The annual salary statistics of furniture finishers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of furniture finishers in Winston-Salem is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for furniture finishers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of furniture finishers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,780 | -1.68% | 2.52% |
| 2021 | $30,280 | 13.51% | - |
| 2020 | $26,190 | 3.74% | - |
| 2019 | $25,210 | -18.29% | - |
| 2017 | $29,820 | 2.65% | - |
| 2016 | $29,030 | 8.54% | - |
| 2015 | $26,550 | -9.34% | - |
| 2012 | $29,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,780 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for furniture finishers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of furniture finishers in Winston-Salem is 16.5 percent (16.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Greensboro-High Point and 37.3 percent (37.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.