Pay by state · 43 states
Furniture Finisher Salary by State (2026)
Furniture Finishers earn the most in Connecticut at $59,830 a year and the least in Tennessee at $32,160 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $44,540. All 43 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $59,830Connecticut
- National median
- $44,540BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $32,160Tennessee
- States reporting
- 43of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Furniture Finisher salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of furniture finishers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CTConnecticut | $59,830 | $49,280 | $62,770 | 90 | $57,745 |
| 2 | MAMassachusetts | $56,300 | $49,990 | $62,240 | 340 | $53,235 |
| 3 | NHNew Hampshire | $56,050 | $37,820 | $60,300 | 30 | $53,809 |
| 4 | COColorado | $50,000 | $42,430 | $59,060 | 170 | $48,519 |
| 5 | CACalifornia | $49,080 | $43,130 | $59,140 | 1,010 | $44,328 |
| 6 | MNMinnesota | $48,640 | $47,140 | $56,890 | 340 | $49,320 |
| 7 | NYNew York | $48,340 | $41,600 | $57,720 | 1,000 | $44,792 |
| 8 | ILIllinois | $47,600 | $38,300 | $51,110 | 170 | $47,620 |
| 9 | PAPennsylvania | $47,450 | $40,590 | $55,310 | 790 | $48,631 |
| 10 | VTVermont | $47,280 | $45,090 | $50,440 | 30 | $48,266 |
| 11 | NVNevada | $46,980 | $40,640 | $49,590 | 190 | $46,990 |
| 12 | IAIowa | $46,530 | $45,810 | $49,790 | 70 | $53,018 |
| 13 | OHOhio | $46,290 | $37,890 | $49,630 | 190 | $49,895 |
| 14 | MOMissouri | $46,220 | $37,060 | $48,620 | 410 | $50,894 |
| 15 | FLFlorida | $45,600 | $38,700 | $48,930 | 1,470 | $44,095 |
| 16 | MEMaine | $45,560 | $43,650 | $46,570 | 80 | $46,945 |
| 17 | NENebraska | $45,540 | $45,540 | $59,210 | 80 | $50,542 |
| 18 | MIMichigan | $45,260 | $37,950 | $50,320 | 570 | $47,040 |
| 19 | UTUtah | $45,160 | $39,640 | $46,520 | 250 | $45,679 |
| 20 | MDMaryland | $43,880 | $38,480 | $48,970 | 60 | $41,807 |
| 21 | SCSouth Carolina | $43,310 | $38,270 | $46,300 | 120 | $46,198 |
| 22 | INIndiana | $43,220 | $38,650 | $48,000 | 1,280 | $46,309 |
| 23 | WIWisconsin | $43,180 | $38,790 | $47,810 | 260 | $45,890 |
| 24 | WAWashington | $42,990 | $38,340 | $50,440 | 360 | $40,173 |
| 25 | KYKentucky | $42,950 | $36,610 | $47,840 | 50 | $47,638 |
| 26 | OROregon | $42,760 | $39,600 | $45,120 | 190 | $41,370 |
| 27 | WVWest Virginia | $41,600 | $40,640 | $46,080 | 100 | $46,482 |
| 28 | NMNew Mexico | $41,290 | $39,200 | $48,310 | 50 | $44,777 |
| 29 | NCNorth Carolina | $39,920 | $36,470 | $46,310 | 950 | $42,321 |
| 30 | AZArizona | $39,660 | $38,410 | $46,840 | 410 | $39,393 |
| 31 | IDIdaho | $39,510 | $31,350 | $45,070 | 160 | $41,374 |
| 32 | KSKansas | $39,450 | $39,310 | $41,600 | 200 | $43,800 |
| 33 | SDSouth Dakota | $39,340 | $35,850 | $49,000 | 110 | $44,409 |
| 34 | ARArkansas | $39,140 | $37,300 | $43,340 | 30 | $45,021 |
| 35 | LALouisiana | $38,920 | $33,520 | $42,310 | 50 | $44,123 |
| 36 | GAGeorgia | $38,880 | $31,850 | $45,760 | 290 | $40,377 |
| 37 | MSMississippi | $38,430 | $29,470 | $44,450 | 130 | $44,196 |
| 38 | VAVirginia | $38,020 | $32,140 | $45,200 | 230 | $37,605 |
| 39 | NJNew Jersey | $37,690 | $35,720 | $47,860 | 260 | $34,640 |
| 40 | OKOklahoma | $37,190 | $29,320 | $46,430 | 30 | $42,337 |
| 41 | TXTexas | $36,350 | $28,170 | $45,450 | 980 | $37,452 |
| 42 | ALAlabama | $34,950 | $32,600 | $43,450 | 190 | $39,348 |
| 43 | TNTennessee | $32,160 | $32,160 | $36,680 | 620 | $35,006 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Furniture Finishers, that changes the ranking: Connecticut leads on raw pay at $59,830, while Connecticut leads once prices are taken into account at $57,745.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Furniture Finisher pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Furniture Finishers the most?
Connecticut reports the highest median wage for Furniture Finishers at $59,830 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Massachusetts ($56,300) and New Hampshire ($56,050).
Which state pays Furniture Finishers the least?
Tennessee reports the lowest median for Furniture Finishers at $32,160 a year, $27,670 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Furniture Finishers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Connecticut first at $57,745 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $59,830. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.