Earnings
Salaries for tailors and dressmakers vary widely, depending on experience, skill, and location. The median annual salary for tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers reported by the U.S. Department of Labor in May 2019 was $31,520 for full-time work. The lowest paid 10 percent earned less than $20,870 a year, while the highest paid 10 percent earned more than $54,740 annually.
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