Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers salary
The median pay for tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in the United States is $41,640 a year. About 13,920 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $29,920
- 25th percentile
- $35,230
- Median percentile
- $41,640
- 75th percentile
- $50,200
- 90th percentile
- $63,670
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New York $60,210
- District of Columbia $57,720
- Washington $54,300
- Colorado $51,110
- Nevada $49,150
- Pennsylvania $48,310
- Missouri $48,240
- Utah $48,040
- Oregon $47,450
- Minnesota $46,180
- Virginia $46,060
- New Hampshire $45,970
- California $44,360
- Wisconsin $43,300
- Georgia $43,260
- New Jersey $43,150
- Illinois $42,330
- North Carolina $41,260
- Connecticut $40,000
- Florida $39,790
- Tennessee $38,650
- Nebraska $38,380
- Michigan $37,500
- Ohio $37,170
- Indiana $36,450
- Texas $36,260
- Montana $34,710
- Louisiana $33,560
- South Carolina $33,030
- Kentucky $32,530
- Iowa $31,680
- Alabama $31,200
- Arkansas $30,990
- Kansas $27,110
- Mississippi $25,340
By metro area
- New York, NY $63,050
- San Jose, CA $59,020
- Philadelphia, PA $57,020
- Washington, DC $55,000
- Seattle, WA $54,300
- Denver, CO $53,970
- Atlanta, GA $51,380
- Boston, MA $50,470
- Las Vegas, NV $49,610
- San Antonio, TX $49,610
- San Francisco, CA $49,450
- Provo, UT $48,750
- Albany, NY $48,580
- Buffalo, NY $48,390
- Pittsburgh, PA $48,310
- Salt Lake City, UT $48,040
- Portland, OR $47,590
- Minneapolis, MN $46,260
- Virginia Beach, VA $46,060
- Chicago, IL $45,630
- Charlotte, NC $45,510
- San Diego, CA $44,610
- Sacramento, CA $44,470
- Stockton, CA $44,240
- Milwaukee, WI $44,130
- Rochester, NY $43,720
- Orlando, FL $43,580
- Bridgeport, CT $41,810
- Madison, WI $40,420
- Lancaster, PA $40,180
- Los Angeles, CA $40,080
- Hartford, CT $39,610
- Asheville, NC $39,150
- Des Moines, IA $38,910
- Jacksonville, FL $38,830
- Riverside, CA $38,720
- Cleveland, OH $38,300
- Dallas, TX $38,080
- Durham, NC $38,000
- Toledo, OH $37,440
- Ogden, UT $37,080
- Columbia, SC $36,690
- Indianapolis, IN $36,450
- Houston, TX $36,260
- Winston, NC $34,810
- Dayton, OH $34,750
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $34,390
- New Orleans, LA $33,560
- Lexington, KY $33,380
- Memphis, TN $33,370
- Baton Rouge, LA $31,120
- Greenville, SC $30,620
- Cape Coral, FL $29,280
- Jackson, MS $27,060