Highest-paying Cities for Upholsterers

The top 100 highest paying cities for upholsterers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of upholsterers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $66,760, Wichita, Kansas is the highest paying city for upholsterers. It is followed by South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan (average annual salary $63,980). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of upholsterers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Upholsterers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Wichita, Kansas	$66,760	$38,650	180
2	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$63,980	$33,050	70
3	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$61,050	$32,840	30
4	Savannah, Georgia	$59,250	$36,460	180
5	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$57,140	$38,350	30
6	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$55,840	$29,800	50
7	Coeur dAlene, Idaho	$54,590	$30,010	30
8	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$54,010	$36,080	210
9	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$52,360	$30,240	70
10	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$52,000	$27,030	260
11	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$50,230	$42,390	n/a
12	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$49,120	$38,750	220
13	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina	$48,780	$30,540	2,690
14	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$48,410	$33,350	80
15	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$48,370	$29,840	150
16	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$47,600	$35,100	630
17	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$47,250	$29,390	340
18	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$47,040	$35,600	180
19	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$46,920	$38,330	40
20	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$46,460	$37,300	50
21	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$45,810	$30,910	60
22	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$45,660	$35,210	n/a
23	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$45,590	$36,470	230
24	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$45,010	$35,110	50
25	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$44,980	$31,930	100
26	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$44,950	$34,060	60
27	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$44,560	$28,530	150
28	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$44,420	$31,730	40
29	St Louis, Missouri	$44,130	$26,670	110
30	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$44,130	$35,320	190
31	Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana	$44,100	$33,930	360
32	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia	$43,750	$23,550	40
33	New Haven, Connecticut	$43,540	$33,560	50
34	Springfield, Illinois	$43,270	$19,140	n/a
35	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$43,160	$29,120	100
36	Lincoln, Nebraska	$42,660	$32,910	40
37	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$42,310	$32,990	1,650
38	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$41,860	$19,600	30
39	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$41,660	$38,620	650
40	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$41,640	$33,680	60
41	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$41,550	$29,820	50
42	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$41,500	$19,700	80
43	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$41,350	$27,060	40
44	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$41,250	$33,850	50
45	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$41,220	$28,910	150
46	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$41,060	$36,960	470
47	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$41,010	$30,670	200
48	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$40,670	$32,800	480
49	Bend, Oregon	$40,600	$29,980	n/a
50	Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$40,570	$25,850	60
51	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$40,490	$27,930	90
52	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$40,220	$39,030	450
53	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$40,200	$29,740	100
54	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$39,990	$29,480	40
55	Columbus, Ohio	$39,910	$30,010	140
56	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$39,750	$32,530	60
57	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$39,690	$28,470	50
58	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$39,600	$29,570	330
59	Toledo, Ohio	$39,450	$29,720	80
60	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$39,410	$26,660	30
61	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$39,400	$24,640	60
62	North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$39,100	$25,910	50
63	Salisbury, Maryland	$38,980	$28,400	40
64	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$38,840	$29,120	150
65	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$38,810	$23,800	60
66	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$38,750	$28,750	160
67	Jacksonville, Florida	$38,530	$26,420	80
68	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$38,500	$28,380	50
69	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$38,480	$27,950	50
70	Modesto, California	$38,450	$27,980	30
71	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$38,350	$33,080	310
72	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$38,340	$28,860	30
73	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$38,110	$28,820	50
74	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$38,080	$28,540	180
75	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$38,030	$30,710	150
76	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$37,850	$32,350	60
77	Provo-Orem, Utah	$37,800	$28,030	30
78	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$37,790	$27,770	60
79	Fresno, California	$37,720	$31,150	30
80	Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida	$37,710	$29,560	30
81	Memphis, Tennessee	$37,700	$23,780	40
82	Knoxville, Tennessee	$37,650	$25,140	40
83	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$37,630	$29,770	40
84	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$37,550	$28,070	70
85	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$37,500	$25,360	3,270
86	Wilmington, New Jersey	$37,450	$26,120	n/a
87	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$37,400	$24,130	720
88	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$37,350	$31,670	70
89	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$37,330	$25,240	n/a
90	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania	$37,270	$27,880	40
91	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$37,210	$23,110	170
92	Dubuque, Iowa	$37,190	$30,370	30
93	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$37,170	$27,510	230
94	Cleveland, Tennessee	$37,170	$28,930	40
95	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$37,100	$25,110	1,400
96	Salem, Oregon	$36,830	$23,820	80
97	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$36,820	$28,570	400
98	Dayton, Ohio	$36,810	$22,130	n/a
99	Tucson, Arizona	$36,780	$26,960	n/a
100	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$36,770	$32,430	n/a

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for upholsterers.