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Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median metal-refining furnace operators and tenders in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $49,660 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,403 a month.

10th percentile
$38,370
25th percentile
$40,120
Median percentile
$49,660
75th percentile
$61,920
90th percentile
$61,920

Based on 130 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

$40,840 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,660
Federal income tax−$3,779
Social Security + Medicare−$3,799
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,242
Monthly take-home$3,403
Every two weeks$1,571

Does it go far here?

$48,066Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
50%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,702 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Phoenix, AZ

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$341,680
Physicians, All Other$301,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$228,040
Dentists, General$194,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,720
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,310

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