Furniture Finishers Salary in the US
A furniture finishers earns a national median of $44,540 a year (mean $45,300) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #671 of 825.
How much does a furniture finishers earn in the US?
A furniture finishers in the United States earns a median of $44,540 a year (mean $45,300), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 13% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 14,480 people work in this occupation (SOC 51-7021), ranked #671 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$44,540
per year
Mean
$45,300
per year
Employment
14,480
US workers
National rank
#671
of 825 by median
What a furniture finishers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a furniture finishers (SOC 51-7021) earns a median annual wage of $44,540 and a mean (average) of $45,300. The median is the midpoint — half of furniture finishers earn more and half earn less — and is 13% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a furniture finishers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for furniture finishers is $44,540, and the mean (average) is $45,300. The median is the midpoint — half of furniture finishers earn more and half earn less.
- How does furniture finishers pay compare to the US average?
- At $44,540, a furniture finishers earns 13% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many furniture finishers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 14,480 furniture finishers employed nationally (SOC 51-7021), across all industries.
- Where does this furniture finishers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 51-7021. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 51-7021 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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