SOC 51-6093 · Production Occupations · May 2025
How much do Upholsterers make in Tulsa, OK?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Upholsterers in Tulsa, OK is $34,400. The 10th percentile is $33,370 and the 90th percentile is $63,360. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$34,400
- 10th percentile
- $33,370
- 25th percentile
- $34,060
- Median
- $34,400
- 75th percentile
- $53,000
- 90th percentile
- $63,360
- Mean
- $41,770
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
Percentile spread
For Upholsterers, the published 10th percentile is $33,370 and the 90th percentile is $63,360. The difference is $29,990, which is 87.2% 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 $34,060 to the 75th at $53,000, covers $18,940.
The mean annual wage is $41,770, which sits above the median of $34,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Tulsa, OK median is 25.8% lower than the national median of $46,340 for Upholsterers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,559, which is 16.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 9.5% lower than the Oklahoma median of $38,020.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tulsa, OK is 89.214, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $34,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Upholsterers at $38,559 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Upholsterers. Tulsa, OK ranks 4th of 4 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).).
- Oklahoma City, OK is 94 miles away, with a median of $42,950 and employment of 60. That median is 24.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,507, against $38,559 here.
- Wichita, KS is 112 miles away, with a median of $41,790 and employment of 140. That median is 21.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,984, against $38,559 here.
- Springfield, MO is 183 miles away, with a median of $38,260. That median is 11.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,190, against $38,559 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Tulsa, OK · Upholsterers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Upholsterers make in Tulsa, OK?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Upholsterers in Tulsa, OK is $34,400. The 10th percentile is $33,370 and the 90th percentile is $63,360.
How does that compare with the national median for Upholsterers?
The local median is 25.8% lower than the national median of $46,340.
What is Upholsterers pay in Tulsa, OK after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tulsa, OK is 89.214, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $34,400 is $38,559. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Tulsa, OK compare with nearby metros for Upholsterers?
Oklahoma City, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 94 miles away, at $42,950. Tulsa, OK ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.