Average Upholsterers Salary in Florida

Upholsterers in Florida earn a median annual salary of $42,540, which is -7.9% compared to the national median. There are 1,370 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Florida (state).

$42,540

Florida median annual wage

$20/hour median

-7.9%

Difference vs national median

National median is $46,190

1,370

Local employment

0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers

1.02

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $30,820
25th: $34,860
Median: $42,540
75th: $49,210
90th: $55,950

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Florida, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

103.4%

Exact state RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$41,136

Goods: 98.1%
Services: 90.1%
Rents: 122.1%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Minnesota	$56,840	Compare	80
Colorado	$55,990	Compare	380
New Jersey	$55,290	Compare	290
Washington	$51,610	Compare	400
North Dakota	$51,370	Compare	N/A
Nebraska	$51,240	Compare	40

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Florida

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Family Medicine Physicians	$220,500	1.10
Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers	$220,350	1.05
Physicists	$209,020	0.17
Nurse Anesthetists	$197,940	1.91
Pediatricians, General	$195,100	0.34
Acupuncturists	$183,530	N/A
Architectural And Engineering Managers	$167,680	0.57
Neurologists	$165,860	N/A

Florida has salary data for 791 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Upholsterers in Florida

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Upholsterers are projected to change by -1.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 2,200 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.