How much do Upholsterers make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Percentile spread

For Upholsterers, the published 10th percentile is $31,990 and the 90th percentile is $62,740. The difference is $30,750, which is 67.9% 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 $37,270 to the 75th at $49,910, covers $12,640.

The mean annual wage is $45,190, which sits below the median of $45,290. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 2.3% lower than the national median of $46,340 for Upholsterers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,140, which is 0.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.5% lower than the North Carolina median of $50,600.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Raleigh-Cary, NC is 98.157, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,290 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Upholsterers at $46,140 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Upholsterers. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 5th of 7 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).).

• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $51,060 and employment of 70. That median is 12.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,331, against $46,140 here.
• Greensboro-High Point, NC is 77 miles away, with a median of $49,040 and employment of 750. That median is 8.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,808, against $46,140 here.
• Winston-Salem, NC is 108 miles away, with a median of $38,270 and employment of 430. That median is 15.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,578, against $46,140 here.

Employment share

Upholsterers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Raleigh-Cary, NC (70 of 743,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (20,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.73 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.