How much do Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Percentile spread

For Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers, the published 10th percentile is $26,840 and the 90th percentile is $47,620. The difference is $20,780, which is 62.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $32,310 to the 75th at $37,680, covers $5,370.

The mean annual wage is $35,730, which sits above the median of $33,350. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median is 19.9% lower than the national median of $41,640 for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,008, which is 18.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8% lower than the Texas median of $36,260.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $33,350 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers at $34,008 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 4th of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 80 miles away, with a median of $49,610 and employment of 170. That median is 48.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,378, against $34,008 here.
• Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 141 miles away, with a median of $36,260 and employment of 420. That median is 8.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,764, against $34,008 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 184 miles away, with a median of $38,080 and employment of 240. That median is 14.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,939, against $34,008 here.