What are the main factors that influence an Alterations Tailor's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Alterations Tailor?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Alterations Tailor roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Alterations Tailor's salary?

An Alterations Tailor's salary grows with experience: starting around $50,917 for beginners, reaching about $52,259 at mid-level, and approach $55,332 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Alterations Tailor?

Alterations Tailor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Alterations Tailor roles are District of Columbia $65,887, California $65,637, Massachusetts $64,762. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Alterations Tailor roles make?

Salaries for Alterations Tailor level roles vary by specialization: Alterations Manager: $77,294; Tailor II: $71,050; Master Tailor: $68,658; Alterations Shop Tailor/Fitter: $65,373; Alterations Administrative: $46,096.

Alterations Tailor Salary in New Mexico

How much does an Alterations Tailor make in New Mexico? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Alterations Tailor in New Mexico is $55,116 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

However, an Alterations Tailor's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,956
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,439 to $62,884
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,359

10% $42,359

50% (Median) $55,116

90% $69,956

Alterations Tailor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,884	$5,240	$1,209	$30
Average	$55,116	$4,593	$1,060	$26
25th Percentile	$48,439	$4,037	$932	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Alterations Tailor Salaries

An Alterations Tailor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Alterations Tailor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Alterations Tailor's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $50,917
Early Career (1-2 years): $51,226
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $52,259
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $53,498
Expert (over 8 years): $55,332

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Alterations Tailor	less than 1 year	$50,917
Early Career Level Alterations Tailor	1-2 years	$51,226
Mid-Level Level Alterations Tailor	2-4 years	$52,259
Senior-Level Level Alterations Tailor	5-8 years	$53,498
Expert Level Alterations Tailor	over 8 years	$55,332

How Do Alterations Tailor Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Alterations Tailors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $65,887.
California: $65,637.
Massachusetts: $64,762.

District of Columbia $65,887 California $65,637 Massachusetts $64,762 Washington $64,524 New Jersey $64,500 Alaska $64,417 Connecticut $63,596 New York $63,263

Hawaii $62,197 Rhode Island $61,698 Maryland $61,358 Minnesota $60,894 Colorado $60,716 Illinois $60,656 Oregon $60,430 Delaware $60,263

New Hampshire $60,159 Virginia $59,924 Pennsylvania $59,240 Nevada $58,895 North Dakota $58,782 Michigan $58,603 Wisconsin $58,538 Vermont $58,407

Texas $58,044 Maine $58,020 Arizona $57,984 Ohio $57,943 Georgia $57,395 Indiana $57,121 Wyoming $57,068 Utah $56,985

Iowa $56,949 Kansas $56,663 Louisiana $56,580 North Carolina $56,550 Missouri $56,538 Florida $56,306 Montana $56,181 Nebraska $56,062

Kentucky $55,997 South Carolina $55,759 Tennessee $55,610 Idaho $55,550 New Mexico $55,116 Oklahoma $55,021 Alabama $54,670 South Dakota $54,081

Arkansas $53,759 West Virginia $53,587 Mississippi $53,069

Top Paying Cities for Alterations Tailor

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Algodones: $55,703
Belen: $55,393
Bernalillo: $55,802

