Highest-paying Cities for Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

The top 100 highest paying cities for furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle 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 furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $69,720, Duluth, Wisconsin is the highest paying city for furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders. It is followed by Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan (average annual salary $68,540). 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 furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Duluth, Wisconsin	$69,720	$40,650	60
2	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$68,540	$34,530	130
3	Roanoke, Virginia	$66,850	$37,010	40
4	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$66,550	$39,140	40
5	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$64,420	$37,450	230
6	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$62,460	$29,720	40
7	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$62,340	$45,360	30
8	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$61,180	$47,740	30
9	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$60,800	$39,540	60
10	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$60,000	$57,400	30
11	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$59,940	$37,180	270
12	Longview, Washington	$59,830	$39,000	30
13	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$59,290	$44,360	40
14	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$58,460	$38,320	60
15	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$58,160	$41,920	130
16	Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia	$56,810	$27,580	50
17	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$55,590	$48,290	30
18	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia	$54,380	$29,780	30
19	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$54,030	$34,040	40
20	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$53,990	$36,500	50
21	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$53,390	$33,920	30
22	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$53,330	$35,320	40
23	Springfield, Missouri	$52,650	$45,920	40
24	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$52,630	$38,940	n/a
25	Appleton, Wisconsin	$52,590	$31,950	40
26	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$52,570	$41,460	30
27	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$52,080	$38,070	70
28	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$52,000	$50,340	30
29	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$51,490	$36,320	50
30	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$51,380	$40,460	40
31	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$51,360	$36,300	110
32	Glens Falls, New York	$51,350	$41,770	50
33	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$51,200	$39,600	140
34	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$51,080	$36,210	60
35	North Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$50,930	$28,880	40
36	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$50,720	$35,940	190
37	Madison, Wisconsin	$50,660	$35,050	60
38	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$50,440	$38,060	110
39	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$50,320	$38,420	180
40	Spokane, Washington	$50,280	$31,050	60
41	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$50,220	$31,270	50
42	Elmira, New York	$50,200	$41,110	60
43	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$49,960	$35,570	70
44	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$49,910	$36,960	50
45	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$49,900	$38,800	150
46	Rochester, New York	$49,870	$33,340	60
47	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$49,530	$37,680	90
48	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$49,280	$38,160	60
49	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$49,100	$36,540	80
50	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$49,020	$37,240	60
51	Richmond, Virginia	$48,990	$34,020	60
52	Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$48,930	$25,610	30
53	Toledo, Ohio	$48,850	$42,560	180
54	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$48,610	$35,390	80
55	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$48,350	$34,800	80
56	Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$48,160	$28,390	30
57	Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$48,110	$32,720	30
58	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$48,000	$31,660	70
59	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$47,930	$24,510	120
60	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$47,880	$36,380	250
61	Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$47,780	$41,910	50
62	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$47,770	$39,390	40
63	Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$47,710	$36,590	50
64	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$47,630	$39,530	40
65	East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$47,550	$30,330	60
66	Provo-Orem, Utah	$47,510	$31,270	30
67	Fresno, California	$47,440	$36,990	60
68	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$47,430	$35,300	30
69	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$47,160	$40,860	50
70	Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$47,150	$37,400	40
71	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia	$47,010	$35,500	90
72	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$46,560	$33,530	120
73	Maryland nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$46,300	$28,390	n/a
74	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$46,260	$26,110	320
75	Akron, Ohio	$46,220	$31,820	30
76	Kansas City, Missouri	$46,090	$31,820	100
77	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$46,070	$26,740	80
78	Memphis, Tennessee	$46,020	$39,670	80
79	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$45,900	$34,780	330
80	Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$45,640	$26,730	70
81	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$45,630	$28,870	70
82	Evansville, Kentucky	$45,570	$40,720	40
83	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$45,260	$27,740	50
84	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$45,250	$33,960	140
85	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$45,070	$28,340	60
86	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$45,050	$39,610	120
87	Worcester, Massachusetts	$44,860	$40,390	100
88	Columbus, Ohio	$44,720	$33,610	130
89	Tacoma, Washington	$44,710	$27,540	30
90	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$44,620	$27,560	40
91	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$44,510	$35,550	n/a
92	Stockton, California	$44,420	$28,590	50
93	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$44,420	$26,640	60
94	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$44,300	$32,200	110
95	Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$44,250	$28,870	30
96	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$44,200	$31,240	100
97	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$44,140	$33,740	40
98	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$44,100	$35,270	180
99	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$44,090	$31,910	100
100	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$44,070	$33,410	40

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