Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers salary by state
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers is a professional role in the Production job family, focused on Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.
What Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairerss do
Typical education: High School Diploma
Dye, soak, polish, paint, stamp, stitch, stain, buff, or engrave leather or other materials to obtain desired effects, decorations, or shapes.
Cut out parts, following patterns or outlines, using knives, shears, scissors, or machine presses.
Construct, decorate, or repair leather products according to specifications, using sewing machines, needles and thread, leather lacing, glue, clamps, hand tools, or rivets.
Repair and recondition leather products such as trunks, luggage, shoes, saddles, belts, purses, and baseball gloves.
Align and stitch or glue materials such as fabric, fleece, leather, or wood, to join parts.
Top skills:SpeakingMonitoringCritical ThinkingActive ListeningSocial PerceptivenessService Orientation
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Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers salary by industry
Sectors 31, 32, and 33 – Manufacturing
5,810 workers
$39,000
Other Services (except Public Administration)
660 workers
$43,000
Sectors 44 and 45 – Retail Trade
490 workers
$44,500
Wholesale Trade
350 workers
$50,000
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
40 workers
$32,500
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers pays 26% below the average across 105 roles in the Production job family (family average $55,000).
