Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers Salary in Syracuse, New York

The annual salary statistics of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in Syracuse, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in Syracuse 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 Syracuse, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,200
25th Percentile Wage
$21,950
50th Percentile Wage
$25,080
75th Percentile Wage
$29,040
90th Percentile Wage
$31,030

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in Syracuse, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,200.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$25,080
4.19% -8.69%
2016
$24,030
2.83% -
2014
$23,350
-2.66% -
2013
$23,970
-13.73% -
2012
$27,260
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,080 in Syracuse 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 Syracuse is 47.4 percent (47.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Albany-Schenectady-Troy and 10.7 percent (10.7%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Syracuse, New York.