Furnace Operator/Tender Salary in Iowa

How much does a Furnace Operator/Tender make in Iowa?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Furnace Operator/Tender in Iowa is $45,214 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, a Furnace Operator/Tender's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $66,073
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $36,592 to $56,132
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $28,742

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Furnace Operator/Tender Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,132	$4,678	$1,079	$27
Average	$45,214	$3,768	$869	$22
25th Percentile	$36,592	$3,049	$704	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Furnace Operator/Tender Salaries

A Furnace Operator/Tender's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Furnace Operator/Tender Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Furnace Operator/Tenders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $52,310.
California: $52,112.
Massachusetts: $51,417.

District of Columbia $52,310 California $52,112 Massachusetts $51,417 Washington $51,228 New Jersey $51,209 Alaska $51,143 Connecticut $50,491 New York $50,227

Hawaii $49,381 Rhode Island $48,984 Maryland $48,715 Minnesota $48,346 Colorado $48,205 Illinois $48,157 Oregon $47,978 Delaware $47,846

New Hampshire $47,762 Virginia $47,576 Pennsylvania $47,033 Nevada $46,759 North Dakota $46,669 Michigan $46,527 Wisconsin $46,475 Vermont $46,371

Texas $46,083 Maine $46,064 Arizona $46,036 Ohio $46,003 Georgia $45,568 Indiana $45,351 Wyoming $45,308 Utah $45,242

Iowa $45,214 Kansas $44,987 Louisiana $44,921 North Carolina $44,897 Missouri $44,888 Florida $44,704 Montana $44,604 Nebraska $44,510

Kentucky $44,458 South Carolina $44,269 Tennessee $44,151 Idaho $44,104 New Mexico $43,759 Oklahoma $43,683 Alabama $43,404 South Dakota $42,937

Arkansas $42,682 West Virginia $42,545 Mississippi $42,134

Top Paying Cities for Furnace Operator/Tenders

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

West Bend: $44,060
Melvin: $43,932
Milford: $44,119

West Bend, IA $44,060 Melvin, IA $43,932 Milford, IA $44,119 Ocheyedan, IA $44,010 Okoboji, IA $44,283 Royal, IA $44,069 Ruthven, IA $44,071 Spirit Lake, IA $44,242

Superior, IA $44,280 Terril, IA $44,036 Wallingford, IA $44,097 Webb, IA $44,027 Carroll, IA $44,107 Arcadia, IA $44,037 Arthur, IA $43,998 Aspinwall, IA $44,289

Auburn, IA $44,019 Breda, IA $44,030 Charter Oak, IA $44,017 Dedham, IA $44,112 Deloit, IA $44,066 Denison, IA $44,170 Glidden, IA $44,173 Halbur, IA $44,176

Ida Grove, IA $43,989 Irwin, IA $44,276 Kirkman, IA $44,243 Kiron, IA $44,005 Lake City, IA $44,058 Lake View, IA $44,068 Lanesboro, IA $44,240 Lidderdale, IA $44,121

Lohrville, IA $44,113 Manilla, IA $44,196 Manning, IA $44,167 Odebolt, IA $44,038 Ralston, IA $44,377 Ricketts, IA $44,153 Schleswig, IA $44,030 Scranton, IA $44,360

Templeton, IA $44,084 Vail, IA $44,049 Wall Lake, IA $44,050 Westside, IA $44,028 Council Bluffs, IA $44,897 Carter Lake, IA $44,897 Arion, IA $44,105 Avoca, IA $44,554

Blencoe, IA $44,006 Carson, IA $44,671 Crescent, IA $44,896 Defiance, IA $44,248 Dow City, IA $44,200 Dunlap, IA $44,225 Earling, IA $44,301 Elk Horn, IA $44,359

Elliott, IA $44,332 Emerson, IA $44,578 Glenwood, IA $44,772 Griswold, IA $44,421 Hancock, IA $44,615 Harlan, IA $44,425 Hastings, IA $44,617 Henderson, IA $44,648

