Pay by state · 43 states
Tailor, Dressmaker, and Custom Sewer Salary by State (2026)
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers earn the most in New York at $60,210 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $23,190 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $41,640. All 43 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $60,210New York
- National median
- $41,640BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $23,190Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 43of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Tailor, Dressmaker, and Custom Sewer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYNew York | $60,210 | $47,400 | $79,450 | 1,160 | $55,791 |
| 2 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $57,720 | $57,720 | $84,760 | 80 | $52,520 |
| 3 | WAWashington | $54,300 | $46,260 | $65,230 | 100 | $50,741 |
| 4 | HIHawaii | $53,680 | $38,160 | $65,700 | N/A | $48,822 |
| 5 | COColorado | $51,110 | $33,840 | $57,050 | 160 | $49,596 |
| 6 | MAMassachusetts | $50,470 | $46,230 | $58,570 | N/A | $47,723 |
| 7 | NVNevada | $49,150 | $37,960 | $57,660 | 100 | $49,160 |
| 8 | PAPennsylvania | $48,310 | $36,760 | $56,770 | 610 | $49,512 |
| 9 | MOMissouri | $48,240 | $35,900 | $48,840 | 200 | $53,118 |
| 10 | MDMaryland | $48,200 | $40,000 | $52,310 | N/A | $45,923 |
| 11 | UTUtah | $48,040 | $35,450 | $48,780 | 290 | $48,592 |
| 12 | OROregon | $47,450 | $34,180 | $62,030 | 100 | $45,907 |
| 13 | MNMinnesota | $46,180 | $36,430 | $48,170 | 290 | $46,826 |
| 14 | VAVirginia | $46,060 | $33,640 | $59,820 | 300 | $45,557 |
| 15 | NHNew Hampshire | $45,970 | $41,540 | $46,690 | 60 | $44,132 |
| 16 | DEDelaware | $44,450 | $44,450 | $45,120 | N/A | $44,536 |
| 17 | CACalifornia | $44,360 | $39,270 | $49,540 | 2,180 | $40,065 |
| 18 | NMNew Mexico | $43,350 | $31,110 | $44,980 | N/A | $47,011 |
| 19 | WIWisconsin | $43,300 | $35,680 | $45,960 | 210 | $46,017 |
| 20 | GAGeorgia | $43,260 | $31,110 | $58,910 | 360 | $44,925 |
| 21 | NJNew Jersey | $43,150 | $36,380 | $57,980 | 350 | $39,658 |
| 22 | ILIllinois | $42,330 | $36,210 | $47,240 | 320 | $42,348 |
| 23 | NCNorth Carolina | $41,260 | $35,130 | $45,470 | 740 | $43,742 |
| 24 | AZArizona | $40,360 | $38,630 | $44,720 | N/A | $40,089 |
| 25 | CTConnecticut | $40,000 | $37,440 | $46,260 | 210 | $38,606 |
| 26 | FLFlorida | $39,790 | $35,380 | $48,330 | 920 | $38,476 |
| 27 | TNTennessee | $38,650 | $26,660 | $42,720 | 170 | $42,070 |
| 28 | NENebraska | $38,380 | $36,080 | $40,580 | 40 | $42,596 |
| 29 | MIMichigan | $37,500 | $36,040 | $46,400 | 280 | $38,974 |
| 30 | OHOhio | $37,170 | $34,300 | $42,730 | 510 | $40,065 |
| 31 | INIndiana | $36,450 | $34,000 | $50,050 | 360 | $39,055 |
| 32 | TXTexas | $36,260 | $30,930 | $45,050 | 1,540 | $37,359 |
| 33 | MTMontana | $34,710 | $34,230 | $38,020 | 50 | $36,674 |
| 34 | LALouisiana | $33,560 | $27,960 | $42,990 | 250 | $38,047 |
| 35 | SCSouth Carolina | $33,030 | $17,300 | $46,230 | 340 | $35,232 |
| 36 | KYKentucky | $32,530 | $31,200 | $35,620 | 230 | $36,081 |
| 37 | IAIowa | $31,680 | $28,400 | $39,260 | 130 | $36,098 |
| 38 | ALAlabama | $31,200 | $27,380 | $69,530 | 90 | $35,126 |
| 39 | ARArkansas | $30,990 | $30,560 | $34,210 | 80 | $35,647 |
| 40 | KSKansas | $27,110 | $20,800 | $29,570 | 40 | $30,099 |
| 41 | OKOklahoma | $26,300 | $25,770 | $36,530 | N/A | $29,940 |
| 42 | MSMississippi | $25,340 | $20,980 | $35,920 | 160 | $29,142 |
| 43 | PRPuerto Rico | $23,190 | $21,840 | $23,190 | N/A | 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 Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers, that changes the ranking: New York leads on raw pay at $60,210, while New York leads once prices are taken into account at $55,791.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Tailor, Dressmaker, and Custom Sewer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers the most?
New York reports the highest median wage for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers at $60,210 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by District of Columbia ($57,720) and Washington ($54,300).
Which state pays Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers at $23,190 a year, $37,020 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts New York first at $55,791 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $60,210. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.