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 $48,681 for beginners, reaching about $50,705 at mid-level, and approach $53,074 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 $58,994, California $58,770, Massachusetts $57,987. 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: $49,518; Stitcher Operator: $47,059.

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 May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Stitcher in the United States is $53,282 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): $60,890
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,310 to $57,264
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,694

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Stitcher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,264	$4,772	$1,101	$28
Average	$53,282	$4,440	$1,025	$26
25th Percentile	$49,310	$4,109	$948	$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): $48,681
Early Career (1-2 years): $48,829
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $50,705
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $52,916
Expert (over 8 years): $53,074

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Stitcher	$48,681
Intermediate Level Stitcher	$48,829
Senior Level Stitcher	$50,705
Specialist Level Stitcher	$52,916
Expert Level Stitcher	$53,074

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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: $58,994.
California: $58,770.
Massachusetts: $57,987.

District of Columbia $58,994 California $58,770 Massachusetts $57,987 Washington $57,774 New Jersey $57,753 Alaska $57,678 Connecticut $56,943 New York $56,644

Hawaii $55,691 Rhode Island $55,243 Maryland $54,939 Minnesota $54,524 Colorado $54,364 Illinois $54,311 Oregon $54,108 Delaware $53,959

New Hampshire $53,865 Virginia $53,655 Pennsylvania $53,043 Nevada $52,733 North Dakota $52,632 Michigan $52,472 Wisconsin $52,414 Vermont $52,297

Texas $51,972 Maine $51,950 Arizona $51,918 Ohio $51,881 Georgia $51,391 Indiana $51,146 Wyoming $51,098 Utah $51,023

Iowa $50,991 Kansas $50,735 Louisiana $50,661 North Carolina $50,634 Missouri $50,624 Florida $50,416 Montana $50,304 Nebraska $50,197

Kentucky $50,139 South Carolina $49,926 Tennessee $49,792 Idaho $49,739 New Mexico $49,350 Oklahoma $49,265 Alabama $48,950 South Dakota $48,423

Arkansas $48,135 West Virginia $47,981 Mississippi $47,517

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: $67,205
San Francisco: $66,469
Oakland: $65,068