Honey Creek, IA $44,874 Kimballton, IA $44,304 Lewis, IA $44,378 Little Sioux, IA $44,227 Logan, IA $44,668 Mc Clelland, IA $44,833 Macedonia, IA $44,702 Magnolia, IA $44,630

Malvern, IA $44,647 Marne, IA $44,350 Minden, IA $44,737 Mineola, IA $44,839 Missouri Valley, IA $44,754 Modale, IA $44,646 Mondamin, IA $44,470 Moorhead, IA $44,052

Van Meter, IA $45,879 Van Wert, IA $44,538 Waukee, IA $46,017 Weldon, IA $44,602 West Des Moines, IA $46,232 What Cheer, IA $44,321 Whitten, IA $44,387 Williams, IA $44,137

Williamson, IA $45,069 Winterset, IA $45,478 Wiota, IA $44,229 Woodburn, IA $45,179 Woodward, IA $45,629 Yale, IA $44,854 Zearing, IA $44,547 Des Moines, IA $46,338

Urbandale, IA $46,254 Windsor Heights, IA $46,318 Clive, IA $46,159 Pleasant Hill, IA $46,256 Mason City, IA $44,170 Alexander, IA $44,019 Belmond, IA $44,080 Britt, IA $44,056

Buffalo Center, IA $44,106 Carpenter, IA $44,548 Chapin, IA $44,247 Clear Lake, IA $44,124 Corwith, IA $43,999 Coulter, IA $44,243 Crystal Lake, IA $44,244 Dougherty, IA $43,978

Fertile, IA $44,092 Floyd, IA $44,189 Forest City, IA $44,096 Garner, IA $44,078 Goodell, IA $44,001 Grafton, IA $44,098 Hampton, IA $44,123 Hanlontown, IA $44,038

Joice, IA $44,071 Kanawha, IA $44,018 Kensett, IA $44,036 Klemme, IA $44,039 Lake Mills, IA $44,189 Lakota, IA $44,072 Latimer, IA $44,069 Leland, IA $44,092

Sioux Center, IA $43,816 Neola, IA $44,776 Oakland, IA $44,653 Mount Ayr, IA $44,030 Nodaway, IA $44,106 Orient, IA $44,496 Prescott, IA $44,099 Redding, IA $43,936

Shannon City, IA $44,300 Sharpsburg, IA $43,930 Tingley, IA $44,292 Villisca, IA $44,231 Akron, IA $43,302 Alta, IA $44,082 Alton, IA $43,810 Anthon, IA $43,300

Aurelia, IA $43,973 Battle Creek, IA $43,886 Bronson, IA $43,000 Brunsville, IA $43,255 Calumet, IA $44,186 Castana, IA $43,847 Chatsworth, IA $43,413 Cherokee, IA $43,917

Cleghorn, IA $43,740 Climbing Hill, IA $43,157 Correctionville, IA $43,404 Cushing, IA $43,719 Danbury, IA $43,808 Galva, IA $43,938 Granville, IA $43,802 Hawarden, IA $43,710

Hinton, IA $42,979 Holstein, IA $43,838 Hornick, IA $43,352 Ireton, IA $43,641 Kingsley, IA $43,219 Larrabee, IA $43,927 Lawton, IA $42,960 Le Mars, IA $43,277

Linn Grove, IA $44,024 Mapleton, IA $43,930 Marcus, IA $43,683 Maurice, IA $43,680 Meriden, IA $43,836 Merrill, IA $43,066 Moville, IA $43,126 Onawa, IA $43,942

Orange City, IA $43,877 Oto, IA $43,466 Oyens, IA $43,382 Paullina, IA $43,916 Peterson, IA $44,024 Pierson, IA $43,369 Quimby, IA $43,716 Remsen, IA $43,445

Rodney, IA $43,567 Salix, IA $43,049 Schaller, IA $44,039 Sergeant Bluff, IA $42,914 Sloan, IA $43,278 Smithland, IA $43,513 Sutherland, IA $44,043 Ute, IA $44,021

Washta, IA $43,629 Westfield, IA $43,082 Whiting, IA $43,510 Sioux City, IA $42,861 Sheldon, IA $43,896 Alvord, IA $43,335 Archer, IA $43,909 Ashton, IA $43,821

Boyden, IA $43,759 Doon, IA $43,447 George, IA $43,724 Hospers, IA $43,893 Hull, IA $43,730 Inwood, IA $43,281 Larchwood, IA $43,175 Lester, IA $43,294

Little Rock, IA $43,790 Matlock, IA $43,901 Primghar, IA $44,041 Rock Rapids, IA $43,457 Rock Valley, IA $43,431 Sanborn, IA $43,965 Sibley, IA $43,941 Spencer, IA $44,157

Massena, IA $44,163 Gifford, IA $44,282 Lenox, IA $44,073 Ackworth, IA $45,845 Adair, IA $44,346 Adel, IA $45,716 Albion, IA $44,323 Alden, IA $44,150

Alleman, IA $45,965 Allerton, IA $44,185 Altoona, IA $46,174 Ames, IA $45,417 Anita, IA $44,169 Ankeny, IA $46,145 Atlantic, IA $44,407 Audubon, IA $44,176

Bagley, IA $44,630 Barnes City, IA $44,285 Baxter, IA $45,506 Bayard, IA $44,503 Beaver, IA $44,980 Berwick, IA $46,256 Bevington, IA $45,858 Blairsburg, IA $44,074

Bondurant, IA $46,051 Boone, IA $45,215 Booneville, IA $45,954 Bouton, IA $45,560 Boxholm, IA $44,779 Bradford, IA $44,297 Brayton, IA $44,238 Buckeye, IA $44,186

Bussey, IA $44,752 Cambridge, IA $45,741 Carlisle, IA $46,110 Casey, IA $44,547 Chariton, IA $44,870 Churdan, IA $44,283 Clemons, IA $44,388 Clio, IA $44,133

Colfax, IA $45,755 Collins, IA $45,551 Colo, IA $45,057 Columbia, IA $45,190 Coon Rapids, IA $44,291 Cooper, IA $44,778 Corydon, IA $44,347 Cumming, IA $46,073

Melcher Dallas, IA $45,416 Dallas Center, IA $45,850 Dana, IA $44,607 Davis City, IA $44,077 Dawson, IA $45,257 Decatur, IA $44,192 Derby, IA $44,706 De Soto, IA $45,724

Dexter, IA $45,307 Dows, IA $44,033 Earlham, IA $45,524 Elkhart, IA $45,966 Ellston, IA $44,394 Ellsworth, IA $44,478 Exira, IA $44,199 Ferguson, IA $44,603

Galt, IA $43,991 Garden City, IA $44,613 Garden Grove, IA $44,428 Gibson, IA $44,325 Gilbert, IA $45,208 Gilman, IA $44,447 Grand Junction, IA $44,767 Grand River, IA $44,375

Granger, IA $45,936 Gray, IA $44,268 Grimes, IA $46,073 Grinnell, IA $44,558 Guthrie Center, IA $44,531 Hamilton, IA $44,798 Pacific Junction, IA $44,765 Hamlin, IA $44,133

Little Cedar, IA $44,490 Mc Intire, IA $44,793 Manly, IA $44,074 Meservey, IA $44,015 Nora Springs, IA $44,142 Northwood, IA $44,324 Orchard, IA $44,165 Osage, IA $44,214

Plymouth, IA $44,057 Rake, IA $44,246 Riceville, IA $44,519 Rock Falls, IA $44,142 Rockford, IA $44,097 Rockwell, IA $44,066 Rowan, IA $44,006 Rudd, IA $44,152

Saint Ansgar, IA $44,443 Scarville, IA $44,153 Sheffield, IA $44,051 Stacyville, IA $44,698 Swaledale, IA $44,036 Thompson, IA $44,102 Thornton, IA $44,021 Titonka, IA $44,040

Toeterville, IA $44,606 Ventura, IA $44,064 Wesley, IA $44,015 Woden, IA $44,013 Fort Dodge, IA $44,235 Albert City, IA $44,062 Algona, IA $44,122 Armstrong, IA $44,097

