How much do Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers make in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY?

Percentile spread

For Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers, the published 10th percentile is $36,900 and the 90th percentile is $85,350. The difference is $48,450, which is 90.4% 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 $44,720 to the 75th at $60,200, covers $15,480.

The mean annual wage is $55,220, which sits above the median of $53,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY median is 28.7% higher than the national median of $41,640 for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,957, which is 17.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11% lower than the New York median of $60,210.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 109.422, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $53,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers at $48,957 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. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY ranks 3rd 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).).

• Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 40 miles away, with a median of $41,810 and employment of 60. That median is 22% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,124, against $48,957 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 59 miles away, with a median of $63,050 and employment of 1,100. That median is 17.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,013, against $48,957 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 77 miles away, with a median of $39,610 and employment of 70. That median is 26.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,551, against $48,957 here.