Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$47,010

National average

Salary Range

$35,010 – $66,190

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$79,270$43,140$81,280
Kentucky$75,220$50,260$81,580
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$75,010$36,210$75,030
Maryland$75,000$36,210$75,030
Wyoming$74,530$52,750$111,730
Longview-Kelso, WA$66,830$59,340$79,290
Nevada$66,800$53,940$68,700
Virginia$64,510$34,630$67,770
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$64,120$51,710$71,570
Richmond, VA$62,620$30,600$65,510
Vineland, NJ$62,480$53,190$65,430
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$61,770$44,390$73,120
Madison, WI$60,700$39,370$66,820
Minnesota$60,130$47,300$86,560
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$60,100$46,760$86,610
Massachusetts$59,760$40,680$72,090
St. Louis, MO-IL$59,430$34,810$64,960
New Jersey$58,510$39,310$71,310
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$57,320$38,510$60,100
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$57,270$40,690$75,260
Illinois$57,140$37,700$70,350
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area$57,010$41,450$57,780
Idaho$56,540$41,910$60,290
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$56,410$37,700$75,210
Iowa$55,800$40,310$55,800
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$55,340$40,050$68,870
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$55,330$39,310$71,310
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$55,130$44,490$61,760
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$54,060$45,750$67,340
Washington$54,060$40,080$67,290
Savannah, GA$53,910$38,710$68,260
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$53,880$41,670$66,450
Missouri$53,670$34,020$61,960
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$53,670$48,730$59,210
New York$53,650$40,050$70,780
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$53,650$45,830$71,510
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$53,360$39,620$65,740
Medford, OR$52,980$49,190$59,440
West Virginia$52,640$28,870$64,420
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$52,050$44,880$62,450
Indiana$52,000$38,860$63,970
New Hampshire$51,300$37,290$60,830
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$51,220$40,470$63,390
North Dakota$51,080$40,090$61,990
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$51,070$37,850$60,600
Oregon$50,620$35,500$64,310
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$50,540$39,360$58,360
Birmingham, AL$50,350$41,640$59,700
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$50,310$38,980$56,840
Wisconsin$50,220$38,530$66,820
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$49,880$47,290$60,910
Tuscaloosa, AL$49,610$45,760$65,850
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$49,600$30,920$69,040
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$49,570$40,430$50,450
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$49,360$37,000$56,030
Nebraska$49,300$32,750$56,840
Alabama$49,010$40,840$60,790
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$48,890$38,500$54,130
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$48,840$40,070$62,050
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$48,820$31,650$69,370
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$48,750$35,130$59,890
Maine$48,600$40,720$63,530
Pittsburgh, PA$48,510$38,480$60,130
Colorado$48,320$39,840$62,450
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$48,200$40,170$52,680
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$48,190$37,610$71,250
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$48,090$36,560$64,130
Pennsylvania$48,080$34,500$64,590
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$48,000$35,360$67,170
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$47,930$38,950$63,850
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$47,720$35,360$62,010
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$47,630$42,430$53,830
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$47,410$30,330$71,680
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$47,400$38,500$72,090
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$47,300$34,250$64,600
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$47,220$41,580$59,450
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$47,200$42,810$62,510
Georgia$47,170$33,870$64,770
Kansas$46,570$42,570$73,790
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$46,440$33,390$55,350
South Carolina$46,420$36,570$58,290
Tulsa, OK$46,390$28,750$61,470
Florence, SC$46,370$41,170$49,420
Louisiana$46,350$30,720$62,150
Rochester, NY$46,150$39,020$67,800
Jackson, MS$45,970$34,670$54,080
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$45,690$36,790$49,210
Arkansas$45,510$34,220$53,160
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$45,280$44,420$53,440
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$45,240$36,880$78,500
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$45,130$38,380$50,560
Anniston-Oxford, AL$45,060$27,080$75,950
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$44,960$27,970$51,460
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$44,920$38,280$64,850
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$44,740$29,470$48,740
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$44,650$40,370$55,380
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$44,570$27,960$48,260
California$44,340$35,750$61,680
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$44,290$27,960$52,160
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$44,190$35,680$57,350
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$44,160$33,990$59,150
Tennessee$43,880$37,700$53,470
Mississippi$43,680$31,350$50,560
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$43,660$36,230$53,440
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$43,510$36,190$49,240
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$43,350$37,060$51,580
Connecticut$43,300$37,280$58,400
Oklahoma$43,230$30,420$82,250
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$43,090$41,120$49,330
Texas$43,080$28,830$66,450
South Dakota$43,010$39,040$63,500
Knoxville, TN$42,700$35,490$54,960
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$42,610$39,770$50,720
Akron, OH$42,560$31,090$51,130
Michigan$42,360$31,650$67,140
Monroe, LA$42,340$38,020$61,770
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$41,820$26,770$66,710
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$41,660$33,970$83,030
Vermont$41,450$35,900$50,860
North Carolina$41,270$27,960$53,980
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$41,080$30,620$47,770
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$41,040$28,650$66,610
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$40,770$33,480$63,450
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$40,590$29,320$50,230
Arizona$40,490$37,430$66,890
Ohio$40,060$34,830$63,560
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$39,780$33,870$54,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$39,760$35,750$57,680
Macon-Bibb County, GA$39,480$39,480$66,190
Winston-Salem, NC$39,350$28,560$53,980
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$39,250$35,740$58,290
Tallahassee, FL$38,980$32,500$67,660
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$38,440$35,630$73,690
Florida$38,370$32,240$56,930
Jacksonville, FL$38,370$34,050$55,230
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$38,360$31,780$73,720
Greensboro-High Point, NC$38,330$33,410$46,530
Columbus, OH$38,320$34,600$62,200
Oklahoma City, OK$38,280$27,130$50,680
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$38,190$27,870$49,160
Clarksville, TN-KY$38,190$37,700$60,800
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$38,100$36,900$47,570
Columbia, SC$37,920$36,380$48,380
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$37,870$35,380$43,500
Cleveland, OH$37,860$31,360$54,620
Toledo, OH$37,790$35,010$60,250
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$37,340$30,160$64,660
Utah$37,180$30,550$64,660
Eugene-Springfield, OR$35,500$31,230$56,390
Youngstown-Warren, OH$34,830$34,360$49,350
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$34,430$32,350$48,010
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$34,080$30,070$46,520
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$32,950$29,070$43,800
Montana$29,330$24,870$55,240
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$27,960$22,630$44,800

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders make?▾

The median annual salary for a Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders is $47,010, with a typical range of $35,010 – $66,190 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders?▾

Entry-level Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders positions typically start around $35,010 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenderss earn the most?▾

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenderss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.