How much do Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers make in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

Percentile spread

For Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers, the published 10th percentile is $32,220 and the 90th percentile is $80,700. The difference is $48,480, which is 110.5% 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 $39,300 to the 75th at $47,480, covers $8,180.

The mean annual wage is $46,570, which sits above the median of $43,870. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL median is 5.4% higher than the national median of $41,640 for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,430, which is 7.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.3% higher than the Florida median of $39,790.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 114.155, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $43,870 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers at $38,430 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ranks 1st of 3 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).).

• Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is 99 miles away, with a median of $29,280 and employment of 40. That median is 33.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $28,608, against $38,430 here.
• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 170 miles away, with a median of $43,580 and employment of 200. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,971, against $38,430 here.