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22 articles on desk, chair and screen height. Each one shows the numbers it uses, so you can check them against your own body instead of trusting them.
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Ergonomic Desk Setup: The Complete Guide
Five numbers, in the right order. How to set up a desk that fits your body — with reference tables from 150 to 190 cm, a symptom-to-cause troubleshooting chart, and the reason most setup advice fails.
Which of the Five Numbers Is Wrong? A Symptom-to-Cause Chart
Neck, shoulder, wrist, or lower back pain at a desk each points to a different number. Use this reverse lookup — symptom, the 60-second test, and the fix — instead of adjusting everything at once.
My Desk Is Too High and I Can't Adjust It
A fixed-height desk cannot be lowered, but you have four real options. Measure the gap first, then pick by how many centimetres you are off — most cases are solved for under $60.
Desk height
By height and body size
Desk Height for Short People: The Right Surface Height Under 5 ft 6 in
Standard office desks sit at 29 inches because that fits a 5 ft 9 in worker. Here is the desk height a shorter person actually needs, and the cheapest ways to get there.
Desk Height for 145 cm: The Right Setup at 4'9"
A standard 29-inch desk is about 6.2 inches too high for someone 145 cm (4'9"). Your target desk height is 21.8–22.8 inches (55–58 cm). Here are the full numbers and the cheapest ways to reach them.
Desk Height for 5'0": The Right Setup at 152 cm
A standard 29-inch desk is about 5.0 inches too high for someone 5'0" (152 cm). Your target desk height is 23.0–24.0 inches (58–61 cm). Here are the full numbers and the cheapest ways to reach them.
Desk Height for 5'2": The Right Setup at 157 cm
A standard 29-inch desk is about 4.2 inches too high for someone 5'2" (157 cm). Your target desk height is 23.8–24.8 inches (60–63 cm). Here are the full numbers and the cheapest ways to reach them.
Desk Height for 5'4": The Right Setup at 163 cm
A standard 29-inch desk is about 3.4 inches too high for someone 5'4" (163 cm). Your target desk height is 24.6–25.6 inches (62–65 cm). Here are the full numbers and the cheapest ways to reach them.
Desk Height for 6'0": The Right Setup at 183 cm
At 6'0" (183 cm) a standard desk is close, but the monitor, keyboard and standing heights usually are not. Your target desk height is 27.8–28.8 inches (71–73 cm), with the top of the screen at 128 cm.
Desk Height for 6'2": The Right Setup at 188 cm
A standard 29-inch desk is about 0.6 inches too low for someone 6'2" (188 cm). Your target desk height is 28.6–29.6 inches (73–75 cm). Here are the full numbers and how to raise a desk you already own.
Desk Height for 6'4": The Right Setup at 193 cm
A standard 29-inch desk is about 1.4 inches too low for someone 6'4" (193 cm). Your target desk height is 29.4–30.4 inches (75–77 cm). Here are the full numbers and how to raise a desk you already own.
Desk Height for 200 cm: The Right Setup at 6'7"
A standard 29-inch desk is about 2.5 inches too low for someone 200 cm (6'7"). Your target desk height is 30.5–31.5 inches (77–80 cm). Here are the full numbers and how to raise a desk you already own.
Chair & screen
Everything around the desk
What Height Should Your Chair Be?
Your chair seat should sit at about 25% of your height — roughly 44 cm for a 175 cm person. Here is how to set it from your desk instead of from the chair, and why the usual advice fails short and tall people.
What Height Should Your Monitor Be?
The short answer is eye level. Here is how to get the distance, tilt, and dual-monitor setup right without buying a stand you do not need.
What Height Should Your Keyboard and Mouse Be?
Elbow height, measured the right way. Why a wrist rest usually makes things worse, where the mouse actually belongs, and how to fix a desk you cannot lower.
My Chair Won't Go Low Enough
When the seat bottoms out above your popliteal height, a footrest is not the fix. Here is how to tell whether you have a chair problem or a desk problem, and the four fixes ranked by what they actually correct.
Best Ergonomic Chair Under $300 (2026)
What actually matters in a budget ergonomic chair, which adjustments are worth paying for, and which marketing terms to ignore.
Standing & posture
Sitting less, sitting better
How to Set Up a Standing Desk Correctly
A standing desk set to the wrong height is worse than no standing desk. Here is the two-minute way to dial in desk, keyboard, and monitor.
How Long Should You Stand at a Standing Desk?
The 30-minute rule, why the 50/50 split people aim for is probably too much at first, and how to tell when standing has stopped helping.
How to Sit at a Desk Correctly
Good posture is not one position held still — it is four numbers in the right order. Here is what "neutral" actually means, why the four common sitting patterns fail differently, and how to fix the one you have.
Fix the aches
When something already hurts
Desk Setup for Lower Back Pain
Lower back pain at a desk usually comes from one of three numbers — seat height, seat depth, or lumbar support position. Here is how to find which one, and the two adjustments that fix most cases in under ten minutes.
How to Use a Laptop Without Neck Pain
A laptop screen and its keyboard can never both be at the right height. Here is the cheapest way out of that trade-off, and what to do when you truly cannot carry extra gear.
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