Algodones, NM $55,703

Belen, NM $55,393

Bernalillo, NM $55,802

Bluewater, NM $54,630

Bosque, NM $54,986

Casa Blanca, NM $55,110

Cedar Crest, NM $55,848

Cedarvale, NM $53,658

Cerrillos, NM $55,743

Claunch, NM $53,459

Coyote, NM $54,922

Cuba, NM $54,834

Cubero, NM $55,232

Edgewood, NM $55,599

Estancia, NM $54,936

Gallina, NM $54,635

Counselor, NM $54,669

Grants, NM $54,567

Milan, NM $54,786

Isleta, NM $55,897

Jarales, NM $55,339

Jemez Pueblo, NM $55,435

Jemez Springs, NM $55,264

Laguna, NM $55,502

La Jara, NM $54,773

La Joya, NM $54,646

Lindrith, NM $54,580

Los Lunas, NM $55,686

Mcintosh, NM $55,238

Pueblo Of Acoma, NM $54,870

Moriarty, NM $55,052

Mountainair, NM $54,458

Nageezi, NM $54,596

New Laguna, NM $55,205

Paguate, NM $55,243

Pena Blanca, NM $55,860

Peralta, NM $55,774

Placitas, NM $55,803

Ponderosa, NM $55,365

Prewitt, NM $54,613

Regina, NM $54,651

Sandia Park, NM $55,708

Corrales, NM $55,918

San Fidel, NM $54,908

San Rafael, NM $54,674

Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM $55,708

San Ysidro, NM $55,633

Stanley, NM $55,045

Tijeras, NM $55,715

Tome, NM $55,612

Torreon, NM $55,427

Veguita, NM $54,982

Willard, NM $54,360

Youngsville, NM $54,938

Bosque Farms, NM $55,877

Clines Corners, NM $54,712

Cochiti Pueblo, NM $55,750

Cochiti Lake, NM $55,823

Albuquerque, NM $55,949

Kirtland Afb, NM $55,949

Rio Rancho, NM $55,857

Gallup, NM $54,692

Brimhall, NM $54,538

Church Rock, NM $54,563

Continental Divide, NM $54,525

Crownpoint, NM $54,570

Fence Lake, NM $54,326

Fort Wingate, NM $54,544

Gamerco, NM $54,636

Mentmore, NM $54,551

Mexican Springs, NM $54,545

Ramah, NM $54,445

Rehoboth, NM $54,581

Thoreau, NM $54,584

Tohatchi, NM $54,534

Vanderwagen, NM $54,545

Zuni, NM $54,532

Navajo, NM $54,606

Jamestown, NM $54,470

Pinehill, NM $54,403

Sheep Springs, NM $54,593

Smith Lake, NM $54,796

Yatahey, NM $54,573

Farmington, NM $54,836

Aztec, NM $54,937

Blanco, NM $54,680

Bloomfield, NM $54,616

Flora Vista, NM $54,892

Fruitland, NM $54,549

Kirtland, NM $54,893

La Plata, NM $54,913

Navajo Dam, NM $54,888

Shiprock, NM $54,812

Waterflow, NM $54,784

Newcomb, NM $54,560

Sanostee, NM $54,594

Santa Fe, NM $56,235

Abiquiu, NM $54,697

Alcalde, NM $55,649

Amalia, NM $54,613

Arroyo Hondo, NM $54,536

Arroyo Seco, NM $54,600

Canjilon, NM $54,528

Canones, NM $55,024

Carson, NM $54,745

Cebolla, NM $54,560

Cerro, NM $54,576

Chama, NM $54,799

Chamisal, NM $55,502

Chimayo, NM $55,891

Cordova, NM $55,797

Costilla, NM $54,842

Taos Ski Valley, NM $54,426

Dixon, NM $55,449

Dulce, NM $54,798

El Prado, NM $54,648

El Rito, NM $54,898

Embudo, NM $55,164

Espanola, NM $55,824

Glorieta, NM $56,018

Hernandez, NM $55,305

Ilfeld, NM $55,501

La Madera, NM $54,802

Lamy, NM $55,805

Llano, NM $55,389

Los Alamos, NM $55,937

White Rock, NM $56,042

Medanales, NM $55,366

Ojo Caliente, NM $55,040

Los Ojos, NM $54,664

Pecos, NM $55,844

Penasco, NM $55,183

Petaca, NM $54,477

Questa, NM $54,633

Ranchos De Taos, NM $54,921

Red River, NM $54,478

Ribera, NM $54,828

Rowe, NM $55,553

San Cristobal, NM $54,476

San Jose, NM $55,417

Ohkay Owingeh, NM $55,687

Santa Cruz, NM $55,872

Serafina, NM $54,689

Taos, NM $54,616

Tererro, NM $56,022

Tesuque, NM $56,235

Tierra Amarilla, NM $54,616

Trampas, NM $55,138

Tres Piedras, NM $54,462

Truchas, NM $55,641

Vadito, NM $55,111

Valdez, NM $54,517

Vallecitos, NM $54,474

Velarde, NM $55,365

Villanueva, NM $54,722

Spaceport City, NM $53,606

Las Vegas, NM $54,258

Angel Fire, NM $54,418

Anton Chico, NM $54,164

Buena Vista, NM $54,661

Chacon, NM $54,700

Cimarron, NM $54,333

Cleveland, NM $55,088

Eagle Nest, NM $54,374

Guadalupita, NM $54,616

Holman, NM $54,948

La Loma, NM $54,073

Maxwell, NM $54,351

Miami, NM $54,234

Mills, NM $54,041

Montezuma, NM $55,368

Mora, NM $55,165

Mosquero, NM $53,994

Ocate, NM $54,293

Ojo Feliz, NM $54,436

Rainsville, NM $54,674

Raton, NM $54,488

Rociada, NM $55,396

Roy, NM $54,053

Sapello, NM $54,915

Solano, NM $53,987

Springer, NM $54,210

Ute Park, NM $54,358

Valmora, NM $54,212

Wagon Mound, NM $54,150

Watrous, NM $54,231

Socorro, NM $54,105

Aragon, NM $54,269

Datil, NM $54,045

Lemitar, NM $54,357

Luna, NM $54,365

Magdalena, NM $54,049

Pie Town, NM $54,229

Polvadera, NM $54,488

