

Concord, NH $52,439

Madison, WI $52,418

Utica, NY $52,274

Raleigh, NC $52,232

Las Vegas, NV $52,227

Rochester, NY $52,189

Des Moines, IA $52,184

Atlanta, GA $52,099

Battle Creek, MI $52,083

Salt Lake City, UT $52,067

Lancaster, PA $51,987

Champaign, IL $51,976

Harrisburg, PA $51,913

Durham, NC $51,865

Kansas City, MO $51,859

Kansas City, KS $51,849

Fort Worth, TX $51,843

Boca Raton, FL $51,822

Cleveland, OH $51,817

Columbus, OH $51,806

Pittsburgh, PA $51,801

Richmond, VA $51,780

Indianapolis, IN $51,769

Cincinnati, OH $51,700

Petersburg, VA $51,620

Billings, MT $51,503

Lansing, MI $51,503

Huntsville, AL $51,503

Lebanon, PA $51,498

Dayton, OH $51,492

Pueblo, CO $51,492

Appleton, WI $51,476

Buffalo, NY $51,455

Racine, WI $51,428

Charlotte, NC $51,423

Saint Louis, MO $51,407

Springfield, IL $51,386

Elkhart, IN $51,375

York, PA $51,375

Gastonia, NC $51,370

Benton Harbor, MI $51,370

Beaumont, TX $51,338

Lorain, OH $51,327

Toledo, OH $51,306

Binghamton, NY $51,279

Rock Hill, SC $51,274

Rockford, IL $51,248

Fargo, ND $51,221

Elyria, OH $51,221

Flagstaff, AZ $51,184

Fort Lauderdale, FL $51,152

Miami, FL $51,120

Duluth, MN $51,035

Bangor, ME $50,966

Cedar Rapids, IA $50,907

Louisville, KY $50,880

Grand Rapids, MI $50,870

Hialeah, FL $50,864

Casper, WY $50,790

Scranton, PA $50,726

New Orleans, LA $50,710

Virginia Beach, VA $50,705

Akron, OH $50,678

Peoria, IL $50,609

Sarasota, FL $50,598

Green Bay, WI $50,561

Baton Rouge, LA $50,535

Charleston, SC $50,524

Nashville, TN $50,508

Jamestown, NY $50,497

Davenport, IA $50,497

Tucson, AZ $50,471

Cheyenne, WY $50,455

Saint Petersburg, FL $50,439

Tampa, FL $50,428

Omaha, NE $50,418

Port Arthur, TX $50,396

Evansville, IN $50,396

Bradenton, FL $50,375

Santa Fe, NM $50,279

Orlando, FL $50,226

Clearwater, FL $50,167

Canton, OH $50,056

La Crosse, WI $50,056

Grand Forks, ND $50,040

Albuquerque, NM $50,024

Tulsa, OK $50,024

Newport News, VA $50,018

High Point, NC $50,003

Ogden, UT $49,981

Corpus Christi, TX $49,939

Laramie, WY $49,907

Norfolk, VA $49,907

Rock Island, IL $49,875

Saginaw, MI $49,864

Jacksonville, FL $49,859

Salisbury, NC $49,848

Memphis, TN $49,838

Moline, IL $49,811

Fort Myers, FL $49,795

Waterloo, IA $49,726

Spartanburg, SC $49,673

Lincoln, NE $49,646

Fort Wayne, IN $49,635

Birmingham, AL $49,577

Cedar Falls, IA $49,566

Provo, UT $49,561

Springfield, OH $49,556

San Antonio, TX $49,545

Greensboro, NC $49,524

South Bend, IN $49,518

Winston Salem, NC $49,513

Boise, ID $49,497

Savannah, GA $49,460

Muskegon, MI $49,364

Lima, OH $49,300

Lake Charles, LA $49,279

Anderson, IN $49,268

Lexington, KY $49,252

Augusta, GA $49,236

Greenville, SC $49,236

Wichita, KS $49,188

Tuscaloosa, AL $49,188

Columbia, SC $49,141

Bloomington, IN $49,008

Roanoke, VA $48,976

Asheville, NC $48,906

Knoxville, TN $48,816

Shreveport, LA $48,811

Wilmington, NC $48,742

Frankfort, KY $48,640

Oklahoma City, OK $48,603

Chillicothe, OH $48,582

Longview, TX $48,577

Topeka, KS $48,561

Mobile, AL $48,481

Terre Haute, IN $48,460

Erie, PA $48,454

Altoona, PA $48,428

Melbourne, FL $48,412

Amarillo, TX $48,390

Killeen, TX $48,374

Fayetteville, AR $48,332

Sioux Falls, SD $48,295

Chattanooga, TN $48,263

Idaho Falls, ID $48,257

Gainesville, FL $48,146

Portsmouth, OH $48,119

Little Rock, AR $48,108

Lynchburg, VA $48,108

Lafayette, LA $48,087

Youngstown, OH $48,087

Temple, TX $48,066

Daytona Beach, FL $48,055

Clarksville, TN $48,050

Pensacola, FL $48,045

Hopkinsville, KY $47,885

Charleston, WV $47,880

Florence, SC $47,853

Sioux City, IA $47,821

Macon, GA $47,667

