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Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders salary in Kentucky

The median metal-refining furnace operators and tenders in Kentucky earns $59,040 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,938 a month.

10th percentile
$44,670
25th percentile
$49,220
Median percentile
$59,040
75th percentile
$63,360
90th percentile
$67,440

Based on 810 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

$47,257 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,040
Federal income tax−$4,905
Social Security + Medicare−$4,517
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,362
Monthly take-home$3,938
Every two weeks$1,818

Does it go far here?

$65,484Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($967 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kentucky

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$350,950
Anesthesiologists$347,960
Physicians, All Other$327,390
Family Medicine Physicians$248,730
General Internal Medicine Physicians$241,530
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$179,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$169,390

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