A trip to college—or even to avoid hard nights at home during high school—might come with an expense you didn’t think about: a good office chair. Luckily, there are some decent back-to-school office chair deals right now among chairs I can vouch for. My colleagues at WIRED and I have been testing and tracking the best office chairs for more than seven years. Here are the best affordable office chairs and back-to-school chair deals available for the 2026 school year. WIRED’s Favorite Budget ChairStaples basically holds down the discount chair scene, and the Staples Dexley is the best ergonomic chair that can be consistently had below $200.