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Average Upholsterers Salary in Nevada

Upholsterers in Nevada earn a median annual salary of $43,720, which is -5.3% compared to the national median. There are 360 workers employed locally in this occupation.

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

$43,720
Nevada median annual wage
$21/hour median
-5.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $46,190
360
Local employment
0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.74
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$34,510
25th
$37,710
Median
$43,720
75th
$49,910
90th
$62,900

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 Nevada, 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
100.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$43,729
Goods: 96.3%
Services: 90.5%
Rents: 114.1%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Minnesota$56,840Compare80
Colorado$55,990Compare380
New Jersey$55,290Compare290
Washington$51,610Compare400
North Dakota$51,370CompareN/A
Nebraska$51,240Compare40

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 Nevada

Nevada has salary data for 680 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric.

Historical series

Trend for Upholsterers in Nevada

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.