San Jose, CA $67,205

San Francisco, CA $66,469

Oakland, CA $65,068

New York, NY $61,349

Paramus, NJ $60,603

Queens Village, NY $60,600

Passaic, NJ $60,549

Bergenfield, NJ $60,545

Stamford, CT $60,427

Huntington, NY $60,406

Newark, NJ $60,012

Bridgeport, CT $59,899

Vallejo, CA $59,793

New Brunswick, NJ $59,772

Petaluma, CA $59,740

Middlesex, NJ $59,639

Somerset, NJ $59,602

Santa Cruz, CA $59,532

Boston, MA $59,207

Monterey, CA $59,020

Seattle, WA $58,898

Santa Rosa, CA $58,888

Los Angeles, CA $58,872

Juneau, AK $58,733

Washington, DC $58,674

Orange, CA $58,485

Santa Ana, CA $58,344

Long Beach, CA $58,291

Anaheim, CA $58,280

Anchorage, AK $58,254

Santa Maria, CA $58,094

Everett, WA $58,083

Danbury, CT $57,895

Bremerton, WA $57,822

Tacoma, WA $57,630

New Suffolk, NY $57,629

Sacramento, CA $57,614

Santa Barbara, CA $57,556

Trenton, NJ $57,497

San Diego, CA $57,497

Brockton, MA $57,438

Fairbanks, AK $57,308

Lompoc, CA $57,172

Lowell, MA $57,129

Ventura, CA $57,119

Nashua, NH $57,108

Stockton, CA $57,103

Modesto, CA $56,714

Poughkeepsie, NY $56,596

Olympia, WA $56,495

Kennewick, WA $56,495

New Haven, CT $56,474

Lawrence, MA $56,282

Hartford, CT $56,229

Riverside, CA $56,218

New Bedford, MA $56,165

Richland, WA $56,165

Bakersfield, CA $56,090

San Bernardino, CA $56,069

New Britain, CT $56,064

Atlantic City, NJ $56,064

New London, CT $56,042

Norwich, CT $56,026

Portsmouth, NH $56,016

Boulder, CO $55,903

Portland, OR $55,829

Worcester, MA $55,824

Minneapolis, MN $55,659

Philadelphia, PA $55,584

Honolulu, HI $55,408

Saint Paul, MN $55,383

Vineland, NJ $55,371

Providence, RI $55,216

Chicago, IL $55,062

Bellingham, WA $54,998

Springfield, MA $54,955

Baltimore, MD $54,939

Chico, CA $54,806

Pittsfield, MA $54,662

Manchester, NH $54,561

Spokane, WA $54,327

Denver, CO $54,321

Albany, NY $54,071

Troy, NY $54,050

Nassau, NY $53,993

Schenectady, NY $53,938

Wilmington, DE $53,895

Burlington, VT $53,820

Salem, OR $53,799

Portland, ME $53,634

Yakima, WA $53,581

Rochester, MN $53,416

Reno, NV $53,389

Fresno, CA $53,389

Milwaukee, WI $53,341

Detroit, MI $53,288

Ann Arbor, MI $53,279

Allentown, PA $53,272

Colorado Springs, CO $53,181

Syracuse, NY $53,154

Carson City, NV $53,154

Houston, TX $53,080

Eugene, OR $53,053

Gary, IN $52,989

Springfield, OR $52,947

Bismarck, ND $52,936

Galveston, TX $52,899

Medford, OR $52,819

Fort Collins, CO $52,797

Concord, NH $52,771

Austin, TX $52,755

Mesa, AZ $52,643

Reading, PA $52,638

Phoenix, AZ $52,632

Dallas, TX $52,616

Saint Cloud, MN $52,565

Madison, WI $52,494

Utica, NY $52,350

Rochester, NY $52,265

Des Moines, IA $52,259

Raleigh, NC $52,254

Atlanta, GA $52,174

Battle Creek, MI $52,158

Salt Lake City, UT $52,142

Lancaster, PA $52,062

Harrisburg, PA $51,988

Kansas City, MO $51,934

Champaign, IL $51,924

Kansas City, KS $51,924

Fort Worth, TX $51,918

Columbus, OH $51,909

Boca Raton, FL $51,897

Pittsburgh, PA $51,876

Richmond, VA $51,854

Indianapolis, IN $51,844

Cleveland, OH $51,838

Las Vegas, NV $51,774

Cincinnati, OH $51,774

Petersburg, VA $51,694

Huntsville, AL $51,615

Lansing, MI $51,579

Lebanon, PA $51,572

Pueblo, CO $51,567

Appleton, WI $51,551

Buffalo, NY $51,529

Dayton, OH $51,513

Racine, WI $51,503

Charlotte, NC $51,497

Saint Louis, MO $51,481

York, PA $51,449

Elkhart, IN $51,449

Gastonia, NC $51,439

Billings, MT $51,426

Beaumont, TX $51,412

Lorain, OH $51,401

Benton Harbor, MI $51,391

Toledo, OH $51,380

Binghamton, NY $51,353

Rock Hill, SC $51,348

Rockford, IL $51,322

Springfield, IL $51,300

Elyria, OH $51,295

Fargo, ND $51,295

Flagstaff, AZ $51,258

Fort Lauderdale, FL $51,226

Duluth, MN $51,194

Miami, FL $51,194

Cheyenne, WY $51,156

Grand Forks, ND $51,156

Bangor, ME $51,039

Cedar Rapids, IA $50,981

Durham, NC $50,958

Louisville, KY $50,954

Grand Rapids, MI $50,943

Hialeah, FL $50,938

Casper, WY $50,863

Scranton, PA $50,799

