SOC 51-6021 · Production Occupations

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$35,060

U.S. median hourly wage$16.85

U.S. employment26,120

Nationally, pressers, textile, garment, and related materials earned a median of $35,060 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 26,120 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials: pay and employment by state
State
Illinois	$40,230	$19.34	Not published	Not published
California	$39,300	$18.89	3,850	0.2
New Hampshire	$38,540	$18.53	100	0.2
Colorado	$38,300	$18.41	320	0.1
Maine	$38,020	$18.28	60	0.1
New Jersey	$37,920	$18.23	870	0.2
Washington	$37,620	$18.09	460	0.1
Arizona	$36,870	$17.73	360	0.1
Oregon	$36,860	$17.72	230	0.1
New York	$36,510	$17.55	1,730	0.2
Massachusetts	$36,410	$17.50	470	0.1
Rhode Island	$36,390	$17.49	170	0.3
Michigan	$36,290	$17.45	300	0.1
Connecticut	$36,030	$17.32	740	0.4
Idaho	$35,990	$17.30	110	0.1
Hawaii	$35,980	$17.30	90	0.2
Nevada	$35,560	$17.09	820	0.5
Wisconsin	$35,500	$17.07	350	0.1
Utah	$35,320	$16.98	320	0.2
Montana	$35,270	$16.96	30	0.1
Maryland	$34,390	$16.53	480	0.2
Nebraska	$33,300	$16.01	170	0.2
Georgia	$33,010	$15.87	1,010	0.2
Iowa	$32,990	$15.86	100	0.1
Florida	$31,760	$15.27	2,130	0.2
Virginia	$31,220	$15.01	720	0.2
Kentucky	$31,200	$15.00	530	0.3
Ohio	$30,820	$14.82	810	0.1
Missouri	$30,520	$14.67	330	0.1
Wyoming	$30,460	$14.65	50	0.2
Arkansas	$29,880	$14.37	470	0.4
Pennsylvania	$29,880	$14.36	700	0.1
Texas	$29,680	$14.27	3,490	0.2
Tennessee	$29,460	$14.17	410	0.1
North Carolina	$29,300	$14.09	550	0.1
South Carolina	$29,160	$14.02	220	0.1
Kansas	$29,110	$14.00	150	0.1
Indiana	$28,840	$13.87	410	0.1
New Mexico	$28,730	$13.81	110	0.1
West Virginia	$28,400	$13.65	70	0.1
Oklahoma	$28,340	$13.63	330	0.2
Mississippi	$27,180	$13.07	400	0.3
Louisiana	$27,170	$13.06	190	0.1
Alabama	$26,860	$12.92	390	0.2
Puerto Rico	$21,980	$10.57	220	0.2

Pay by metro area

All 105 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$44,440	$21.36	110	0.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$43,790	$21.05	600	0.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$39,510	$19.00	130	0.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$39,300	$18.89	1,420	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$39,170	$18.83	190	0.1
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$38,700	$18.61	60	0.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$38,630	$18.57	340	0.2
Modesto, CA	$38,460	$18.49	30	0.2
Salinas, CA	$38,350	$18.44	90	0.5
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$38,300	$18.41	40	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$38,190	$18.36	260	0.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$38,020	$18.28	30	0.1
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$38,000	$18.27	50	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$37,920	$18.23	1,990	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$37,820	$18.18	490	0.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$37,620	$18.09	310	0.1
Fresno, CA	$37,590	$18.07	110	0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$37,170	$17.87	290	0.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$36,980	$17.78	410	0.1
Medford, OR	$36,860	$17.72	50	0.6
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$36,510	$17.55	40	0.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$36,410	$17.50	370	0.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$36,390	$17.49	210	0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$36,290	$17.45	130	0.1
Madison, WI	$36,120	$17.36	50	0.1
Rochester, NY	$36,100	$17.36	80	0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$36,030	$17.32	250	0.4
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$35,990	$17.30	180	0.1
Boise City, ID	$35,990	$17.30	70	0.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$35,940	$17.28	270	0.7
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$35,900	$17.26	50	0.1
Colorado Springs, CO	$35,730	$17.18	40	0.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$35,580	$17.11	110	0.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$35,560	$17.09	730	0.6
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$35,530	$17.08	40	0.3
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$35,520	$17.08	50	0.2
Green Bay, WI	$35,340	$16.99	Not published	Not published
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$35,240	$16.94	120	0.1
Urban Honolulu, HI	$35,140	$16.90	40	0.1
Omaha, NE-IA	$35,110	$16.88	90	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$35,070	$16.86	40	0.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$34,980	$16.82	70	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$34,790	$16.72	70	0.2
Worcester, MA	$34,530	$16.60	40	0.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$34,300	$16.49	260	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$34,290	$16.49	80	0.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$34,050	$16.37	390	0.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$33,830	$16.26	80	0.3
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$33,810	$16.25	40	0.2
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$33,550	$16.13	30	0.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$33,510	$16.11	50	0.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$33,390	$16.05	170	0.2
Albuquerque, NM	$33,330	$16.03	Not published	Not published
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$32,920	$15.83	60	0.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$32,720	$15.73	120	0.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$32,480	$15.62	1,040	0.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$32,220	$15.49	430	0.1
Savannah, GA	$32,220	$15.49	40	0.2
Reno, NV	$32,210	$15.49	70	0.2
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$32,210	$15.49	50	0.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	$32,030	$15.40	140	0.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$31,790	$15.28	1,050	0.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$31,640	$15.21	200	0.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$31,500	$15.14	200	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$31,450	$15.12	270	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$31,320	$15.06	120	0.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$31,180	$14.99	240	0.2
Akron, OH	$30,890	$14.85	50	0.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$30,860	$14.84	30	0.1
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$30,860	$14.84	110	0.4
Cleveland, OH	$30,470	$14.65	150	0.1
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$30,390	$14.61	30	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$30,300	$14.57	130	0.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$30,290	$14.56	390	0.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$29,970	$14.41	150	0.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$29,940	$14.40	330	0.3
Columbus, OH	$29,870	$14.36	240	0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$29,840	$14.35	150	0.1
Toledo, OH	$29,760	$14.31	60	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$29,730	$14.29	80	0.1
Jackson, MS	$29,720	$14.29	90	0.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$29,680	$14.27	740	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$29,460	$14.17	110	0.1
Tulsa, OK	$29,400	$14.14	90	0.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$29,380	$14.13	90	0.1
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$29,360	$14.11	50	0.4
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$29,180	$14.03	40	0.2
Winston-Salem, NC	$29,120	$14.00	30	0.1
Wichita, KS	$29,110	$14.00	50	0.2
Waco, TX	$28,960	$13.92	30	0.3
Baton Rouge, LA	$28,840	$13.87	40	0.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$28,840	$13.87	150	0.1
Richmond, VA	$28,830	$13.86	Not published	Not published
Oklahoma City, OK	$28,380	$13.64	150	0.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$28,130	$13.52	100	0.2
Lubbock, TX	$28,010	$13.47	70	0.4
Bowling Green, KY	$27,790	$13.36	50	0.6
Tallahassee, FL	$27,720	$13.33	30	0.2
Huntsville, AL	$27,630	$13.28	40	0.1
Columbus, GA-AL	$27,600	$13.27	40	0.4
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$27,300	$13.13	40	0.3
Birmingham, AL	$27,190	$13.07	100	0.2
El Paso, TX	$23,320	$11.21	90	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$22,000	$10.58	170	0.2
Spartanburg, SC	$19,480	$9.37	Not published	Not published

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.