Highest-paying Cities for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

The top 100 highest paying cities for metal-refining furnace operators and tenders (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of metal-refining furnace operators and tenders in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $79,750, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is the highest paying city for metal-refining furnace operators and tenders. It is followed by Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois (average annual salary $78,090). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of metal-refining furnace operators and tenders in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$79,750	$29,000	n/a
2	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$78,090	$63,140	2,760
3	Syracuse, New York	$67,250	$41,350	30
4	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$66,890	$44,530	140
5	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$66,510	$33,320	50
6	Rockford, Illinois	$65,210	$38,560	n/a
7	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$62,730	$60,390	190
8	Evansville, Kentucky	$62,700	$45,240	200
9	Knoxville, Tennessee	$62,600	$38,100	190
10	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$61,510	$40,730	80
11	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$60,750	$46,930	300
12	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$60,720	$46,100	120
13	Duluth, Wisconsin	$60,390	$46,540	40
14	Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia	$60,230	$47,940	60
15	Salt Lake City, Utah	$60,140	$48,680	120
16	Fresno, California	$60,100	$31,290	70
17	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$59,380	$37,920	50
18	Columbus, Ohio	$59,100	$37,450	90
19	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$58,830	$38,420	360
20	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$58,300	$30,460	140
21	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$57,620	$37,640	340
22	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$57,380	$39,180	90
23	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$56,090	$43,990	n/a
24	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$55,990	$34,080	60
25	Canton-Massillon, Ohio	$55,800	$50,610	200
26	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$55,530	$44,820	100
27	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$55,030	$36,280	170
28	Wichita, Kansas	$54,190	$45,660	50
29	Reading, Pennsylvania	$53,740	$45,730	290
30	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$52,200	$41,590	60
31	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$52,160	$39,290	90
32	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan	$51,630	$34,840	40
33	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$51,070	$41,100	60
34	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$51,030	$39,780	590
35	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$50,990	$37,050	150
36	Mobile, Alabama	$50,910	$41,010	80
37	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$50,560	$38,430	80
38	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$50,280	$40,410	210
39	Albany, Oregon	$50,240	$24,610	150
40	Richmond, Virginia	$49,980	$41,160	40
41	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$49,930	$34,190	30
42	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$49,780	$38,120	140
43	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$49,780	$42,590	330
44	Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$49,730	$34,520	n/a
45	Montgomery, Alabama	$49,170	$37,450	30
46	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$48,760	$35,830	30
47	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$48,640	$45,460	190
48	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$48,550	$37,980	310
49	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$48,540	$36,770	140
50	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$48,510	$37,720	50
51	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$48,500	$39,630	60
52	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$48,450	$37,090	90
53	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$48,350	$36,630	140
54	St Louis, Missouri	$48,310	$39,690	140
55	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$48,220	$43,350	30
56	El Paso, Texas	$48,130	$37,880	140
57	Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana	$47,920	$37,610	50
58	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$47,910	$36,090	50
59	Peoria, Illinois	$47,850	$35,780	80
60	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$47,260	$36,070	50
61	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$47,230	$36,730	170
62	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$46,960	$38,210	160
63	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$46,930	$42,180	100
64	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$46,470	$45,780	120
65	Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$46,450	$32,690	n/a
66	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$46,350	$41,070	n/a
67	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$46,070	$30,350	130
68	Jackson, Tennessee	$46,050	$37,380	60
69	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$45,610	$30,660	570
70	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$45,390	$40,250	30
71	Pueblo, Colorado	$45,360	$33,790	90
72	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$45,270	$38,350	210
73	Appleton, Wisconsin	$45,260	$31,200	30
74	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$45,150	$31,070	n/a
75	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$45,110	$36,370	120
76	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania	$44,960	$34,670	140
77	Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$44,790	$39,930	80
78	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$44,740	$43,750	100
79	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$44,660	$41,540	100
80	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$44,280	$25,710	100
81	East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$44,260	$40,020	70
82	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$43,890	$38,360	90
83	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$43,870	$36,270	90
84	Owensboro, Kentucky	$43,500	$35,700	400
85	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$43,250	$31,900	290
86	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$43,050	$35,080	110
87	Lafayette, Indiana	$42,930	$28,480	n/a
88	Huntsville, Alabama	$42,890	$33,550	50
89	Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$42,860	$31,930	90
90	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$42,720	$32,400	110
91	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$42,690	$32,430	100
92	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$42,690	$32,940	30
93	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$42,690	$29,440	n/a
94	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$42,650	$24,650	90
95	Nashua, New Hampshire	$42,620	$26,530	50
96	Monroe, Michigan	$42,470	$26,580	40
97	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$41,990	$37,190	420
98	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$41,910	$31,870	40
99	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$41,730	$36,740	40
100	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$40,680	$32,040	60

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