The annual salary statistics of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $27,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $30,770 | 4.55% | 11.67% |
| 2019 | $29,370 | 2.55% | - |
| 2018 | $28,620 | -23.38% | - |
| 2017 | $35,310 | -3.65% | - |
| 2016 | $36,600 | 1.07% | - |
| 2015 | $36,210 | 18.23% | - |
| 2014 | $29,610 | 7.02% | - |
| 2013 | $27,530 | 1.27% | - |
| 2012 | $27,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,770, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $37,710). Compared with Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Knoxville | |
| Memphis | |
| Clarksville |