Ayrshire, IA $44,029 Badger, IA $44,075 Bancroft, IA $44,060 Barnum, IA $44,031 Bode, IA $44,037 Bradgate, IA $44,012 Burnside, IA $44,480 Burt, IA $44,030

Callender, IA $44,221 Clare, IA $44,020 Clarion, IA $44,068 Curlew, IA $43,998 Cylinder, IA $43,994 Dakota City, IA $44,302 Dayton, IA $44,557 Dolliver, IA $44,096

Duncombe, IA $44,222 Eagle Grove, IA $44,096 Early, IA $44,042 Emmetsburg, IA $44,104 Farnhamville, IA $44,233 Fenton, IA $44,025 Fonda, IA $44,035 Gilmore City, IA $44,027

Goldfield, IA $44,037 Gowrie, IA $44,358 Harcourt, IA $44,487 Hardy, IA $43,996 Havelock, IA $44,013 Humboldt, IA $44,111 Jolley, IA $43,978 Knierim, IA $44,151

Laurens, IA $44,088 Ledyard, IA $44,124 Lehigh, IA $44,388 Livermore, IA $44,038 Lone Rock, IA $44,016 Lu Verne, IA $44,003 Lytton, IA $44,027 Mallard, IA $44,029

Manson, IA $44,074 Marathon, IA $44,054 Moorland, IA $44,081 Nemaha, IA $44,010 Newell, IA $44,066 Otho, IA $44,318 Ottosen, IA $43,998 Palmer, IA $44,009

Plover, IA $44,171 Pocahontas, IA $44,082 Pomeroy, IA $44,045 Rembrandt, IA $44,052 Renwick, IA $44,022 Ringsted, IA $44,036 Rockwell City, IA $44,059 Rolfe, IA $44,032

Rutland, IA $44,021 Sac City, IA $44,070 Sioux Rapids, IA $44,079 Somers, IA $44,023 Storm Lake, IA $44,163 Swea City, IA $44,109 Thor, IA $44,023 Truesdale, IA $44,255

Varina, IA $44,239 Vincent, IA $44,018 Webster City, IA $44,340 Luana, IA $44,043 Mc Gregor, IA $44,114 Marquette, IA $44,252 Monona, IA $44,112 New Albin, IA $44,345

Ossian, IA $44,065 Postville, IA $44,099 Protivin, IA $44,206 Randalia, IA $44,045 Ridgeway, IA $44,099 Saint Lucas, IA $44,257 Spillville, IA $44,281 Wadena, IA $44,078

Waterville, IA $44,139 Waucoma, IA $44,056 Waukon, IA $44,210 West Union, IA $44,119 Ainsworth, IA $44,282 Alburnett, IA $45,006 Amana, IA $44,948 Anamosa, IA $44,788

Atkins, IA $45,036 Baldwin, IA $44,239 Belle Plaine, IA $44,463 Blairstown, IA $44,708 Brandon, IA $44,268 Brooklyn, IA $44,405 Center Junction, IA $44,507 Center Point, IA $44,867

Central City, IA $44,911 Chelsea, IA $44,301 Clarence, IA $44,396 Clutier, IA $44,271 Coggon, IA $44,709 Prairieburg, IA $44,776 Conroy, IA $44,787 Guernsey, IA $44,429

Deep River, IA $44,381 Delhi, IA $44,419 Dysart, IA $44,219 Elberon, IA $44,288 Ely, IA $45,154 Fairfax, IA $45,130 Garrison, IA $44,331 Harper, IA $44,359

Hartford, IA $45,964 Harvey, IA $44,921 Haverhill, IA $44,566 Hubbard, IA $44,340 Humeston, IA $44,511 Huxley, IA $45,769 Indianola, IA $45,883 Iowa Falls, IA $44,228

Ira, IA $45,624 Jamaica, IA $44,845 Jefferson, IA $44,657 Jewell, IA $44,576 Johnston, IA $46,167 Kamrar, IA $44,348 Kellerton, IA $44,134 Kelley, IA $45,631

