The annual salary statistics of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $39,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,530 | 39.17% | 49.35% |
| 2021 | $36,820 | -29.22% | - |
| 2020 | $47,580 | 40.52% | - |
| 2019 | $28,300 | -26.61% | - |
| 2017 | $35,830 | 4.38% | - |
| 2016 | $34,260 | -2.01% | - |
| 2014 | $34,950 | -8.87% | - |
| 2013 | $38,050 | 19.42% | - |
| 2012 | $30,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,530, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in state of California, followed by San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City (median annual salary $51,470). In comparison, the median annual salary of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 15.0 percent (15.0%) higher than that in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City.