How much do Upholsterers make in Knoxville, TN?

Percentile spread

For Upholsterers, the published 10th percentile is $30,180 and the 90th percentile is $54,070. The difference is $23,890, which is 49.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $37,820 to the 75th at $50,610, covers $12,790.

The mean annual wage is $44,580, which sits below the median of $47,960. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Knoxville, TN median is 3.5% higher than the national median of $46,340 for Upholsterers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,810, which is 11.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 26.1% higher than the Tennessee median of $38,020.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Knoxville, TN is 92.569, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,960 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Upholsterers at $51,810 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Upholsterers. Knoxville, TN ranks 2nd of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 135 miles away, with a median of $36,440 and employment of 30. That median is 24% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,074, against $51,810 here.
• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 145 miles away, with a median of $39,940 and employment of 60. That median is 16.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,458, against $51,810 here.
• Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 151 miles away, with a median of $59,700 and employment of 2,220. That median is 24.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,468, against $51,810 here.

Employment share

Upholsterers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Knoxville, TN (80 of 424,600). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (20,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.45 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.