How Much Do Upholsterers Make in 2021 (including Starting Salary)

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Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries

Upholsterers

Upholsterers make, repair, or replace upholstery for household furniture or transportation vehicles.

Salary
$37870
Becoming One
Easy
Education
No degree required
Job Satisfaction
Job Growth
Low

Personality



Table of contents
  1. Average salary
  2. Starting salary
  3. Salary rank
  4. Salary range
  5. Highest paying states
  6. Highest paying industries

Average salary

Annual salary
$37870 per year
Hourly wage
$18 per hour

Starting salary

Entry-level annual salary
$23,590 to $28,920 per year
Entry-level hourly wage
$11 to $14 per hour

Entry-level Upholsterers with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $23,590 to $28,920 per year or $11 to $14 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.

Salary rank

Salary rank
D

We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Upholsterers to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.

Salary range

Level Hourly Annual
Highest (Top 10%) $26 $54,630
Senior (Top 25%) $22 $44,970
Middle (Mid 50%) $17 $36,250
Junior (Bottom 25%) $14 $28,920
No experience (Bottom 10%) $11 $23,590

Highest paying states

State Hourly Annual
WA $25 $51,110
HI $22 $46,240
NE $21 $44,130
MA $21 $43,850
PA $21 $43,410
CT $21 $43,100
NC $21 $43,040
MN $21 $42,680
KS $20 $42,140
NH $20 $42,060

Another simple way to increase your salary as an Upholsterer is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like WA doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at WA might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.

According to BLS, the highest paid Upholsterers are in the states of WA, HI, NE, MA and PA.

Highest paying industries

Salary by industry Annual Hourly
Local Government $79000 $37.98
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing $57280 $27.54
Traveler Accommodation $44990 $21.63
Other Motor Vehicle Dealers $43870 $21.09
Specialized Design Services $42730 $20.54
Support Activities for Air Transportation $40440 $19.44
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing $39680 $19.08
Truck Transportation $39320 $18.90
Ship and Boat Building $38610 $18.56
Management of Companies and Enterprises $38370 $18.45
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing $38020 $18.28
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance $37740 $18.15
Automotive Repair and Maintenance $37650 $18.10
Furniture Stores $36620 $17.61
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $36330 $17.47
Rental and Leasing Services $36080 $17.35
Textile Furnishings Mills $35740 $17.18
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $34890 $16.78
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing $34680 $16.67
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $34210 $16.45
Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing $34130 $16.41
Warehousing and Storage $32980 $15.86
Plastics Product Manufacturing $32560 $15.65
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $32410 $15.58
Home Furnishings Stores $32030 $15.40
Employment Services $30940 $14.88

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2 Comments on “How Much Do Upholsterers Make in 2021 (including Starting Salary)”

  1. I’ve been working in the furniture industry for 10 years. Not sure where this information on salary comes from but I CAN assure you upholsters make between 45k and 90k a year with a 40 hr work week not counting overtime. 45k being slow/average speed and 90k being fast experienced. Ask any upholsters that works for an average size to large company and the information above will prove true.

    1. You are right. Some upholsters do make $45k to $90k and that depends on their experience and their state. Some upholsters make less than 45k too. There are a lot of factors involve. The number we provide are averages because saying that all upholsters make $45k to $90k wouldn’t be accurate too.

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