Pay by state · 45 states
Presser, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials Salary by State (2026)
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials earn the most in Illinois at $40,230 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $21,980 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $35,060. All 45 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $40,230Illinois
- National median
- $35,060BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $21,980Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 45of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Presser, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of pressers, textile, garment, and related materials OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ILIllinois | $40,230 | $35,810 | $46,740 | N/A | $40,247 |
| 2 | CACalifornia | $39,300 | $37,720 | $43,160 | 3,850 | $35,495 |
| 3 | NHNew Hampshire | $38,540 | $35,410 | $39,410 | 100 | $36,999 |
| 4 | COColorado | $38,300 | $36,590 | $39,440 | 320 | $37,166 |
| 5 | MEMaine | $38,020 | $35,600 | $38,460 | 60 | $39,176 |
| 6 | NJNew Jersey | $37,920 | $35,460 | $38,200 | 870 | $34,851 |
| 7 | WAWashington | $37,620 | $36,320 | $45,500 | 460 | $35,155 |
| 8 | AZArizona | $36,870 | $35,510 | $37,520 | 360 | $36,622 |
| 9 | OROregon | $36,860 | $36,360 | $42,520 | 230 | $35,661 |
| 10 | NYNew York | $36,510 | $35,050 | $40,760 | 1,730 | $33,830 |
| 11 | MAMassachusetts | $36,410 | $35,320 | $37,650 | 470 | $34,428 |
| 12 | RIRhode Island | $36,390 | $34,530 | $36,950 | 170 | $35,579 |
| 13 | MIMichigan | $36,290 | $34,700 | $38,070 | 300 | $37,717 |
| 14 | CTConnecticut | $36,030 | $35,440 | $39,330 | 740 | $34,775 |
| 15 | IDIdaho | $35,990 | $35,020 | $42,950 | 110 | $37,688 |
| 16 | HIHawaii | $35,980 | $31,780 | $36,990 | 90 | $32,724 |
| 17 | NVNevada | $35,560 | $32,210 | $36,720 | 820 | $35,567 |
| 18 | WIWisconsin | $35,500 | $34,230 | $39,470 | 350 | $37,728 |
| 19 | UTUtah | $35,320 | $31,200 | $35,580 | 320 | $35,726 |
| 20 | MTMontana | $35,270 | $32,110 | $35,660 | 30 | $37,266 |
| 21 | MDMaryland | $34,390 | $32,750 | $38,110 | 480 | $32,765 |
| 22 | NENebraska | $33,300 | $29,320 | $35,840 | 170 | $36,958 |
| 23 | GAGeorgia | $33,010 | $28,700 | $37,160 | 1,010 | $34,281 |
| 24 | IAIowa | $32,990 | $25,860 | $33,580 | 100 | $37,590 |
| 25 | FLFlorida | $31,760 | $29,880 | $34,840 | 2,130 | $30,712 |
| 26 | VAVirginia | $31,220 | $28,500 | $34,210 | 720 | $30,879 |
| 27 | KYKentucky | $31,200 | $27,760 | $34,720 | 530 | $34,606 |
| 28 | OHOhio | $30,820 | $29,870 | $34,730 | 810 | $33,221 |
| 29 | MOMissouri | $30,520 | $29,590 | $37,020 | 330 | $33,606 |
| 30 | WYWyoming | $30,460 | $30,150 | $40,740 | 50 | $32,862 |
| 31 | ARArkansas | $29,880 | $28,830 | $31,680 | 470 | $34,370 |
| 32 | PAPennsylvania | $29,880 | $28,780 | $34,790 | 700 | $30,624 |
| 33 | TXTexas | $29,680 | $26,800 | $35,550 | 3,490 | $30,580 |
| 34 | TNTennessee | $29,460 | $27,810 | $39,800 | 410 | $32,067 |
| 35 | NCNorth Carolina | $29,300 | $27,460 | $34,620 | 550 | $31,062 |
| 36 | SCSouth Carolina | $29,160 | $22,620 | $33,280 | 220 | $31,104 |
| 37 | KSKansas | $29,110 | $28,210 | $30,070 | 150 | $32,320 |
| 38 | INIndiana | $28,840 | $27,330 | $31,240 | 410 | $30,901 |
| 39 | NMNew Mexico | $28,730 | $26,570 | $36,400 | 110 | $31,156 |
| 40 | WVWest Virginia | $28,400 | $27,870 | $30,600 | 70 | $31,733 |
| 41 | OKOklahoma | $28,340 | $26,710 | $29,400 | 330 | $32,262 |
| 42 | MSMississippi | $27,180 | $24,410 | $29,860 | 400 | $31,258 |
| 43 | LALouisiana | $27,170 | $25,650 | $28,840 | 190 | $30,803 |
| 44 | ALAlabama | $26,860 | $25,400 | $28,660 | 390 | $30,240 |
| 45 | PRPuerto Rico | $21,980 | $21,840 | $22,780 | 220 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials, that changes the ranking: Illinois leads on raw pay at $40,230, while Illinois leads once prices are taken into account at $40,247.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Presser, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials the most?
Illinois reports the highest median wage for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials at $40,230 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by California ($39,300) and New Hampshire ($38,540).
Which state pays Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials at $21,980 a year, $18,250 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Illinois first at $40,247 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $40,230. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.