Kellogg, IA $44,745 Keswick, IA $44,375 Killduff, IA $45,250 Knoxville, IA $45,355 Hartwick, IA $44,374 Mount Pleasant, IA $44,202 Rome, IA $44,104 Mount Union, IA $44,143

New London, IA $44,198 Oakville, IA $44,204 Olds, IA $44,391 Pilot Grove, IA $44,252 Salem, IA $44,113 Sperry, IA $44,206 Stockport, IA $44,073 Swedesburg, IA $44,238

Wapello, IA $44,289 Wayland, IA $44,197 West Burlington, IA $44,305 West Point, IA $44,116 Saint Paul, IA $44,253 Wever, IA $44,128 Winfield, IA $44,219 Yarmouth, IA $44,146

Andover, IA $44,301 Atalissa, IA $44,392 Bennett, IA $44,407 Bettendorf, IA $44,446 Blue Grass, IA $44,489 Bryant, IA $44,288 Buffalo, IA $44,475 Calamus, IA $44,419

Camanche, IA $44,367 Charlotte, IA $44,322 Clinton, IA $44,327 Columbus City, IA $44,502 Columbus Junction, IA $44,287 Conesville, IA $44,312 De Witt, IA $44,389 Dixon, IA $44,459

Donahue, IA $44,481 Durant, IA $44,442 Eldridge, IA $44,521 Fruitland, IA $44,347 Goose Lake, IA $44,309 Grand Mound, IA $44,403 Grandview, IA $44,317 Le Claire, IA $44,412

Letts, IA $44,296 Lone Tree, IA $44,403 Long Grove, IA $44,459 Low Moor, IA $44,364 Mc Causland, IA $44,415 Montpelier, IA $44,457 Moscow, IA $44,396 Muscatine, IA $44,379

New Liberty, IA $44,430 Nichols, IA $44,333 Pleasant Valley, IA $44,401 Princeton, IA $44,409 Stockton, IA $44,469 Teeds Grove, IA $44,285 Tipton, IA $44,426 Walcott, IA $44,520

Welton, IA $44,363 West Liberty, IA $44,390 Wheatland, IA $44,391 Wilton, IA $44,412 Davenport, IA $44,841 Hiawatha, IA $45,186 Hills, IA $44,600 Homestead, IA $44,890

Hopkinton, IA $44,609 Iowa City, IA $44,670 Coralville, IA $44,856 Kalona, IA $44,574 Keota, IA $44,374 Keystone, IA $44,447 Ladora, IA $44,567 Langworthy, IA $44,643

Lisbon, IA $44,904 Lost Nation, IA $44,354 Lowden, IA $44,390 Luzerne, IA $44,579 Marengo, IA $44,702 Marion, IA $45,127 Martelle, IA $44,916 Mechanicsville, IA $44,727

Middle Amana, IA $44,933 Millersburg, IA $44,742 Monmouth, IA $44,251 Monticello, IA $44,586 Morley, IA $44,761 Mount Auburn, IA $44,264 Mount Vernon, IA $45,060 Newhall, IA $44,903

North English, IA $44,536 North Liberty, IA $44,993 Norway, IA $45,006 Oakdale, IA $44,862 Olin, IA $44,596 Onslow, IA $44,317 Oxford, IA $44,880 Oxford Junction, IA $44,331

Palo, IA $45,083 Parnell, IA $44,733 Quasqueton, IA $44,374 Riverside, IA $44,467 Robins, IA $45,156 Rowley, IA $44,352 Ryan, IA $44,584 Shellsburg, IA $44,934

Solon, IA $44,970 South Amana, IA $44,838 South English, IA $44,462 Springville, IA $45,005 Stanwood, IA $44,530 Swisher, IA $45,072 Tama, IA $44,358 Morning Sun, IA $44,223

Lacona, IA $45,439 Lamoni, IA $44,100 Laurel, IA $44,627 Le Grand, IA $44,555 Leighton, IA $44,727 Leon, IA $44,350 Liberty Center, IA $45,539 Linden, IA $45,314

