Pay by state · 42 states
Upholsterer Salary by State (2026)
Upholsterers earn the most in Rhode Island at $63,360 a year and the least in Nebraska at $29,960 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $46,340. All 42 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $63,360Rhode Island
- National median
- $46,340BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $29,960Nebraska
- States reporting
- 42of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Upholsterer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of upholsterers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIRhode Island | $63,360 | $58,410 | $63,360 | 30 | $61,948 |
| 2 | HIHawaii | $57,390 | $33,320 | $72,460 | 30 | $52,196 |
| 3 | WAWashington | $55,970 | $48,310 | $73,050 | 200 | $52,302 |
| 4 | NDNorth Dakota | $52,420 | $44,350 | $64,420 | N/A | $58,926 |
| 5 | CTConnecticut | $50,870 | $41,000 | $59,270 | 210 | $49,098 |
| 6 | GAGeorgia | $50,760 | $37,590 | $60,480 | 780 | $52,714 |
| 7 | NCNorth Carolina | $50,600 | $45,690 | $61,950 | 4,050 | $53,644 |
| 8 | MDMaryland | $50,270 | $47,130 | $57,160 | 200 | $47,895 |
| 9 | LALouisiana | $49,920 | $36,910 | $55,860 | 80 | $56,594 |
| 10 | NVNevada | $49,880 | $38,900 | $63,650 | 220 | $49,890 |
| 11 | DEDelaware | $49,860 | $47,410 | $60,230 | 40 | $49,956 |
| 12 | MNMinnesota | $48,810 | $43,680 | $53,950 | 60 | $49,493 |
| 13 | CACalifornia | $48,580 | $42,240 | $57,200 | 1,640 | $43,876 |
| 14 | OROregon | $48,560 | $38,410 | $50,770 | 250 | $46,981 |
| 15 | MAMassachusetts | $48,380 | $45,580 | $62,230 | 150 | $45,746 |
| 16 | NYNew York | $47,320 | $38,340 | $62,550 | 480 | $43,847 |
| 17 | WIWisconsin | $47,010 | $38,460 | $59,140 | 260 | $49,960 |
| 18 | INIndiana | $45,080 | $37,880 | $51,430 | 1,400 | $48,302 |
| 19 | MSMississippi | $44,930 | $37,200 | $48,060 | 2,410 | $51,672 |
| 20 | MIMichigan | $44,890 | $39,570 | $48,360 | 500 | $46,655 |
| 21 | UTUtah | $44,590 | $39,290 | $54,220 | 90 | $45,102 |
| 22 | ARArkansas | $43,660 | $36,030 | $58,390 | 210 | $50,220 |
| 23 | KSKansas | $43,260 | $35,100 | $45,800 | 260 | $48,030 |
| 24 | TXTexas | $42,930 | $35,910 | $48,450 | 710 | $44,232 |
| 25 | PAPennsylvania | $42,860 | $35,040 | $48,360 | 280 | $43,927 |
| 26 | NJNew Jersey | $42,640 | $38,070 | $62,420 | 410 | $39,189 |
| 27 | IAIowa | $42,610 | $32,770 | $51,310 | 80 | $48,552 |
| 28 | ILIllinois | $42,450 | $35,020 | $46,620 | 250 | $42,468 |
| 29 | COColorado | $42,240 | $37,940 | $50,620 | 160 | $40,989 |
| 30 | AZArizona | $41,860 | $37,040 | $49,670 | 180 | $41,579 |
| 31 | KYKentucky | $41,690 | $39,760 | $45,090 | 80 | $46,241 |
| 32 | MTMontana | $41,600 | $37,900 | $51,160 | 40 | $43,954 |
| 33 | IDIdaho | $39,730 | $35,900 | $45,060 | 190 | $41,605 |
| 34 | OHOhio | $39,420 | $32,700 | $47,920 | 380 | $42,490 |
| 35 | SCSouth Carolina | $38,880 | $34,560 | $51,980 | 140 | $41,472 |
| 36 | ALAlabama | $38,270 | $32,220 | $46,380 | 120 | $43,086 |
| 37 | OKOklahoma | $38,020 | $33,380 | $53,000 | 150 | $43,282 |
| 38 | TNTennessee | $38,020 | $36,670 | $48,650 | 460 | $41,385 |
| 39 | FLFlorida | $37,840 | $36,050 | $48,700 | 1,530 | $36,591 |
| 40 | VAVirginia | $31,950 | $31,110 | $45,850 | 340 | $31,601 |
| 41 | MOMissouri | $29,990 | $29,990 | $39,590 | N/A | $33,022 |
| 42 | NENebraska | $29,960 | $29,130 | $45,480 | 110 | $33,251 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Upholsterers, that changes the ranking: Rhode Island leads on raw pay at $63,360, while Rhode Island leads once prices are taken into account at $61,948.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Upholsterer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Upholsterers the most?
Rhode Island reports the highest median wage for Upholsterers at $63,360 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Hawaii ($57,390) and Washington ($55,970).
Which state pays Upholsterers the least?
Nebraska reports the lowest median for Upholsterers at $29,960 a year, $33,400 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Upholsterers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Rhode Island first at $61,948 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $63,360. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.