Furniture Finishers Salary — Chicago, Illinois

The average Furniture Finishers in Chicago, Illinois earns $48,400 a year.

$48,400 / year, mean
↑ 2.2% above national average 100th percentile in Illinois

Chicago sits at the very top of the range for this role in Illinois — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's close to the national average for furniture finishers — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Illinois

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
90
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.9%
Cost of living 104 #31 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1770 #92 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $353,998 #78 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $88,850 #28 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Chicago ranks #31 for cost of living and #78 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $59,300 Elkhart $54,340 Sacramento $52,130 New York $51,820 Stockton $51,710 Philadelphia $51,110 Allentown $51,040 Reading $50,440 Los Angeles $50,230 Albany $49,720 Riverside $49,400 Naples $49,260 Chicago $48,400 Seattle $48,370 Lancaster $47,600 Detroit $47,380 Pittsburgh $47,300 Orlando $46,730 Grand Rapids $46,630 Fort Wayne $46,580 Jacksonville $46,300 Indianapolis $45,970 Fort Myers $45,620 Miami $45,600 Kiryas Joel $45,390 Tampa $44,680 Portland $44,060 Sarasota $43,740 Buffalo $42,000 Austin $39,850 Dallas $38,060 Houston $37,090 San Antonio $36,900
CityMean salaryvs. Chicago
Albany, New York$49,720+2.7%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$51,040+5.5%
Austin, Texas$39,850-17.7%
Buffalo, New York$42,000-13.2%
Fort Myers, Florida$45,620-5.7%
Dallas, Texas$38,060-21.4%
Detroit, Michigan$47,380-2.1%
Elkhart, Indiana$54,340+12.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$46,580-3.8%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$46,630-3.7%
Houston, Texas$37,090-23.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$45,970-5.0%
Jacksonville, Florida$46,300-4.3%
Kiryas Joel, New York$45,390-6.2%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$47,600-1.7%
Los Angeles, California$50,230+3.8%
Miami, Florida$45,600-5.8%
Naples, Florida$49,260+1.8%
New York, New York$51,820+7.1%
Sarasota, Florida$43,740-9.6%
Orlando, Florida$46,730-3.5%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$51,110+5.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$47,300-2.3%
Portland, Oregon$44,060-9.0%
Reading, Pennsylvania$50,440+4.2%
Riverside, California$49,400+2.1%
Sacramento, California$52,130+7.7%
San Antonio, Texas$36,900-23.8%
San Francisco, California$59,300+22.5%
Seattle, Washington$48,370-0.1%
Stockton, California$51,710+6.8%
Tampa, Florida$44,680-7.7%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
48,400/yr
Estimated take-home
38,815/yr
Est. total withheld
19.8%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 51-7021 SOC code
Official area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 16980 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: il_idor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
NapervilleElgin
Multi-state area: IL;IN
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Illinois

Population (metro area)
9,359,555