SOC 51-7021 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Furniture Finishers — Oklahoma
Oklahoma
In Oklahoma the median wage is $37,190.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to decline
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- -3.3%
- Openings per year
- 2,000
- Typical entry-level education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
32.0% of people in this occupation work for themselves.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Oklahoma.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
In Oklahoma the median wage is $37,190. That is 16.5% lower than the national median of $44,540. Pay ranges from under $29,120 at the tenth percentile to more than $47,520 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $29,320 to $46,430.
Employment stands at 30, or 0.0 jobs per thousand held locally. Oklahoma ranks number 40th out of 43 states by median pay for this occupation. Of the 710 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 587th.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $29,120 | −34.6% |
| 25th | $29,320 | −34.2% |
| Median (50th) | $37,190 | −16.5% |
| 75th | $46,430 | +4.2% |
| 90th | $47,520 | +6.7% |
| Mean | $38,240 | −14.1% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Oklahoma run 12.2% below the national average, so the median of $37,190 goes as far as $42,358 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 4.9% below the national median in real terms.
Published median
$37,190as reported by BLSLocal price level
87.8US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$42,358US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $37,190 a year, 16.5% below the national median.
- Published pay spans $29,120 to $47,520 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 30 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 40th of 43 states for this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Furniture Finishers in Oklahoma?
The median annual wage is $37,190, or $17.88 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $44,540, so pay in Oklahoma is 16.5% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Oklahoma earns more than $47,520 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $29,120 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 30 jobs in this occupation in Oklahoma. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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