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Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers salary in Connecticut

The median tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in Connecticut earns $40,000 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,693 a month.

10th percentile
$35,460
25th percentile
$37,440
Median percentile
$40,000
75th percentile
$46,260
90th percentile
$61,200

Based on 210 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

$32,320 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,000
Federal income tax−$2,620
Social Security + Medicare−$3,060
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$2,000
Monthly take-home$2,693
Every two weeks$1,243

Does it go far here?

$38,606Median pay in Connecticut is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,488 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Connecticut

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$326,670
Chief Executives$295,120
Pediatricians, General$216,830
Physicians, All Other$214,990
Natural Sciences Managers$210,670
General Internal Medicine Physicians$208,000
Architectural and Engineering Managers$175,490
Financial Managers$174,830

All tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut