SOC 51-6093 · Production Occupations

Upholsterers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$46,340

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 20,140.

That median is 9.1% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Upholsterers.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	120	$44,120	$65,140	$89,510
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	50	$44,300	$63,360	$70,550
Madison, WI	40	$38,460	$60,800	$73,600
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	2,220	$44,520	$59,700	$76,970
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	50	$40,120	$59,270	$92,210
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	170	$45,090	$57,610	$72,870
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	50	$42,410	$57,560	$118,200
Reno, NV	40	$25,210	$53,750	$68,630
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	70	$41,670	$51,060	$62,440
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	90	$38,540	$50,590	$64,210
Kansas City, MO-KS	130	$35,620	$49,110	$62,400
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	200	$38,120	$49,050	$58,290
Greensboro-High Point, NC	750	$34,320	$49,040	$60,950
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	110	$39,230	$49,000	$62,140
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	170	$38,020	$48,730	$57,200
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	40	$34,360	$48,700	$59,660
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	100	$48,380	$48,380	$89,430
Knoxville, TN	80	$30,180	$47,960	$54,070
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	40	$43,680	$47,640	$58,630
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	240	$31,240	$47,630	$70,470

Metros with the most Upholsterers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	2,220	$44,520	$59,700	$76,970
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	940	$37,370	$47,630	$58,930
Greensboro-High Point, NC	750	$34,320	$49,040	$60,950
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	620	$36,140	$46,890	$83,200
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	570	$31,520	$37,840	$55,620
Winston-Salem, NC	430	$38,270	$38,270	$51,020
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	280	$32,740	$43,520	$65,170
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	240	$31,240	$47,630	$70,470
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	240	$34,630	$43,380	$60,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	230	$34,880	$45,590	$58,270
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	220	$35,070	$46,230	$58,160
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	220	$30,820	$36,760	$49,390
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	200	$38,120	$49,050	$58,290
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	180	$24,960	$46,850	$71,030
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	180	$31,260	$39,520	$58,230
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	170	$35,450	$42,240	$61,350
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	170	$38,020	$48,730	$57,200
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	170	$45,090	$57,610	$72,870
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	150	$37,510	$44,560	$46,980
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	140	$29,580	$41,820	$57,170

State estimates for Upholsterers, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Rhode Island	30	$57,030	$63,360	$63,360
Hawaii	30	$30,610	$57,390	$80,370
Washington	200	$44,250	$55,970	$84,480
North Dakota	Not available	$37,340	$52,420	$65,530
Connecticut	210	$40,120	$50,870	$75,610
Georgia	780	$29,320	$50,760	$73,480
North Carolina	4,050	$38,270	$50,600	$74,490
Maryland	200	$38,550	$50,270	$63,430
Louisiana	80	$33,920	$49,920	$57,290
Nevada	220	$24,960	$49,880	$71,030
Delaware	40	$40,120	$49,860	$82,000
Minnesota	60	$43,680	$48,810	$58,630
California	1,640	$37,710	$48,580	$62,810
Oregon	250	$38,120	$48,560	$58,290
Massachusetts	150	$40,120	$48,380	$77,050
New York	480	$35,300	$47,320	$81,670
Wisconsin	260	$26,850	$47,010	$71,210
Indiana	1,400	$35,020	$45,080	$58,550
Mississippi	2,410	$32,070	$44,930	$50,880
Michigan	500	$36,770	$44,890	$60,300
Utah	90	$32,570	$44,590	$60,680
Arkansas	210	$30,650	$43,660	$65,240
Kansas	260	$33,390	$43,260	$64,810
Texas	710	$29,360	$42,930	$61,730
Pennsylvania	280	$31,520	$42,860	$60,050
New Jersey	410	$36,250	$42,640	$74,480
Iowa	80	$31,660	$42,610	$52,980
Illinois	250	$34,300	$42,450	$60,200
Colorado	160	$35,500	$42,240	$60,890
Arizona	180	$35,310	$41,860	$59,600
Kentucky	80	$38,020	$41,690	$45,090
Montana	40	$37,250	$41,600	$59,280
Idaho	190	$28,240	$39,730	$49,900
Ohio	380	$27,310	$39,420	$57,980
South Carolina	140	$33,210	$38,880	$56,590
Alabama	120	$30,850	$38,270	$67,410
Oklahoma	150	$28,490	$38,020	$88,700
Tennessee	460	$29,580	$38,020	$50,610
Florida	1,530	$31,670	$37,840	$56,470
Virginia	340	$26,640	$31,950	$59,270
Missouri	Not available	$28,600	$29,990	$51,910
Nebraska	110	$28,520	$29,960	$53,110

What is the national median wage for Upholsterers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Upholsterers is $46,340. Employment is 20,140.

How does Upholsterers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Upholsterers is 9.1% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Upholsterers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is highest on this page's list at $65,140.