Highest-paying Cities for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

The top 46 highest paying cities for fabric and apparel patternmakers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of fabric and apparel patternmakers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $93,160, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is the highest paying city for fabric and apparel patternmakers. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $74,570). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of fabric and apparel patternmakers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 46 Highest-paying cities/areas for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$93,160	$46,340	850
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$74,570	$43,740	80
3	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$71,500	$43,500	30
4	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$65,080	$27,370	1,170
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$63,780	$35,360	870
6	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$63,030	$25,770	1,240
7	Rochester, New York	$62,550	$37,770	40
8	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$59,220	$30,060	110
9	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$58,650	$38,490	30
10	St Louis, Missouri	$56,720	$21,060	40
11	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$52,320	$28,840	50
12	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina	$51,820	$28,510	90
13	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$50,550	$30,670	40
14	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$49,960	$38,200	30
15	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$49,070	$29,650	50
16	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$48,340	$31,530	50
17	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$47,240	$26,190	1,780
18	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$46,290	$31,900	30
19	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$45,550	$23,120	70
20	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$45,250	$39,300	50
21	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$42,320	$28,150	30
22	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$42,310	$37,770	30
23	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$42,080	$22,890	40
24	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$40,190	$27,380	50
25	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$38,380	$31,430	40
26	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$36,860	$22,700	80
27	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$35,760	$26,910	30
28	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$33,260	$26,480	50
29	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$33,100	$19,310	50
30	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$32,820	$20,030	30
31	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$32,640	$31,450	30
32	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$32,330	$27,180	50
33	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$30,880	$21,890	30
34	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$30,040	$23,890	70
35	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$28,820	$23,600	40
36	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$28,090	$22,100	n/a
37	Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$27,760	$24,880	50
38	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$25,440	$21,300	n/a
39	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$24,850	$20,960	100
40	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$24,530	$18,640	80
41	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$24,390	$17,920	n/a
42	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$23,190	$20,030	30
43	Reading, Pennsylvania	$22,870	$18,030	30
44	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$22,160	$20,110	410
45	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$22,080	$18,940	n/a
46	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$21,500	$19,080	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for fabric and apparel patternmakers.