The annual salary statistics of furniture finishers in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of furniture finishers in Newark-Union 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 | $22,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for furniture finishers in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,660.
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 | $37,640 | -2.34% | 15.52% |
| 2016 | $38,520 | -4.60% | - |
| 2015 | $40,290 | 10.67% | - |
| 2014 | $35,990 | 12.11% | - |
| 2013 | $31,630 | -0.54% | - |
| 2012 | $31,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,640 in Newark-Union is in the middle of salary range for furniture finishers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of furniture finishers in Newark-Union is 13.6 percent (13.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 16.4 percent (16.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.