Furniture Maker | Salary & Job Information

Becoming a Furniture Maker via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Penn Foster High School, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering carpentry courses to train individuals to become top-notch carpenters, construction managers, construction workers, construction engineers, construction professionals, construction superintendents, construction area managers, construction foremen, lead carpenters, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 29,170 people employed as commercial and industrial designers alone in America, and their average annual salary is $61,400. Craft artists make on average $33,070 per year and there are about 5,380 of them employed today. Colleges and universities like Penn Foster High School that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Furniture Maker Salary Information

Category: Craft artists

Total # Employed in the US 5,380
Average Hourly Wage: $15.9/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$8.06 $10.02 $13.92 $19.01 $27.67
Average Yearly Salary $33,070
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$16,760 $20,840 $28,960 $39,540 $57,550
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
3.1% 11.2% 19.6% 10.0% 42.3% 12.3% 1.6%
Craft artists — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
North Dakota $27.73/hr $57,670
Colorado $23.4/hr $48,670
Wisconsin $20.77/hr $43,210
Delaware $20.72/hr $43,110
Missouri $20.33/hr $42,290
Indiana $20.15/hr $41,910
Wyoming $18.12/hr $37,680
Massachusetts $18.12/hr $37,680
Maine $17.12/hr $35,610
New York $17.03/hr $35,420
Kansas $16.79/hr $34,910
Oklahoma $16.07/hr $33,430
Nebraska $15.87/hr $33,020
Pennsylvania $15.77/hr $32,810
Connecticut $15.77/hr $32,790
Kentucky $15.39/hr $32,000
Michigan $14.29/hr $29,730
Arkansas $14.19/hr $29,520
Tennessee $13.87/hr $28,840
Utah $13.75/hr $28,590
Louisiana $13.54/hr $28,170
Oregon $12.89/hr $26,810
South Carolina $12.68/hr $26,380
Montana $12.68/hr $26,380
Guam $12.41/hr $25,820
Mississippi $12.4/hr $25,790
Idaho $12.13/hr $25,230
Hawaii $12.01/hr $24,980
New Jersey $11.99/hr $24,940
Nevada $11.94/hr $24,830
Alabama $11.23/hr $23,350


Category: Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other

Total # Employed in the US 14,220
Average Hourly Wage: $13.95/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$8.04 $9.17 $12.24 $17.12 $24.06
Average Yearly Salary $29,010
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$16,730 $19,080 $25,460 $35,610 $50,040
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
28.9% 45.4% 11.0% 4.2% 8.5% 1.6% 0.5%
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Indiana $24.31/hr $50,570
Utah $21.15/hr $44,000
South Dakota $20.64/hr $42,930
Maryland $19.1/hr $39,740
Massachusetts $17.52/hr $36,440
Michigan $16.12/hr $33,530
Delaware $16.01/hr $33,300
Connecticut $15.82/hr $32,900
Louisiana $15.63/hr $32,510
Mississippi $15.35/hr $31,940
Oklahoma $15.19/hr $31,600
Idaho $14.87/hr $30,920
Washington $14.66/hr $30,490
Wisconsin $14.53/hr $30,210
Hawaii $14.15/hr $29,430
Nebraska $14.13/hr $29,390
New Mexico $14.03/hr $29,180
Arkansas $14.03/hr $29,190
South Carolina $13.86/hr $28,820
Virginia $13.78/hr $28,650
North Dakota $13.6/hr $28,300
Kansas $13.6/hr $28,290
Missouri $13.6/hr $28,290
New Hampshire $13.3/hr $27,650
North Carolina $12.55/hr $26,110
Nevada $12.28/hr $25,540
Montana $12.21/hr $25,400
Ohio $11.54/hr $23,990
Alabama $11.47/hr $23,860
Colorado $11.27/hr $23,440
Tennessee $11.25/hr $23,400
Wyoming $10.95/hr $22,770
Oregon $10.55/hr $21,940
Kentucky $10.55/hr $21,940


Category: Furniture finishers

Total # Employed in the US 18,760
Average Hourly Wage: $14.0/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$8.93 $10.69 $13.26 $16.5 $20.33
Average Yearly Salary $29,120
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$18,580 $22,230 $27,590 $34,320 $42,280
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
28.4% 39.1% 16.0% 6.6% 8.1% 0.8% 1.0%
Furniture finishers — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Nebraska $18.69/hr $38,880
Missouri $17.75/hr $36,910
Mississippi $17.74/hr $36,910
Kansas $16.89/hr $35,120
Delaware $16.09/hr $33,470
Utah $16.03/hr $33,340
North Carolina $16.01/hr $33,300
Connecticut $15.96/hr $33,200
North Dakota $15.41/hr $32,060
Guam $15.33/hr $31,880
Michigan $15.07/hr $31,350
Tennessee $14.81/hr $30,800
Louisiana $14.56/hr $30,280
Montana $14.44/hr $30,040
Hawaii $14.37/hr $29,890
New Mexico $14.22/hr $29,570
New Hampshire $14.2/hr $29,530
Oklahoma $14.05/hr $29,220
Colorado $13.93/hr $28,960
Wisconsin $13.75/hr $28,610
Virginia $13.75/hr $28,610
Puerto Rico $13.53/hr $28,130
Arkansas $13.37/hr $27,810
Kentucky $13.27/hr $27,600
Idaho $13.14/hr $27,330
Washington $13.04/hr $27,130
Maryland $13.03/hr $27,100
Iowa $13/hr $27,030
Oregon $13/hr $27,050
South Dakota $12.92/hr $26,870
Massachusetts $12.84/hr $26,710
South Carolina $12.77/hr $26,570
Nevada $11.93/hr $24,820
Wyoming $11.85/hr $24,650
Alabama $11.8/hr $24,540
Maine $11.7/hr $24,340
California $10.79/hr $22,450


