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Average Fabric And Apparel Patternmakers Salary in New Jersey

Fabric And Apparel Patternmakers in New Jersey earn a median annual salary of $80,860, which is +19.5% compared to the national median. There are 50 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for New Jersey (state).

$80,860
New Jersey median annual wage
$39/hour median
+19.5%
Difference vs national median
National median is $67,670
50
Local employment
0.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.59
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$36,750
25th
$42,710
Median
$80,860
75th
$109,460
90th
$109,460

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in New Jersey, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
108.8%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$74,316
Goods: 107.1%
Services: 114.2%
Rents: 134.3%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
New York$100,350Compare800
California$77,440Compare910
Missouri$69,180Compare50
Florida$65,570Compare60
Oregon$62,120Compare50
Pennsylvania$55,850Compare50

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in New Jersey

New Jersey has salary data for 755 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Fabric And Apparel Patternmakers in New Jersey

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Fabric And Apparel Patternmakers are projected to change by -10.2% from 2024 to 2034, with 300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.