The annual salary statistics of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $35,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,670.
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 | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,830 | -27.45% | 4.64% |
| 2021 | $46,940 | 22.69% | - |
| 2020 | $36,290 | 11.55% | - |
| 2019 | $32,100 | -7.88% | - |
| 2018 | $34,630 | 3.61% | - |
| 2017 | $33,380 | 8.39% | - |
| 2016 | $30,580 | 6.70% | - |
| 2015 | $28,530 | -1.47% | - |
| 2014 | $28,950 | 9.08% | - |
| 2013 | $26,320 | -33.43% | - |
| 2012 | $35,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,830, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $44,470). Compared with Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 17.2 percent (17.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Tacoma | |
| Spokane | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Yakima | |
| Bellingham |