New Orleans, LA $50,783

Virginia Beach, VA $50,778

Akron, OH $50,751

Peoria, IL $50,682

Sarasota, FL $50,671

Nashville, TN $50,634

Omaha, NE $50,634

Green Bay, WI $50,634

Baton Rouge, LA $50,608

Charleston, SC $50,597

Jamestown, NY $50,570

Davenport, IA $50,570

Tucson, AZ $50,544

Saint Petersburg, FL $50,512

Tampa, FL $50,501

Evansville, IN $50,469

Port Arthur, TX $50,469

Bradenton, FL $50,448

Santa Fe, NM $50,352

Orlando, FL $50,256

Clearwater, FL $50,240

Canton, OH $50,128

La Crosse, WI $50,128

Albuquerque, NM $50,096

Newport News, VA $50,091

High Point, NC $50,075

Ogden, UT $50,053

Corpus Christi, TX $50,011

Norfolk, VA $49,979

Laramie, WY $49,979

Rock Island, IL $49,947

Saginaw, MI $49,936

Jacksonville, FL $49,931

Salisbury, NC $49,920

Boise, ID $49,910

Moline, IL $49,883

Fort Myers, FL $49,867

Memphis, TN $49,856

Tulsa, OK $49,830

Waterloo, IA $49,798

Spartanburg, SC $49,744

Lincoln, NE $49,718

Fort Wayne, IN $49,707

Provo, UT $49,702

Cedar Falls, IA $49,638

San Antonio, TX $49,616

Greensboro, NC $49,595

South Bend, IN $49,590

Savannah, GA $49,531

Muskegon, MI $49,510

Birmingham, AL $49,505

Winston Salem, NC $49,478

Lake Charles, LA $49,350

Anderson, IN $49,339

Lexington, KY $49,323

Augusta, GA $49,307

Greenville, SC $49,307

Lima, OH $49,265

Wichita, KS $49,259

Tuscaloosa, AL $49,259

Columbia, SC $49,212

Springfield, OH $49,201

Asheville, NC $49,116

Bloomington, IN $49,078

Knoxville, TN $48,887

Shreveport, LA $48,881

Wilmington, NC $48,812

Roanoke, VA $48,812

Topeka, KS $48,716

Frankfort, KY $48,710

Oklahoma City, OK $48,673

Chillicothe, OH $48,652

Longview, TX $48,647

Melbourne, FL $48,641

Sioux Falls, SD $48,556

Mobile, AL $48,551

Terre Haute, IN $48,530

Altoona, PA $48,498

Amarillo, TX $48,460

Killeen, TX $48,444

Fayetteville, AR $48,402

Chattanooga, TN $48,386

Sioux City, IA $48,338

Idaho Falls, ID $48,327

Lynchburg, VA $48,284

Gainesville, FL $48,215

Portsmouth, OH $48,189

Little Rock, AR $48,178

Lafayette, LA $48,157

Youngstown, OH $48,157

Daytona Beach, FL $48,125

Clarksville, TN $48,119

Pensacola, FL $48,114

Temple, TX $48,110

Hopkinsville, KY $47,954

Erie, PA $47,943

Florence, SC $47,922

Charleston, WV $47,837

Great Falls, MT $47,810

Macon, GA $47,736

Tallahassee, FL $47,730

Fayetteville, NC $47,720

Waco, TX $47,709

Helena, MT $47,672

Pine Bluff, AR $47,651

Vincennes, IN $47,586

Lubbock, TX $47,565

Alamogordo, NM $47,533

Twin Falls, ID $47,485

Rapid City, SD $47,469

Jackson, MS $47,373

Huntington, WV $47,370

Greenville, MS $47,368

Parkersburg, WV $47,314

Montgomery, AL $47,304

Wichita Falls, TX $47,251

Springfield, MO $47,251

Biloxi, MS $47,224

Monroe, LA $47,171

Johnstown, PA $47,134

Sumter, SC $47,112

Columbus, GA $47,107

Pascagoula, MS $47,006

Abilene, TX $47,006

Kingsport, TN $46,867

Albany, GA $46,867

Gulfport, MS $46,851

Alexandria, LA $46,675

Fort Smith, AR $46,542

El Paso, TX $46,398

Las Cruces, NM $46,158

Harlingen, TX $46,023

Pocatello, ID $46,015

Florence, AL $45,945

Brownsville, TX $45,935

Mcallen, TX $45,823

Dothan, AL $45,748

Columbus, MS $45,432

Altus, OK $45,183

Lawton, OK $45,082

Pierre, SD $44,890

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	$57,012	7%
Empowerment	$56,479	6%
Square	$55,414	4%
Machine Operation	$54,881	3%
Written Communication	$54,881	3%
Leadership	$54,348	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 May 01, 2026

$49,310

Average $53,282/year

$57,264

$4,109

Average $4,440/month

$4,772

$948

Average $1,025/week

$1,101

$24

Average $26/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,264	$4,772	$1,101	$28
Average	$53,282	$4,440	$1,025	$26
25th Percentile	$49,310	$4,109	$948	$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

2025

$42,778

2026

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2023	$42,740
2024	$42,894
2025	$42,778
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