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Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders salary in Massachusetts

The median metal-refining furnace operators and tenders in Massachusetts earns $58,480 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,854 a month.

10th percentile
$45,140
25th percentile
$47,010
Median percentile
$58,480
75th percentile
$65,910
90th percentile
$75,310

Based on 240 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

$46,245 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,480
Federal income tax−$4,838
Social Security + Medicare−$4,474
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,924
Monthly take-home$3,854
Every two weeks$1,779

Does it go far here?

$55,297Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

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