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Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median metal-refining furnace operators and tenders in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $63,170 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,250 a month.

10th percentile
$37,110
25th percentile
$50,240
Median percentile
$63,170
75th percentile
$79,110
90th percentile
$79,110

Based on 170 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

$50,998 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,170
Federal income tax−$5,400
Social Security + Medicare−$4,833
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,939
Monthly take-home$4,250
Every two weeks$1,961

Does it go far here?

$61,597Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

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Chief Executives$292,770
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Physicians, All Other$245,810
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All metal-refining furnace operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania