How much do Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers make in Pittsburgh, PA?

Percentile spread

For Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers, the published 10th percentile is $26,840 and the 90th percentile is $56,770. The difference is $29,930, which is 62.0% 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 $26,840 to the 75th at $56,770, covers $29,930.

The mean annual wage is $44,010, which sits below the median of $48,310. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 16% higher than the national median of $41,640 for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,029, which is 22.5% 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 Pennsylvania median of $48,310.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.671, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,310 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers at $51,029 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 3rd of 7 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).).

• Cleveland, OH is 116 miles away, with a median of $38,300 and employment of 80. That median is 20.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,778, against $51,029 here.
• Columbus, OH is 161 miles away, with a median of $39,080. That median is 19.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,935, against $51,029 here.
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 170 miles away, with a median of $55,000 and employment of 230. That median is 13.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,512, against $51,029 here.

Employment share

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsburgh, PA (190 of 1,114,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (13,920 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.90 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.