Compare One Occupation Across States
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Furniture Finishers
Full furniture finishers overview →U.S. mean $45,300 · median $44,540
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #1 | $57,200 | $56,300 | $28 | +26.3% | $43,700–$75,550 |
| Connecticut | #2 | $56,460 | $59,830 | $27 | +24.6% | $37,830–$72,880 |
| New Hampshire | #3 | $52,570 | $56,050 | $25 | +16% | $37,410–$64,480 |
| California | #4 | $51,670 | $49,080 | $25 | +14.1% | $37,490–$70,280 |
| Colorado | #5 | $51,650 | $50,000 | $25 | +14% | $38,110–$68,640 |
| Minnesota | #6 | $50,910 | $48,640 | $24 | +12.4% | $39,520–$61,610 |
| New York | #7 | $50,370 | $48,340 | $24 | +11.2% | $37,430–$63,700 |
| Nebraska | #8 | $50,060 | $45,540 | $24 | +10.5% | $43,670–$63,360 |
| Iowa | #9 | $49,640 | $46,530 | $24 | +9.6% | $41,740–$55,480 |
| Vermont | #10 | $48,970 | $47,280 | $24 | +8.1% | $40,460–$55,840 |
| Pennsylvania | #11 | $48,300 | $47,450 | $23 | +6.6% | $35,930–$63,680 |
| Illinois | #12 | $47,040 | $47,600 | $23 | +3.8% | $37,200–$53,390 |
| Nevada | #13 | $46,710 | $46,980 | $22 | +3.1% | $36,480–$60,150 |
| Indiana | #14 | $46,640 | $43,220 | $22 | +3% | $37,220–$62,820 |
| Washington | #15 | $46,500 | $42,990 | $22 | +2.6% | $36,420–$60,650 |
| New Jersey | #16 | $46,300 | $37,690 | $22 | +2.2% | $34,870–$84,450 |
| Maine | #17 | $46,250 | $45,560 | $22 | +2.1% | $40,590–$48,890 |
| Ohio | #18 | $46,050 | $46,290 | $22 | +1.7% | $35,210–$56,080 |
| Utah | #19 | $45,460 | $45,160 | $22 | +0.4% | $37,210–$59,630 |
| Maryland | #20 | $45,440 | $43,880 | $22 | +0.3% | $31,200–$63,250 |
| Florida | #21 | $45,400 | $45,600 | $22 | +0.2% | $36,180–$59,420 |
| Michigan | #22 | $45,000 | $45,260 | $22 | -0.7% | $35,520–$56,110 |
| Missouri | #23 | $44,580 | $46,220 | $21 | -1.6% | $35,010–$55,540 |
| Arizona | #24 | $44,200 | $39,660 | $21 | -2.4% | $33,920–$62,620 |
| Wisconsin | #25 | $44,000 | $43,180 | $21 | -2.9% | $36,030–$53,920 |
| West Virginia | #26 | $43,960 | $41,600 | $21 | -3% | $37,450–$48,850 |
| New Mexico | #27 | $43,860 | $41,290 | $21 | -3.2% | $37,020–$48,310 |
| Oregon | #28 | $43,810 | $42,760 | $21 | -3.3% | $34,900–$54,980 |
| South Carolina | #29 | $42,920 | $43,310 | $21 | -5.3% | $32,020–$54,660 |
| Kentucky | #30 | $42,880 | $42,950 | $21 | -5.3% | $33,770–$51,790 |
| North Carolina | #31 | $42,810 | $39,920 | $21 | -5.5% | $31,720–$55,910 |
| South Dakota | #32 | $41,870 | $39,340 | $20 | -7.6% | $31,290–$50,080 |
| Kansas | #33 | $41,220 | $39,450 | $20 | -9% | $39,310–$49,990 |
| Arkansas | #34 | $40,740 | $39,140 | $20 | -10.1% | $37,140–$47,310 |
| Virginia | #35 | $40,130 | $38,020 | $19 | -11.4% | $30,800–$51,100 |
| Georgia | #36 | $40,010 | $38,880 | $19 | -11.7% | $28,950–$53,640 |
| Louisiana | #37 | $39,210 | $38,920 | $19 | -13.4% | $32,210–$46,480 |
| Idaho | #38 | $39,110 | $39,510 | $19 | -13.7% | $22,290–$56,810 |
| Oklahoma | #39 | $38,240 | $37,190 | $18 | -15.6% | $29,120–$47,520 |
| Mississippi | #40 | $37,800 | $38,430 | $18 | -16.6% | $28,660–$47,730 |
| Alabama | #41 | $37,210 | $34,950 | $18 | -17.9% | $29,380–$48,890 |
| Texas | #42 | $36,910 | $36,350 | $18 | -18.5% | $23,530–$48,510 |
| Tennessee | #43 | $35,360 | $32,160 | $17 | -21.9% | $30,520–$47,970 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.