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What upholsterers make
Median
$46,340
Bottom tenth
$31,690
Top tenth
$63,770
The national median is $46,340 a year. The bottom tenth earn $31,690 or less and the top tenth $63,770 or more (2025 federal wage survey). That figure covers everyone doing the trade, from a factory production line to a one-person custom workroom.