Quemado, NM $54,342

Reserve, NM $54,244

San Acacia, NM $54,577

San Antonio, NM $53,806

Truth Or Consequences, NM $53,794

Arrey, NM $53,785

Caballo, NM $53,822

Derry, NM $53,549

Elephant Butte, NM $53,934

Garfield, NM $53,393

Hatch, NM $52,538

Monticello, NM $53,791

Rincon, NM $52,235

Salem, NM $53,227

Williamsburg, NM $53,862

Winston, NM $53,831

Las Cruces, NM $51,552

White Sands Missile Range, NM $51,721

Santa Teresa, NM $52,097

Playas, NM $54,043

Animas, NM $54,176

Anthony, NM $52,084

Arenas Valley, NM $54,080

Bayard, NM $54,030

Berino, NM $51,848

Buckhorn, NM $54,086

Santa Clara, NM $54,125

Chamberino, NM $51,902

Cliff, NM $54,023

Columbus, NM $53,878

Deming, NM $53,891

Dona Ana, NM $51,553

Fairacres, NM $51,707

Faywood, NM $53,866

Fort Bayard, NM $54,073

Gila, NM $53,944

Glenwood, NM $53,986

Hachita, NM $53,878

Hanover, NM $53,890

Hillsboro, NM $53,779

Hurley, NM $53,994

La Mesa, NM $52,538

Lordsburg, NM $54,003

Mesilla, NM $51,553

Mesilla Park, NM $51,558

Mesquite, NM $51,602

Mimbres, NM $53,932

Mule Creek, NM $54,078

Organ, NM $51,585

Pinos Altos, NM $54,022

Radium Springs, NM $51,574

Redrock, NM $53,885

Rodeo, NM $54,244

San Miguel, NM $51,582

Silver City, NM $54,023

Sunland Park, NM $51,819

Tyrone, NM $54,183

Vado, NM $51,623

Chaparral, NM $52,274

Clovis, NM $53,919

Cannon Afb, NM $53,800

Broadview, NM $53,762

Causey, NM $53,670

Crossroads, NM $53,543

Dora, NM $53,797

Elida, NM $53,574

Floyd, NM $53,705

Fort Sumner, NM $53,661

Grady, NM $53,813

House, NM $53,771

Kenna, NM $53,575

Lingo, NM $53,666

Melrose, NM $53,779

Milnesand, NM $53,553

Pep, NM $53,627

Portales, NM $53,823

Rogers, NM $53,641

Saint Vrain, NM $53,814

Taiban, NM $53,643

Texico, NM $53,835

Yeso, NM $53,448

Roswell, NM $53,510

Artesia, NM $53,616

Caprock, NM $53,507

Carlsbad, NM $53,651

Dexter, NM $53,548

Eunice, NM $53,699

Hagerman, NM $53,575

Hobbs, NM $53,777

Hope, NM $53,378

Jal, NM $53,635

Lake Arthur, NM $53,486

Lakewood, NM $53,566

Loco Hills, NM $53,665

Loving, NM $53,637

Lovington, NM $53,725

Mcdonald, NM $53,579

Malaga, NM $53,585

Maljamar, NM $53,533

Monument, NM $53,659

Tatum, NM $53,613

Whites City, NM $53,703

Carrizozo, NM $53,256

Alamogordo, NM $53,087

Alto, NM $53,264

Bent, NM $53,097

Capitan, NM $53,140

Cloudcroft, NM $53,091

Corona, NM $53,488

Encino, NM $53,918

Fort Stanton, NM $53,163

Glencoe, NM $53,125

High Rolls Mountain Park, NM $53,081

Holloman Air Force Base, NM $53,081

Hondo, NM $53,174

La Luz, NM $53,081

Lincoln, NM $53,019

Mayhill, NM $53,201

Mescalero, NM $53,105

Nogal, NM $53,333

Orogrande, NM $53,108

Picacho, NM $53,162

Pinon, NM $53,362

Ruidoso, NM $53,365

Ruidoso Downs, NM $53,293

Sacramento, NM $53,128

San Patricio, NM $53,192

Sunspot, NM $53,081

Timberon, NM $53,196

Tinnie, NM $53,131

Tularosa, NM $53,116

Vaughn, NM $53,700

Weed, NM $53,195

Tucumcari, NM $53,967

Amistad, NM $53,897

Bard, NM $53,811

Capulin, NM $54,420

Clayton, NM $54,002

Conchas Dam, NM $54,051

Cuervo, NM $53,791

Des Moines, NM $54,206

Folsom, NM $54,289

Garita, NM $53,947

Gladstone, NM $54,056

Grenville, NM $54,045

Logan, NM $53,965

Mcalister, NM $53,798

Nara Visa, NM $53,837

Newkirk, NM $53,897

Quay, NM $53,928

San Jon, NM $53,870

Santa Rosa, NM $53,928

Sedan, NM $53,947

Trementina, NM $53,944

Alterations Tailor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Alterations Tailor roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Healthcare and Business Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Alterations Tailor positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Alterations Tailor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Alterations Tailor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$66,139	$32.0	20%
Business Services	$60,628	$29.0	10%

Alterations Tailor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Alterations Tailor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$48,439

Average $55,116/year

$62,884

$4,037

Average $4,593/month

$5,240

$932

Average $1,060/week

$1,209

$23

Average $26/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,884	$5,240	$1,209	$30
Average	$55,116	$4,593	$1,060	$26
25th Percentile	$48,439	$4,037	$932	$23

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