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Fabric Menders, Except Garment Salary in U.S.

The salary statistics of fabric menders, except garment are shown in Table 1. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of fabric menders, except garment within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The fabric menders, except garment annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Fabric Menders, Except Garment Salary in U.S. (2022 survey)

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,250
25th Percentile Wage
$25,820
50th Percentile Wage
$30,730
75th Percentile Wage
$37,860
90th Percentile Wage
$50,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fabric menders, except garment. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) fabric menders, except garment is $50,350. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $30,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $22,250. It is noted that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 126% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fabric menders, except garment from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$30,730
6.80% 12.07%
2017
$28,640
6.01% -
2016
$26,920
9.03% -
2015
$24,490
2.29% -
2014
$23,930
-6.39% -
2013
$25,460
-6.13% -
2012
$27,020
- -

Table 2. Fabric Menders, Except Garment Salary by Industry Sector (2022 survey)

The average salaries of fabric menders, except garment in 5 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for fabric menders, except garment occupations is the other services (except federal, state, and local government) sector with an annual salary $31,870. The lowest paying sector is the transportation and warehousing sector (annual salary $19,970).

Industry Sector Median Annual Salary
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
$31,870
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
$29,850
Manufacturing
$29,700
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$23,190
Transportation and Warehousing
$19,970

Table 3. Median Annual Wage of Fabric Menders, Except Garment by States (2022 survey)

From the above tables we note that not only fabric menders, except garment salaries vary considerably based on one's education and experience, and the industry sectors, they also change considerably from state to state. In the following table we compare the median salary of fabric menders, except garment in all 50 states of the United States. We note that the median annual salaries range from $19,350 to $42,580. The highest paying state for fabric menders, except garment is Arizona with a median annual salary of $42,580. The lowest paying state is Texas with a median annual salary of $19,350. For more salary information of fabric menders, except garment profession in a specific state, use the links in the table.

State Name Median Annual Salary
Arizona
$42,580
Massachusetts
$35,540
Illinois
$30,810
Georgia
$30,350
California
$29,400
South Carolina
$28,280
Connecticut
$27,410
North Carolina
$25,950
Michigan
$22,760
Texas
$19,350