SOC 51-6052 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers — Oklahoma
Oklahoma
The median wage for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in Oklahoma is $26,300 per year, substantially below the national median of $41,640 — a gap of 36.8%.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to decline
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- -4.5%
- Openings per year
- 5,000
- Typical entry-level education
- No formal educational credential
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
57.4% of people in this occupation work for themselves.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Oklahoma.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in Oklahoma is $26,300 per year, substantially below the national median of $41,640 — a gap of 36.8%. Pay ranges from under $23,900 at the tenth percentile to more than $38,020 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $25,770 to $36,530.
Among the 42 states with published data for this occupation, Oklahoma ranks 41st by median wage. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 698th of 710 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $23,900 | −42.6% |
| 25th | $25,770 | −38.1% |
| Median (50th) | $26,300 | −36.8% |
| 75th | $36,530 | −12.3% |
| 90th | $38,020 | −8.7% |
| Mean | $31,110 | −25.3% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Oklahoma run 12.2% below the national average, so the median of $26,300 goes as far as $29,954 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 28.1% below the national median in real terms.
Published median
$26,300as reported by BLSLocal price level
87.8US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$29,954US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $26,300 a year, 36.8% below the national median.
- Published pay spans $23,900 to $38,020 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- It ranks 41st of 42 states for this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in Oklahoma?
The median annual wage is $26,300, or $12.65 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $41,640, so pay in Oklahoma is 36.8% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Oklahoma earns more than $38,020 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $23,900 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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