Upholsterers Salary in Knoxville, TN

Upholsterers pay range in Knoxville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,180 a year or less, while the top 10% make $54,070 or more. The middle half of upholsterers in Knoxville earn between $37,820 and $50,610.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Upholsterers salary after taxes in Knoxville

On the average salary of $44,580, a single filer in Knoxville takes home about $38,000 a year, or $3,167 a month and $1,462 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

Is Knoxville a good place for upholsterers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Knoxville area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.6), so the average $44,580 buys what about $48,159 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Knoxville ($47,080). A typical home costs $367,158, or 8.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Upholsterers salary in other Tennessee cities

Knoxville ranks 1st of 2 Tennessee metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for upholsterers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($67,380).

Upholsterers salary by city

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