United States
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$40,860
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in the United States earn a median of $40,860 a year, about $19.64 an hour.
Median
$40,860
per year
Hourly
$19.64
as published
Mean
$44,050
pulled up by top earners
Workers
16,290
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $45,390 | +11% |
| Texas | State | $35,600 | -13% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $60,320 | +48% |
| Florida | State | $37,590 | -8% |
| New York | State | $57,280 | +40% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $47,910 | +17% |
| New Jersey | State | $45,510 | +11% |
| Minnesota | State | $43,490 | +6% |
| South Carolina | State | $34,100 | -17% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $49,250 | +21% |
| Massachusetts | State | $45,770 | +12% |
| Michigan | State | $34,830 | -15% |
| North Carolina | State | $35,490 | -13% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Metro | $46,660 | +14% |
| Virginia | State | $35,110 | -14% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $40,860 | +0% |
| Illinois | State | $38,340 | -6% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $45,770 | +12% |
| Missouri | State | $35,190 | -14% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $37,820 | -7% |
| Ohio | State | $37,550 | -8% |
| Maryland | State | $52,000 | +27% |
| Indiana | State | $39,040 | -4% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $45,110 | +10% |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | Metro | $50,350 | +23% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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