How much do Furniture Finishers make in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY?

Percentile spread

For Furniture Finishers, the published 10th percentile is $32,270 and the 90th percentile is $52,790. The difference is $20,520, which is 54.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $37,590 to the 75th at $47,230, covers $9,640.

The mean annual wage is $42,000, which sits above the median of $37,590. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY median is 15.6% lower than the national median of $44,540 for Furniture Finishers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,220, which is 11.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.2% lower than the New York median of $48,340.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 95.844, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,590 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Furniture Finishers at $39,220 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Furniture Finishers. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Cleveland, OH is 166 miles away, with a median of $49,120 and employment of 50. That median is 30.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,298, against $39,220 here.
• Pittsburgh, PA is 186 miles away, with a median of $46,870 and employment of 60. That median is 24.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,508, against $39,220 here.

Employment share

Furniture Finishers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (60 of 534,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (14,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.21 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.