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Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers salaries across 42 states

$41,703
National Average (Median)
$60,210
Highest: New York
$25,340
Lowest: Mississippi

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers Salary by State

Compare Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$25,340
$60,210

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $31,200 AZ $40,360 AR $30,990 CA $44,360 CO $51,110 CT $40,000 DE $44,450 DC $57,720 FL $39,790 GA $43,260 HI $53,680 IL $42,330 IN $36,450 IA $31,680 KS $27,110 KY $32,530 LA $33,560 MD $48,200 MA $50,470 MI $37,500 MN $46,180 MS $25,340 MO $48,240 MT $34,710 NE $38,380 NV $49,150 NH $45,970 NJ $43,150 NM $43,350 NY $60,210 NC $41,260 OH $37,170 OK $26,300 OR $47,450 PA $48,310 SC $33,030 TN $38,650 TX $36,260 UT $48,040 VA $46,060 WA $54,300 WI $43,300

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
New York
$60,210
#2
District of Columbia
$57,720
#3
Washington
$54,300
#4
Hawaii
$53,680
#5
Colorado
$51,110

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers Salary in All 42 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 New York $60,210 $64,200 1,160
2 District of Columbia $57,720 $65,530 80
3 Washington $54,300 $56,380 100
4 Hawaii $53,680 $52,070 N/A
5 Colorado $51,110 $49,250 160
6 Massachusetts $50,470 $51,890 N/A
7 Nevada $49,150 $46,390 100
8 Pennsylvania $48,310 $45,230 610
9 Missouri $48,240 $44,460 200
10 Maryland $48,200 $47,030 N/A
11 Utah $48,040 $43,050 290
12 Oregon $47,450 $46,730 100
13 Minnesota $46,180 $45,630 290
14 Virginia $46,060 $48,290 300
15 New Hampshire $45,970 $47,050 60
16 Delaware $44,450 $44,640 N/A
17 California $44,360 $49,200 2,180
18 New Mexico $43,350 $39,750 N/A
19 Wisconsin $43,300 $41,590 210
20 Georgia $43,260 $49,370 360
21 New Jersey $43,150 $48,930 350
22 Illinois $42,330 $45,350 320
23 North Carolina $41,260 $41,860 740
24 Arizona $40,360 $42,180 N/A
25 Connecticut $40,000 $43,680 210
26 Florida $39,790 $43,650 920
27 Tennessee $38,650 $35,830 170
28 Nebraska $38,380 $39,710 40
29 Michigan $37,500 $41,470 280
30 Ohio $37,170 $39,370 510
31 Indiana $36,450 $42,460 360
32 Texas $36,260 $37,290 1,540
33 Montana $34,710 $37,490 50
34 Louisiana $33,560 $36,850 250
35 South Carolina $33,030 $35,000 340
36 Kentucky $32,530 $34,290 230
37 Iowa $31,680 $34,280 130
38 Alabama $31,200 $46,450 90
39 Arkansas $30,990 $32,570 80
40 Kansas $27,110 $27,360 40
41 Oklahoma $26,300 $31,110 N/A
42 Mississippi $25,340 $29,890 160

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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