Lineville, IA $44,072 Liscomb, IA $44,299 Lorimor, IA $44,868 Lovilia, IA $44,719 Lucas, IA $45,246 Luther, IA $45,499 Lynnville, IA $44,760 Mc Callsburg, IA $44,594

Macksburg, IA $44,787 Madrid, IA $45,667 Malcom, IA $44,290 Marshalltown, IA $44,444 Martensdale, IA $45,934 Maxwell, IA $45,757 Melbourne, IA $44,885 Menlo, IA $44,687

Millerton, IA $44,615 Milo, IA $45,687 Minburn, IA $45,618 Mingo, IA $45,711 Mitchellville, IA $45,985 Monroe, IA $45,583 Montezuma, IA $44,396 Montour, IA $44,320

Murray, IA $44,777 Nevada, IA $45,369 New Providence, IA $44,285 New Sharon, IA $44,531 Newton, IA $45,416 New Virginia, IA $45,533 Norwalk, IA $46,140 Ogden, IA $44,923

Osceola, IA $44,935 Otley, IA $45,449 Panora, IA $44,939 Paton, IA $44,488 Patterson, IA $45,745 Pella, IA $45,009 Perry, IA $45,393 Peru, IA $45,392

Pilot Mound, IA $44,690 Pleasantville, IA $45,702 Polk City, IA $45,962 Popejoy, IA $44,223 Prairie City, IA $45,821 Prole, IA $45,916 Radcliffe, IA $44,394 Randall, IA $44,812

Reasnor, IA $45,333 Redfield, IA $45,404 Rhodes, IA $45,425 Rippey, IA $44,845 Roland, IA $44,764 Runnells, IA $46,036 Russell, IA $44,628 Saint Anthony, IA $44,425

Saint Charles, IA $45,722 Saint Marys, IA $45,786 Searsboro, IA $44,565 Sheldahl, IA $45,804 Slater, IA $45,849 Stanhope, IA $44,597 State Center, IA $44,646 Story City, IA $44,797

Stratford, IA $44,606 Stuart, IA $44,879 Sully, IA $44,890 Swan, IA $45,871 Thayer, IA $44,606 Thornburg, IA $44,520 Tracy, IA $44,805 Truro, IA $45,414

Union, IA $44,279 Whittemore, IA $44,051 Woolstock, IA $44,029 Ackley, IA $44,127 Allison, IA $44,036 Alta Vista, IA $44,175 Aplington, IA $44,041 Aredale, IA $44,012

Arlington, IA $44,114 Aurora, IA $44,171 Austinville, IA $44,039 Beaman, IA $44,195 Bristow, IA $44,031 Buckingham, IA $44,124 Cedar Falls, IA $44,014 Charles City, IA $44,217

Clarksville, IA $44,035 Colwell, IA $44,367 Conrad, IA $44,197 Denver, IA $44,063 Dewar, IA $44,121 Dike, IA $44,056 Dumont, IA $44,063 Dunkerton, IA $44,104

Eldora, IA $44,266 Elma, IA $44,129 Fairbank, IA $44,101 Fredericksburg, IA $44,063 Frederika, IA $44,023 Garwin, IA $44,306 Geneva, IA $44,044 Gilbertville, IA $44,135

Gladbrook, IA $44,183 Greene, IA $44,047 Grundy Center, IA $44,104 Hazleton, IA $44,143 Holland, IA $44,050 Hudson, IA $44,109 Independence, IA $44,204 Ionia, IA $44,048

Janesville, IA $44,037 Jesup, IA $44,136 Kesley, IA $44,038 Lamont, IA $44,186 La Porte City, IA $44,148 Lincoln, IA $44,144 Marble Rock, IA $44,050 Masonville, IA $44,462

Maynard, IA $44,103 Morrison, IA $44,081 Nashua, IA $44,020 New Hampton, IA $44,201 New Hartford, IA $44,038 North Washington, IA $44,211 Oelwein, IA $44,114 Oran, IA $44,091

