The annual salary statistics of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $23,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $33,120 | 8.73% | 44.32% |
| 2021 | $30,230 | -8.01% | - |
| 2020 | $32,650 | 18.35% | - |
| 2018 | $26,660 | 15.49% | - |
| 2017 | $22,530 | -10.47% | - |
| 2016 | $24,890 | -0.88% | - |
| 2015 | $25,110 | 7.53% | - |
| 2014 | $23,220 | 20.59% | - |
| 2013 | $18,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $33,120, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the highest paying city for tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in state of Virginia, followed by Charlottesville (median annual salary $32,860). In comparison, the median annual salary of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is .8 percent (.8%) higher than that in Charlottesville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Harrisonburg |