Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$40,860
National average
Salary Range
$27,110 – $62,490
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $60,320 | $34,510 | $91,500 |
| District of Columbia | $57,380 | $38,430 | $85,150 |
| New York | $57,280 | $39,060 | $85,550 |
| Boulder, CO | $52,570 | $30,520 | $59,280 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $52,530 | $25,210 | $52,530 |
| Maryland | $52,000 | $37,250 | $52,000 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $52,000 | $37,250 | $52,000 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $51,120 | $31,740 | $51,120 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $51,010 | $37,530 | $61,410 |
| Washington | $51,010 | $35,880 | $61,410 |
| Oklahoma | $50,710 | $24,960 | $52,530 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $50,350 | $23,790 | $51,280 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $49,770 | $45,490 | $67,380 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $49,690 | $34,640 | $62,920 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $49,460 | $31,470 | $59,970 |
| Pennsylvania | $49,250 | $26,000 | $55,910 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $49,230 | $31,670 | $83,980 |
| Jackson, MS | $48,330 | $26,870 | $48,330 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $47,910 | $37,680 | $103,130 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $47,770 | $43,570 | $62,930 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $47,760 | $41,260 | $67,700 |
| Connecticut | $47,360 | $40,040 | $62,930 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $46,990 | $36,920 | $63,580 |
| Hawaii | $46,990 | $36,920 | $63,580 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $46,660 | $28,960 | $73,080 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $46,240 | $34,210 | $54,560 |
| Nevada | $46,020 | $33,990 | $53,970 |
| Lancaster, PA | $45,910 | $26,290 | $55,600 |
| Massachusetts | $45,770 | $41,940 | $55,080 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $45,770 | $44,080 | $56,890 |
| Oregon | $45,690 | $34,340 | $62,920 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $45,590 | $38,710 | $47,220 |
| New Jersey | $45,510 | $34,290 | $91,500 |
| California | $45,390 | $37,330 | $80,900 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $45,110 | $30,490 | $78,880 |
| New Hampshire | $44,970 | $35,880 | $66,980 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $44,970 | $36,360 | $66,980 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $44,960 | $26,000 | $54,990 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $44,940 | $38,680 | $70,430 |
| Arizona | $44,890 | $38,170 | $47,220 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $44,800 | $34,240 | $49,090 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $44,740 | $20,260 | $45,110 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $44,720 | $35,870 | $71,720 |
| New Mexico | $43,600 | $32,970 | $44,350 |
| Minnesota | $43,490 | $28,600 | $73,080 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $43,140 | $37,400 | $67,390 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $43,010 | $30,220 | $49,790 |
| Delaware | $43,010 | $33,950 | $47,540 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $43,010 | $35,260 | $130,540 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $41,630 | $24,550 | $51,740 |
| Vermont | $41,600 | $28,760 | $43,390 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $41,210 | $32,150 | $51,950 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $40,900 | $38,130 | $47,610 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $40,860 | $27,110 | $48,340 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $40,570 | $34,260 | $56,160 |
| Utah | $40,570 | $32,570 | $54,040 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $40,390 | $30,970 | $57,240 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $40,320 | $37,060 | $53,390 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $39,750 | $29,830 | $44,200 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $39,680 | $26,590 | $57,670 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $39,590 | $36,510 | $66,910 |
| Syracuse, NY | $39,460 | $31,200 | $58,580 |
| Rochester, NY | $39,350 | $31,200 | $49,340 |
| Colorado | $39,310 | $29,990 | $60,820 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $39,310 | $29,990 | $48,280 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $39,280 | $29,990 | $64,100 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $39,090 | $27,180 | $53,840 |
| Indiana | $39,040 | $33,510 | $130,540 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $39,010 | $29,560 | $50,200 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $38,740 | $28,080 | $60,890 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $38,740 | $35,410 | $46,910 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $38,730 | $35,940 | $50,610 |
| Wisconsin | $38,640 | $23,260 | $54,600 |
| Mississippi | $38,480 | $26,460 | $48,750 |
| Illinois | $38,340 | $30,490 | $63,660 |
| Alabama | $38,030 | $23,970 | $117,840 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $37,960 | $23,770 | $52,920 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $37,820 | $25,730 | $55,060 |
| Florida | $37,590 | $26,550 | $50,200 |
| Ohio | $37,550 | $24,360 | $48,610 |
| Cleveland, OH | $37,550 | $23,010 | $50,880 |
| Kentucky | $37,400 | $27,950 | $53,460 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $37,220 | $31,730 | $58,670 |
| Richmond, VA | $37,060 | $28,130 | $51,530 |
| Iowa | $36,810 | $29,010 | $44,770 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $36,810 | $33,740 | $61,190 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $36,410 | $30,410 | $58,190 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $36,210 | $22,830 | $52,900 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $36,160 | $28,500 | $55,530 |
| Montana | $36,030 | $32,250 | $42,740 |
| Rhode Island | $35,920 | $30,220 | $43,010 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $35,720 | $26,100 | $41,210 |
| Texas | $35,600 | $24,600 | $51,120 |
| North Carolina | $35,490 | $27,020 | $49,650 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $35,490 | $31,200 | $64,510 |
| Missouri | $35,190 | $25,580 | $50,300 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $35,190 | $29,710 | $46,930 |
| Boise City, ID | $35,140 | $18,660 | $45,800 |
| Virginia | $35,110 | $27,590 | $49,450 |
| West Virginia | $35,060 | $22,580 | $42,300 |
| Michigan | $34,830 | $28,500 | $52,900 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $34,830 | $34,830 | $56,980 |
| Tennessee | $34,510 | $23,660 | $50,540 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $34,390 | $27,250 | $46,740 |
| Columbia, SC | $34,270 | $19,240 | $58,860 |
| South Carolina | $34,100 | $18,660 | $57,060 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $34,030 | $25,580 | $47,060 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $33,650 | $27,380 | $44,770 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $33,280 | $24,960 | $44,920 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $32,780 | $24,870 | $51,370 |
| Georgia | $32,720 | $19,610 | $54,560 |
| Arkansas | $31,750 | $27,610 | $44,200 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $31,300 | $26,320 | $50,930 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $30,490 | $24,600 | $37,880 |
| Columbus, OH | $30,060 | $24,770 | $47,350 |
| Louisiana | $29,910 | $24,050 | $43,340 |
| Nebraska | $29,310 | $24,960 | $42,460 |
| Idaho | $28,080 | $18,660 | $45,800 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $27,930 | $25,190 | $43,830 |
| South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $27,610 | $24,960 | $37,160 |
| Kansas | $26,410 | $20,920 | $36,110 |
| Puerto Rico | $22,460 | $20,160 | $22,460 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $19,630 | $19,630 | $60,040 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers make?▾
The median annual salary for a Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers is $40,860, with a typical range of $27,110 – $62,490 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers?▾
Entry-level Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers positions typically start around $27,110 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewerss earn the most?▾
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewerss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.