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Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders salary in Atlanta, GA

The median metal-refining furnace operators and tenders in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $44,700 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,981 a month.

10th percentile
$37,510
25th percentile
$37,510
Median percentile
$44,700
75th percentile
$60,150
90th percentile
$64,310

Based on 100 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

$35,777 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,700
Federal income tax−$3,184
Social Security + Medicare−$3,420
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,320
Monthly take-home$2,981
Every two weeks$1,376

Does it go far here?

$44,674Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,672 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Atlanta, GA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Chief Executives$275,820
Physicians, All Other$275,080
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Cardiologists$239,200
Anesthesiologists$226,830
Dentists, General$222,690
Air Traffic Controllers$186,640

All metal-refining furnace operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia