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Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers salary in North Carolina

The median tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in North Carolina earns $41,260 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,798 a month.

10th percentile
$31,110
25th percentile
$35,130
Median percentile
$41,260
75th percentile
$45,470
90th percentile
$52,670

Based on 740 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

$33,579 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,260
Federal income tax−$2,771
Social Security + Medicare−$3,156
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,754
Monthly take-home$2,798
Every two weeks$1,291

Does it go far here?

$43,742Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,228 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in North Carolina

JobMedian pay
Dermatologists$367,350
Emergency Medicine Physicians$339,350
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,630
Chief Executives$314,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,780
Physicians, All Other$260,330
Anesthesiologists$239,200
Nurse Anesthetists$224,610

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