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Upholsterers in Illinois

Upholsterers in Illinois

Want to work in Illinois as an Upholsterer? Read this first!

-3% Jobs Projection
$31,760 Median Salary
110 Job Openings

While jobs for Upholsterers in Illinois are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Upholsterers in Illinois is expected to decrease.

  • Upholsterers in Illinois earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Upholsterers Work in Illinois?

In Illinois, there were 780 people working as Upholsterers in the year 2018.

There were 840 Upholsterers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 335 Upholsterers working in it, which means Illinois has more Upholsterers than average.

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Upholsterers in this state are declining at a rate of 2.6% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.5%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 110 annual job openings, and 1,130 total jobs in 2026 for Upholsterers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,200 annual jobs and 41,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Upholsterers Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Upholsterers ranged from $22,110 to $41,880 with $31,760 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.63 to $20.13. The median hourly rate was $15.27.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $14.64 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.63.

The median salary in Illinois is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Illinois Metros for Upholsterers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Upholsterers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 770 $31,380
St. Louis, MO-IL 200 $34,260

Top States for Upholsterers Employment

View the list below to see where most Upholsterers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
North Carolina 6,880 $38,270
Mississippi 3,660 $34,160
California 2,580 $35,330
Indiana 1,960 $33,390
Texas 1,750 $32,590
Florida 1,460 $31,350
New York 1,050 $38,150
Missouri 930 $32,470
Tennessee 890 $28,550
Illinois 780 $31,760
Georgia 750 $31,710
Pennsylvania 720 $33,540
Arizona 560 $34,910
Oregon 480 $30,870
Ohio 440 $32,060
Maryland 440 $34,340
Washington 380 $45,480
New Jersey 360 $35,550
Massachusetts 350 $37,340
Arkansas 320 $25,520

Below are the states where Upholsterers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Nebraska $56,130
Washington $45,480
Idaho $43,830
Hawaii $43,330
New Hampshire $39,220
Minnesota $39,140
North Carolina $38,270
New York $38,150
Connecticut $38,070
Colorado $38,000

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