How much do Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

Percentile spread

For Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers, the published 10th percentile is $36,530 and the 90th percentile is $58,080. The difference is $21,550, which is 44.2% 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 $39,190 to the 75th at $48,840, covers $9,650.

The mean annual wage is $47,230, which sits below the median of $48,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Louis, MO-IL median is 17.1% higher than the national median of $41,640 for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,258, which is 23.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1% higher than the Missouri median of $48,240.

St. Louis, MO-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Louis, MO-IL is 95.088, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers at $51,258 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.