The annual salary statistics of furniture finishers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of furniture finishers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $23,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for furniture finishers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of furniture finishers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $29,630 | -7.42% | 10.80% |
| 2016 | $31,830 | 14.23% | - |
| 2014 | $27,300 | 2.89% | - |
| 2013 | $26,510 | 0.30% | - |
| 2012 | $26,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,630 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for furniture finishers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of furniture finishers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 38.7 percent (38.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 19.1 percent (19.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rochester | |
| Syracuse | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown |