The highest-paying states for tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers (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 tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $54,080, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers. It is followed by Hawaii (average annual salary $46,410). 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 tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $54,080 |
$52,000 | 100 |
| 2 | Hawaii | $46,410 |
$31,430 | 40 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $44,400 |
$36,480 | 220 |
| 4 | Illinois | $41,400 |
$28,610 | 440 |
| 5 | California | $41,350 |
$33,030 | 1,460 |
| 6 | New Jersey | $40,050 |
$29,750 | 530 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $39,850 |
$36,730 | 180 |
| 8 | Indiana | $38,230 |
$28,940 | 400 |
| 9 | Minnesota | $38,210 |
$23,000 | 470 |
| 10 | Ohio | $37,380 |
$21,340 | 770 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | $37,280 |
$24,740 | 60 |
| 12 | Washington | $36,830 |
$33,230 | 610 |
| 13 | Utah | $36,040 |
$26,010 | 280 |
| 14 | Alabama | $35,680 |
$20,800 | 150 |
| 15 | Alaska | $35,480 |
$25,790 | 0 |
| 16 | Colorado | $35,290 |
$29,120 | 200 |
| 17 | Florida | $34,940 |
$28,600 | 770 |
| 18 | North Dakota | $34,860 |
$23,510 | 50 |
| 19 | Missouri | $34,690 |
$28,450 | 210 |
| 20 | Oregon | $34,470 |
$31,320 | 300 |
| 21 | Iowa | $34,450 |
$27,520 | 140 |
| 22 | Tennessee | $34,080 |
$24,160 | 80 |
| 23 | Nevada | $33,740 |
$25,130 | 170 |
| 24 | Michigan | $33,390 |
$24,860 | 570 |
| 25 | Virginia | $33,120 |
$22,880 | 610 |
| 26 | Arizona | $33,040 |
$29,370 | 50 |
| 27 | Maryland | $32,980 |
$26,000 | 490 |
| 28 | Montana | $32,630 |
$27,010 | 40 |
| 29 | Kansas | $32,580 |
$23,670 | 50 |
| 30 | New Hampshire | $31,810 |
$26,850 | 60 |
| 31 | Georgia | $31,730 |
$21,160 | 570 |
| 32 | Idaho | $31,110 |
$23,930 | 70 |
| 33 | Delaware | $30,730 |
$30,510 | 50 |
| 34 | New York | $30,330 |
$30,330 | 2,280 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | $30,170 |
$20,210 | 690 |
| 36 | Maine | $30,140 |
$26,790 | 0 |
| 37 | South Carolina | $29,750 |
$20,850 | 80 |
| 38 | Kentucky | $29,620 |
$24,190 | 310 |
| 39 | Texas | $29,460 |
$18,880 | 1,300 |
| 40 | North Carolina | $29,380 |
$21,610 | 420 |
| 41 | Louisiana | $29,340 |
$23,500 | 280 |
| 42 | New Mexico | $28,500 |
$26,060 | 40 |
| 43 | Rhode Island | $28,320 |
$18,110 | 0 |
| 44 | Mississippi | $27,610 |
$23,300 | 90 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $26,520 |
$24,120 | 50 |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | $24,890 |
$23,360 | 70 |
| 47 | Wisconsin | $22,960 |
$20,280 | 260 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $22,630 |
$20,130 | 50 |
| 49 | Nebraska | $22,220 |
$21,320 | 460 |
| 50 | Wyoming | $22,000 |
$19,610 | 0 |