Tallahassee, FL $47,661

Fayetteville, NC $47,651

Waco, TX $47,640

Wichita Falls, TX $47,640

Pine Bluff, AR $47,619

Vincennes, IN $47,518

Lubbock, TX $47,497

Great Falls, MT $47,465

Alamogordo, NM $47,459

Abilene, TX $47,417

Rapid City, SD $47,348

Monroe, LA $47,348

Albany, GA $47,316

Huntington, WV $47,310

Jackson, MS $47,305

Greenville, MS $47,300

Parkersburg, WV $47,246

Montgomery, AL $47,236

Johnstown, PA $47,225

Springfield, MO $47,183

Biloxi, MS $47,156

Sumter, SC $47,044

Columbus, GA $47,039

Twin Falls, ID $47,007

Pascagoula, MS $46,938

Kingsport, TN $46,800

Gulfport, MS $46,784

Alexandria, LA $46,608

Fort Smith, AR $46,475

El Paso, TX $46,331

Helena, MT $46,262

Las Cruces, NM $46,092

Harlingen, TX $45,943

Pocatello, ID $45,895

Florence, AL $45,879

Brownsville, TX $45,868

Dothan, AL $45,783

Mcallen, TX $45,757

Columbus, MS $45,363

Altus, OK $45,118

Lawton, OK $45,017

Pierre, SD $44,826

What Skills Can Increase a Stitcher's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Empowerment (Mentioned in 21.97% Job Postings): Creating, providing, and promoting authority, accountability, and autonomy to employees to influence their decision-making skills and helping them grow.
Square (Mentioned in 11.36% Job Postings): Square in geometry, a plane figure with four equal sides and four right (90°) angles. A square is a special kind of rectangle and a special kind of parallelogram.
Computer Networks (Mentioned in 0.76% Job Postings): Computer network, also referred to as a data network, is a series of interconnected nodes that can transmit, receive and exchange data, voice and video traffic.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Empowerment	21.97%
Square	11.36%
Computer Networks	0.76%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Stitcher's salary.

Teamwork: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Empowerment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Square: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Teamwork	$56,930	7%
Empowerment	$56,398	6%
Square	$55,334	4%
Machine Operation	$54,802	3%
Written Communication	$54,802	3%
Leadership	$54,270	2%

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How Education impacts a Stitcher's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Stitchers enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Stitcher with a No Diploma is between $48,192 and $50,379).

Stitcher Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Stitcher

No Diploma 80.0%

High School 80.0%

Associates 20.0%

Bachelors 0.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	80.0%
High School	80.0%
Associates	20.0%
Bachelors	0.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Stitcher Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Stitcher's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$49,250

Average $53,206/year

$57,191

$4,104

Average $4,434/month

$4,766

$947

Average $1,023/week

$1,100

$24

Average $26/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,191	$4,766	$1,100	$27
Average	$53,206	$4,434	$1,023	$26
25th Percentile	$49,250	$4,104	$947	$24

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Salary Trends for Stitcher

Salaries for a Stitcher can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $42,740 in 2023 to around $42,778 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Stitcher salary trends, .

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2023

$42,740

2024

$42,894

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$42,778

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2024	$42,894
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