Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in Nassau-Suffolk is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,540
25th Percentile Wage
$18,890
50th Percentile Wage
$23,400
75th Percentile Wage
$34,210
90th Percentile Wage
$51,770

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,540.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$23,400
-17.69% -23.63%
2013
$27,540
-5.05% -
2012
$28,930
- -

Table 2. Compare Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,400 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in Nassau-Suffolk is 50.9 percent (50.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Albany-Schenectady-Troy and 4.3 percent (4.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$47,640
Rochester
$37,720
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$36,370
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$31,370
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$30,330
Syracuse
$25,080
Nassau-Suffolk
$23,400
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$22,400