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Average Tailors, Dressmakers, And Custom Sewers Salary in Montana

Tailors, Dressmakers, And Custom Sewers in Montana earn a median annual salary of $36,030, which is -11.8% compared to the national median. There are N/A workers employed locally in this occupation.

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

$36,030
Montana median annual wage
$17/hour median
-11.8%
Difference vs national median
National median is $40,860
N/A
Local employment
N/A
Location quotient

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$32,250
25th
$32,640
Median
$36,030
75th
$36,570
90th
$42,740

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 Montana, 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
94.6%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$38,069
Goods: 96.0%
Services: 72.3%
Rents: 84.6%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
District of Columbia$57,380CompareN/A
New York$57,280Compare1,400
Maryland$52,000Compare260
Washington$51,010Compare140
Oklahoma$50,710Compare120
Pennsylvania$49,250Compare500

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 Montana

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Dentists, All Other Specialists$235,4101.89
Chief Executives$194,4600.90
Dentists, General$159,4801.27
Computer Hardware Engineers$141,6800.21
Pharmacists$137,2301.22
Sales Engineers$134,9000.20
Nurse Practitioners$133,6401.03
Physician Assistants$132,9801.18

Montana has salary data for 617 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dentists, All Other Specialists.

Historical series

Trend for Tailors, Dressmakers, And Custom Sewers in Montana

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Tailors, Dressmakers, And Custom Sewers are projected to change by -4.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 5,000 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.