Average Salary for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
SOC 51-6052 · Production Occupations · 2024 data
The median annual wage for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in the United States is $40,860 ($19.64/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $27,110 at the 10th percentile to $62,490 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 16,290 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 29.6% since 2019.
Median Annual
$40,860
Mean Annual
$44,050
10th Pct
$27,110
75th Pct
$49,780
Employment
16,290
Salary Distribution
$27k
10th
$33k
25th
$41k
Median
$50k
75th
$62k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $60,320 |
| Boulder, CO | $52,570 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $52,530 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $52,000 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $51,120 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $51,010 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $50,350 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $49,770 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $49,690 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $49,460 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $49,230 |
| Jackson, MS | $48,330 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $47,910 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $47,770 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $47,760 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $57,380 |
| New York | $57,280 |
| Maryland | $52,000 |
| Washington | $51,010 |
| Oklahoma | $50,710 |
| Pennsylvania | $49,250 |
| Connecticut | $47,360 |
| Hawaii | $46,990 |
| Nevada | $46,020 |
| Massachusetts | $45,770 |
| Oregon | $45,690 |
| New Jersey | $45,510 |
| California | $45,390 |
| New Hampshire | $44,970 |
| Arizona | $44,890 |
| New Mexico | $43,600 |
| Minnesota | $43,490 |
| Delaware | $43,010 |
| Vermont | $41,600 |
| Utah | $40,570 |
| Colorado | $39,310 |
| Indiana | $39,040 |
| Wisconsin | $38,640 |
| Mississippi | $38,480 |
| Illinois | $38,340 |
| Alabama | $38,030 |
| Florida | $37,590 |
| Ohio | $37,550 |
| Kentucky | $37,400 |
| Iowa | $36,810 |
| Montana | $36,030 |
| Rhode Island | $35,920 |
| Texas | $35,600 |
| North Carolina | $35,490 |
| Missouri | $35,190 |
| Virginia | $35,110 |
| West Virginia | $35,060 |
| Michigan | $34,830 |
| Tennessee | $34,510 |
| South Carolina | $34,100 |
| Georgia | $32,720 |
| Arkansas | $31,750 |
| Louisiana | $29,910 |
| Nebraska | $29,310 |
| Idaho | $28,080 |
| Kansas | $26,410 |
| Puerto Rico | $22,460 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $40,860 |
| 2023 | $36,650 |
| 2022 | $34,280 |
| 2021 | $31,420 |
| 2020 | $32,640 |
| 2019 | $31,520 |