How much do Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers make in Charleston-North Charleston, SC?

Percentile spread

For Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers, the published 10th percentile is $31,860 and the 90th percentile is $46,470. The difference is $14,610, which is 31.6% 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 $46,230 to the 75th at $46,230, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $44,650, which sits below the median of $46,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charleston-North Charleston, SC median is 11% higher than the national median of $41,640 for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,790, which is 10% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 40% higher than the South Carolina median of $33,030.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 100.962, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers at $45,790 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. Charleston-North Charleston, SC ranks 1st 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).).

• Columbia, SC is 94 miles away, with a median of $36,690 and employment of 60. That median is 20.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,173, against $45,790 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 155 miles away, with a median of $45,510 and employment of 220. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,750, against $45,790 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 180 miles away, with a median of $30,620 and employment of 60. That median is 33.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,833, against $45,790 here.