Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 134 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Chicago, IL-IN $86,3002,240
Spokane, WA $85,370240
Indiana $75,6303,560
Minneapolis, MN-WI $73,500200
Portland, OR-WA $71,740170
Utica, NY $71,000240

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      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntsville, AL $57,360120
      Northeast Alabama $53,20070
      Alabama $47,520910
      Birmingham, AL $46,200230
      Mobile, AL $45,89060
      Anniston, AL $40,53040
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arkansas $40,220430
      East Arkansas $38,630240
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arizona $54,550490
      Phoenix, AZ $46,680190
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $66,36060
      Riverside, CA $65,38090
      California $58,220540
      Los Angeles, CA $55,740220
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Colorado $48,15070
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $56,87040
      Hartford, CT $50,51030
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tampa, FL $51,460330
      Jacksonville, FL $49,78080
      Florida $48,980620
      Miami, FL $47,820110
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $51,400110
      Georgia $51,400200
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa $64,080380
      Waterloo, IA $60,02080
      Southeast Iowa $46,550100
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $86,3002,240
      Illinois $54,200330
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indiana $75,6303,560
      Fort Wayne, IN $58,550200
      Indianapolis, IN $57,340130
      Central Indiana $55,280160
      Southern Indiana $54,110120
      Northern Indiana $53,870290
      Elkhart, IN $49,33040
      Michigan City, IN $47,35090
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $57,470110
      Kansas $43,69040
      Wichita, KS $40,77030
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Kentucky $61,960190
      South Central Kentucky $60,420190
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $51,400110
      Kentucky $50,100690
      Central Kentucky $50,080210
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisiana $57,070150
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Massachusetts $48,510140
      Boston, MA-NH $47,81060
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Michigan $46,290860
      Southern Michigan $45,520100
      Grand Rapids, MI $45,400130
      Detroit, MI $44,990190
      Muskegon, MI $39,430250
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $73,500200
      Minnesota $55,720240
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Missouri $56,160260
      St. Louis, MO-IL $49,620—
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mississippi $38,370130
      Upper East Mississippi $36,67070
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlotte, NC-SC $50,640120
      Central North Carolina $44,84030
      North Carolina $43,720230
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nebraska $46,76080
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $46,96050
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $62,13050
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Mexico $45,99050
      Albuquerque, NM $42,39040
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $52,23080
      Nevada $50,59080
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Utica, NY $71,000240
      New York $64,350750
      New York, NY-NJ $62,77050
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cleveland, OH $63,030370
      Youngstown, OH $51,920140
      West Northwestern Ohio $51,600100
      Ohio $50,7902,240
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $50,480530
      Mansfield, OH $50,25080
      Eastern Ohio $49,840210
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $49,430110
      Dayton, OH $48,46030
      Toledo, OH $48,410150
      Canton, OH $47,380320
      Columbus, OH $45,72040
      Southern Ohio $45,02050
      Akron, OH $44,79060
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma $45,840120
      Tulsa, OK $45,04050
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $71,740170
      Oregon $62,320280
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $66,370150
      Reading, PA $61,350430
      Pittsburgh, PA $60,210800
      Pennsylvania $60,2002,240
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $58,720110
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $56,220100
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $51,910110
      Allentown, PA-NJ $50,410160
      Central Pennsylvania $48,82080
      Lancaster, PA $48,53080
      Erie, PA $46,97040
      York, PA $44,33040
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $45,970170
      Rhode Island $45,740110
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Carolina $39,780290
      Charleston, SC $37,950150
      Greenville, SC $35,86060
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Tennessee $64,450230
      Jackson, TN $51,27060
      Tennessee $49,8101,190
      South Central Tennessee $49,17090
      Nashville, TN $48,630180
      East Tennessee $47,25060
      North Central Tennessee $45,92040
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $44,75090
      Morristown, TN $41,91070
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dallas, TX $46,630110
      Houston, TX $45,870120
      Killeen, TX $45,58040
      Texas $45,170560
      Hill Country Region of Texas $43,25040
      North Region of Texas $42,37060
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Utah $70,450520
      Salt Lake City, UT $60,510180
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Virginia $51,150140
      Northern West Virginia $48,86040
      Virginia $46,120100
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Spokane, WA $85,370240
      Washington $59,170300
      Seattle, WA $55,46050
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Milwaukee, WI $49,030150
      South Central Wisconsin $48,260170
      Wisconsin $47,980590
      Northeastern Wisconsin $43,790120
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $51,15050