Salaries for tailors and dressmakers vary widely, depending on experience, skill, and location. The median annual salary for tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers reported by the U.S. Department of Labor in May 2015 was $25,830 for full-time work. The lowest paid 10 percent earned less than $18,520 a year, while the highest paid 10 percent earned more than $41,390 annually.
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