Upholsterers salary
The median pay for upholsterers in the United States is $46,340 a year. About 20,140 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $31,690
- 25th percentile
- $37,340
- Median percentile
- $46,340
- 75th percentile
- $54,580
- 90th percentile
- $63,770
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Rhode Island $63,360
- Hawaii $57,390
- Washington $55,970
- Connecticut $50,870
- Georgia $50,760
- North Carolina $50,600
- Maryland $50,270
- Louisiana $49,920
- Nevada $49,880
- Delaware $49,860
- Minnesota $48,810
- California $48,580
- Oregon $48,560
- Massachusetts $48,380
- New York $47,320
- Wisconsin $47,010
- Indiana $45,080
- Mississippi $44,930
- Michigan $44,890
- Utah $44,590
- Arkansas $43,660
- Kansas $43,260
- Texas $42,930
- Pennsylvania $42,860
- New Jersey $42,640
- Iowa $42,610
- Illinois $42,450
- Colorado $42,240
- Arizona $41,860
- Kentucky $41,690
- Montana $41,600
- Idaho $39,730
- Ohio $39,420
- South Carolina $38,880
- Alabama $38,270
- Oklahoma $38,020
- Tennessee $38,020
- Florida $37,840
- Virginia $31,950
- Nebraska $29,960
By metro area
- Seattle, WA $65,140
- Providence, RI $63,360
- Madison, WI $60,800
- Hickory, NC $59,700
- Bridgeport, CT $59,270
- San Francisco, CA $57,610
- San Jose, CA $57,560
- Reno, NV $53,750
- Durham, NC $51,060
- Baltimore, MD $50,590
- Kansas City, MO $49,110
- Portland, OR $49,050
- Greensboro, NC $49,040
- San Diego, CA $49,000
- Riverside, CA $48,730
- Sacramento, CA $48,700
- Boston, MA $48,380
- Knoxville, TN $47,960
- Minneapolis, MN $47,640
- Atlanta, GA $47,630
- Los Angeles, CA $47,630
- Richmond, VA $47,560
- New York, NY $46,890
- Las Vegas, NV $46,850
- Philadelphia, PA $46,580
- Detroit, MI $46,370
- Palm Bay, FL $46,260
- Orlando, FL $46,230
- Milwaukee, WI $45,870
- Elkhart, IN $45,590
- Worcester, MA $45,580
- Cleveland, OH $45,370
- Raleigh, NC $45,290
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $45,090
- Charleston, SC $44,980
- San Antonio, TX $44,700
- Grand Rapids, MI $44,560
- Lincoln, NE $44,220
- North Port, FL $43,920
- St. Louis, MO $43,840
- Dallas, TX $43,520
- Chicago, IL $43,380
- Pittsburgh, PA $43,250
- Oklahoma City, OK $42,950
- Phoenix, AZ $42,900
- Denver, CO $42,370
- Indianapolis, IN $42,240
- Houston, TX $41,820
- Wichita, KS $41,790
- Hartford, CT $41,600
- Cincinnati, OH $40,000
- Nashville, TN $39,940
- Washington, DC $39,520
- Toledo, OH $39,420
- Winston, NC $38,270
- Boise City, ID $38,080
- Miami, FL $37,840
- Cape Coral, FL $36,930
- Tampa, FL $36,760
- Greenville, SC $36,440
- Jacksonville, FL $36,200
- Birmingham, AL $34,150