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Highest-paying States for Furniture Finishers

The highest-paying states for furniture finishers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of furniture finishers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $57,370, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for furniture finishers. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $51,580). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of furniture finishers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Furniture Finishers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Massachusetts	$57,370	$40,850	100
2	Connecticut	$51,580	$39,460	60
3	Maine	$49,940	$29,150	40
4	Maryland	$46,320	$37,040	90
5	New York	$46,200	$32,490	790
6	Colorado	$45,930	$32,500	190
7	Iowa	$45,780	$29,540	260
8	California	$44,510	$34,520	1,320
9	Florida	$43,840	$30,760	940
10	Nebraska	$40,980	$35,300	30
11	Idaho	$40,530	$25,540	100
12	Nevada	$40,400	$35,260	80
13	Illinois	$40,330	$27,560	290
14	West Virginia	$39,900	$29,770	50
15	Oregon	$39,320	$33,260	290
16	New Hampshire	$39,280	$33,090	30
17	Michigan	$38,720	$30,850	390
18	Washington	$38,600	$32,520	430
19	Kentucky	$37,730	$18,950	360
20	Missouri	$37,550	$23,340	60
21	Indiana	$37,490	$30,420	1,440
22	Rhode Island	$37,460	$24,630	50
23	Ohio	$37,280	$27,400	450
24	Kansas	$37,270	$22,600	740
25	Utah	$37,200	$28,560	210
26	Minnesota	$36,970	$31,580	400
27	New Jersey	$36,780	$28,490	190
28	Pennsylvania	$36,510	$25,890	680
29	Arizona	$36,500	$28,840	450
30	Texas	$36,430	$24,140	1,670
31	Louisiana	$36,310	$22,990	40
32	North Dakota	$36,240	$28,650	30
33	Wisconsin	$35,890	$28,780	440
34	Georgia	$35,870	$27,490	490
35	Oklahoma	$35,300	$27,560	140
36	North Carolina	$35,120	$28,830	890
37	Vermont	$34,450	$33,460	90
38	South Carolina	$34,150	$29,620	70
39	Tennessee	$32,350	$24,200	360
40	South Dakota	$31,730	$24,680	140
41	Virginia	$30,510	$22,880	290
42	Mississippi	$29,640	$24,580	60
43	Montana	$29,460	$27,330	30
44	Alabama	$29,350	$24,300	130
45	Arkansas	$29,090	$24,110	160
46	Wyoming	$27,710	$22,970	40
47	Puerto Rico	$19,090	$16,770	40

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of furniture finishers in those states is not available at this time.