Office chairs
Decide two things first: how much you want to spend, and whether you want a mesh back or a fabric or leather back. Then look at four adjustments that separate one office chair from the next: lumbar support you can move, armrests that adjust in several directions, a headrest that comes with the chair, and a seat that slides forward and back. Last, check the maximum user weight the maker states. Our office chair finder asks about exactly these, and every value it uses comes from the manufacturer's own page.
This guide explains each choice, what the makers' labels mean, and where their wording differs. We don't test chairs and we don't make health or comfort promises; we compare what the makers say.
Each list states its selection criteria, and every pick is checked against its maker's page.
Picks list · 5 office chairs
The backrest is mesh, as the maker states.
The maker says the lumbar support can be adjusted.
A headrest comes with the chair in the configuration we list.
Picks list · 6 office chairs
The maker states a maximum user weight of 300 lb or more.
Picks list · 6 office chairs
The backrest is fabric, leather or faux leather, as the maker states.
Every office chair of that kind we track, side by side.
As of , from the specs each maker states.