Category: Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing

Total # Employed in the US 72,560
Average Hourly Wage: $12.81/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$8.46 $9.98 $12.25 $15.07 $18.18
Average Yearly Salary $26,630
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$17,600 $20,750 $25,470 $31,360 $37,820
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
33.3% 43.3% 13.9% 5.5% 2.0% 1.0% 0.9%
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Alaska $18.63/hr $38,760
Virginia $15.98/hr $33,230
Nebraska $15.83/hr $32,920
New Jersey $15.39/hr $32,010
Delaware $15.17/hr $31,560
Massachusetts $15.12/hr $31,450
Utah $14.37/hr $29,880
Montana $14.36/hr $29,870
Tennessee $14.34/hr $29,830
North Dakota $14.31/hr $29,770
North Carolina $14.16/hr $29,440
Mississippi $14.07/hr $29,260
Puerto Rico $13.87/hr $28,840
Connecticut $13.74/hr $28,580
Missouri $13.57/hr $28,220
Louisiana $13.42/hr $27,910
Kansas $13.31/hr $27,690
Hawaii $13.11/hr $27,280
Oklahoma $13.04/hr $27,120
South Dakota $12.92/hr $26,870
West Virginia $12.91/hr $26,850
Colorado $12.86/hr $26,750
Michigan $12.8/hr $26,620
Nevada $12.75/hr $26,520
Iowa $12.75/hr $26,510
Kentucky $12.67/hr $26,360
New York $12.66/hr $26,330
District of Columbia $12.46/hr $25,910
New Hampshire $12.46/hr $25,910
Oregon $12.41/hr $25,800
South Carolina $12.28/hr $25,530
Washington $12.2/hr $25,370
Guam $12.09/hr $25,140
Maine $12.09/hr $25,140
New Mexico $12.04/hr $25,040
Idaho $12.02/hr $25,010
Arkansas $11.88/hr $24,720
Maryland $11.77/hr $24,470
California $11.61/hr $24,150
Indiana $11.55/hr $24,020
Wisconsin $11.33/hr $23,560
Ohio $10.9/hr $22,670
Wyoming $10.8/hr $22,470
Alabama $10.55/hr $21,950


Category: Woodworkers, all other

Total # Employed in the US 9,980
Average Hourly Wage: $13.03/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$8.23 $9.16 $11.43 $15.46 $21.17
Average Yearly Salary $27,090
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$17,120 $19,050 $23,770 $32,160 $44,040
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
19.6% 39.0% 20.7% 6.0% 10.9% 2.8% 0.9%
Woodworkers, all other — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Idaho $22.01/hr $45,780
Florida $20.19/hr $41,990
Mississippi $19.41/hr $40,370
South Dakota $18.66/hr $38,820
Montana $18.61/hr $38,700
Delaware $17.17/hr $35,710
Oregon $17.09/hr $35,540
Michigan $16.88/hr $35,120
Utah $16.44/hr $34,180
Indiana $16.4/hr $34,110
Wyoming $16.01/hr $33,300
North Dakota $15.98/hr $33,240
Nebraska $15.1/hr $31,410
Oklahoma $14.51/hr $30,190
Hawaii $14.15/hr $29,430
Washington $13.88/hr $28,880
Puerto Rico $13.45/hr $27,980
Tennessee $13.34/hr $27,740
Massachusetts $13.34/hr $27,740
Connecticut $13.1/hr $27,240
New Jersey $12.89/hr $26,820
Alabama $12.77/hr $26,570
Guam $12.75/hr $26,520
North Carolina $12.5/hr $25,990
Kansas $12.27/hr $25,530
Colorado $12.14/hr $25,260
Louisiana $12.07/hr $25,100
Wisconsin $12.04/hr $25,040
New Mexico $11.6/hr $24,130
South Carolina $11.58/hr $24,090
Virginia $11.44/hr $23,790
Iowa $10.71/hr $22,280
New Hampshire $10.69/hr $22,230
California $10.34/hr $21,510
Kentucky $9.82/hr $20,420
Maryland $9.41/hr $19,580


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