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Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders salary in Boston, MA

The median furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $48,130 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,204 a month.

10th percentile
$38,610
25th percentile
$46,170
Median percentile
$48,130
75th percentile
$63,170
90th percentile
$74,550

Based on 70 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$38,446 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,130
Federal income tax−$3,596
Social Security + Medicare−$3,682
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,407
Monthly take-home$3,204
Every two weeks$1,479

Does it go far here?

$44,455Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
63%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,023 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Boston, MA

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$386,300
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Natural Sciences Managers$291,000
Family Medicine Physicians$284,010
General Internal Medicine Physicians$243,230
Nurse Anesthetists$239,200
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$235,460
Physicians, All Other$229,870

All furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts