Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$41,640
10th percentile
$29,920
90th percentile
$63,670
Employment
13,920
- CAMedian $44,360 · Employment 2,180
- TXMedian $36,260 · Employment 1,540
- NYMedian $60,210 · Employment 1,160
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $40,080 · Employment 1,150
- New York, NYMedian $63,050 · Employment 1,100
- FLMedian $39,790 · Employment 920
- NCMedian $41,260 · Employment 740
- PAMedian $48,310 · Employment 610
- OHMedian $37,170 · Employment 510
- Houston, TXMedian $36,260 · Employment 420
- GAMedian $43,260 · Employment 360
- INMedian $36,450 · Employment 360
- NJMedian $43,150 · Employment 350
- SCMedian $33,030 · Employment 340
- ILMedian $42,330 · Employment 320
- VAMedian $46,060 · Employment 300
- MNMedian $46,180 · Employment 290
- UTMedian $48,040 · Employment 290
- MIMedian $37,500 · Employment 280
- Philadelphia, PAMedian $57,020 · Employment 270
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.