How much do Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Percentile spread

For Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers, the published 10th percentile is $37,160 and the 90th percentile is $53,680. The difference is $16,520, which is 34.3% 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 $48,200 to the 75th at $53,680, covers $5,480.

The mean annual wage is $48,680, which sits above the median of $48,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 15.8% higher than the national median of $41,640 for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,130, which is 10.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Maryland median of $48,200.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers at $46,130 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 5th of 8 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).).

• Lancaster, PA is 53 miles away, with a median of $40,180 and employment of 60. That median is 16.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,893, against $46,130 here.
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 60 miles away, with a median of $55,000 and employment of 230. That median is 14.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,512, against $46,130 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 77 miles away, with a median of $57,020 and employment of 270. That median is 18.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,600, against $46,130 here.