Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders salary
The median pay for metal-refining furnace operators and tenders in the United States is $54,430 a year. About 16,780 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $39,200
- 25th percentile
- $46,080
- Median percentile
- $54,430
- 75th percentile
- $62,810
- 90th percentile
- $74,470
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Minnesota $75,880
- New Jersey $75,020
- New York $66,440
- Oregon $64,410
- Washington $62,850
- North Carolina $60,780
- Utah $60,510
- Arizona $59,830
- Kentucky $59,040
- Massachusetts $58,480
- California $58,310
- Indiana $58,300
- Tennessee $57,490
- Iowa $57,030
- Virginia $57,000
- Nevada $56,790
- West Virginia $56,290
- Pennsylvania $55,910
- Missouri $55,480
- Ohio $55,080
- Alabama $54,260
- Nebraska $52,800
- Illinois $51,020
- Connecticut $50,510
- New Mexico $50,260
- Florida $49,780
- Oklahoma $48,890
- Wisconsin $48,260
- Georgia $47,750
- Texas $46,670
- New Hampshire $46,380
- Michigan $44,900
- Kansas $44,800
- South Carolina $44,160
- Arkansas $39,920
- Mississippi $39,610
By metro area
- Spokane, WA $85,370
- Utica, NY $77,560
- Portland, OR $74,060
- Reading, PA $68,990
- Riverside, CA $67,360
- Cleveland, OH $65,660
- Chicago, IL $63,170
- Philadelphia, PA $63,170
- Charlotte, NC $61,780
- Huntsville, AL $61,390
- Pittsburgh, PA $60,810
- Salt Lake City, UT $60,510
- New York, NY $60,430
- Waterloo, IA $60,020
- Columbus, OH $59,950
- Los Angeles, CA $58,310
- Seattle, WA $58,290
- Nashville, TN $57,030
- Boston, MA $56,710
- Youngstown, OH $56,550
- Birmingham, AL $56,250
- Canton, OH $55,080
- Tampa, FL $53,130
- Las Vegas, NV $52,230
- Detroit, MI $51,330
- St. Louis, MO $51,100
- Allentown, PA $51,080
- Dallas, TX $50,990
- Hartford, CT $50,510
- Anniston, AL $50,420
- Mansfield, OH $50,250
- Lancaster, PA $50,100
- Indianapolis, IN $50,040
- Jacksonville, FL $49,780
- Cincinnati, OH $49,690
- Phoenix, AZ $49,660
- Houston, TX $49,440
- Miami, FL $49,410
- Milwaukee, WI $49,310
- Dayton, OH $48,460
- Toledo, OH $48,410
- Providence, RI $47,570
- Michigan City, IN $46,960
- Erie, PA $46,910
- Chattanooga, TN $46,550
- Tulsa, OK $46,550
- Fort Wayne, IN $46,380
- Akron, OH $46,210
- York, PA $45,810
- Killeen, TX $45,580
- Atlanta, GA $44,700
- Morristown, TN $43,270
- Mobile, AL $43,250
- Wichita, KS $40,770
- Muskegon, MI $40,050
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $39,450
- Charleston, SC $39,180
- Grand Rapids, MI $38,830
- Greenville, SC $37,060