2021 Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States
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Upholsterers
Upholsterers make, repair, or replace upholstery for household furniture or transportation vehicles.
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Average salary
Starting salary
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.
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Salary rank
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 |
[custom_headline id=”states” class=”subheading” type=”left” level=”h3″] Highest paying states [/custom_headline]
| 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.
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2 Comments on “How Much Do Upholsterers Make in 2021 (including Starting Salary)”
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.
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.