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Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers salary in California

The median fabric and apparel patternmakers in California earns $89,010 a year, 42% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,435 a month.

10th percentile
$47,730
25th percentile
$64,690
Median percentile
$89,010
75th percentile
$99,740
90th percentile
$114,800

Based on 930 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$65,218 take-home a year
Gross pay$89,010
Federal income tax−$10,752
Social Security + Medicare−$6,809
California income tax (approx.)−$6,231
Monthly take-home$5,435
Every two weeks$2,508

Does it go far here?

$80,392Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All fabric and apparel patternmakers salaries · Take-home pay in California