Toddville, IA $45,089 Toledo, IA $44,275 Troy Mills, IA $44,685 Urbana, IA $44,638 Van Horne, IA $44,681 Victor, IA $44,481 Vining, IA $44,453 Vinton, IA $44,541

Viola, IA $45,011 Walford, IA $45,062 Walker, IA $44,613 Washington, IA $44,361 Watkins, IA $44,889 Webster, IA $44,390 Wellman, IA $44,508 West Branch, IA $44,577

West Chester, IA $44,367 Williamsburg, IA $44,742 Wyoming, IA $44,354 Cedar Rapids, IA $45,205 Ottumwa, IA $44,215 Agency, IA $44,172 Albia, IA $44,478 Batavia, IA $44,098

Beacon, IA $44,706 Birmingham, IA $44,095 Blakesburg, IA $44,158 Bloomfield, IA $44,088 West Grove, IA $44,044 Brighton, IA $44,181 Cantril, IA $44,040 Cedar, IA $44,264

Centerville, IA $44,123 Chillicothe, IA $44,381 Cincinnati, IA $44,038 Delta, IA $44,202 Douds, IA $44,075 Drakesville, IA $44,074 Eddyville, IA $44,401 Eldon, IA $44,139

Exline, IA $44,043 Fairfield, IA $44,194 Floris, IA $44,084 Fremont, IA $44,245 Hayesville, IA $44,372 Hedrick, IA $44,104 Keosauqua, IA $44,093 Kirkville, IA $44,315

Libertyville, IA $44,123 Martinsburg, IA $44,291 Melrose, IA $44,532 Milton, IA $44,072 Moravia, IA $44,256 Moulton, IA $44,041 Mount Sterling, IA $43,994 Mystic, IA $44,268

Ollie, IA $44,213 Oskaloosa, IA $44,596 Packwood, IA $44,099 Plano, IA $44,270 Promise City, IA $44,317 Pulaski, IA $44,073 Richland, IA $44,227 Rose Hill, IA $44,258

Selma, IA $44,064 Seymour, IA $44,126 Sigourney, IA $44,338 Udell, IA $44,018 Unionville, IA $44,032 University Park, IA $44,670 Burlington, IA $44,323 Argyle, IA $44,070

Bonaparte, IA $44,084 Crawfordsville, IA $44,215 Danville, IA $44,174 Denmark, IA $44,276 Donnellson, IA $44,108 Farmington, IA $44,073 Fort Madison, IA $44,234 Hillsboro, IA $44,066

Houghton, IA $44,269 Keokuk, IA $44,231 Lockridge, IA $44,106 Mediapolis, IA $44,259 Middletown, IA $44,135 Montrose, IA $44,141 Lime Springs, IA $44,517 Panama, IA $44,484

Persia, IA $44,656 Pisgah, IA $44,338 Portsmouth, IA $44,567 Red Oak, IA $44,453 Shelby, IA $44,616 Silver City, IA $44,787 Soldier, IA $44,030 Stanton, IA $44,302

Treynor, IA $44,810 Underwood, IA $44,864 Walnut, IA $44,453 Westphalia, IA $44,438 Woodbine, IA $44,533 Shenandoah, IA $44,349 Blanchard, IA $44,090 Braddyville, IA $44,014

Clarinda, IA $44,198 Coin, IA $44,145 College Springs, IA $44,238 Essex, IA $44,307 Farragut, IA $44,287 Hamburg, IA $44,219 Imogene, IA $44,450 New Market, IA $44,078

Northboro, IA $44,139 Percival, IA $44,393 Randolph, IA $44,473 Riverton, IA $44,258 Shambaugh, IA $44,303 Sidney, IA $44,421 Tabor, IA $44,564 Thurman, IA $44,523

Yorktown, IA $44,349 Dubuque, IA $44,359 Tiffin, IA $44,890 Andrew, IA $44,487 Bellevue, IA $44,272 Bernard, IA $44,218 Cascade, IA $44,371 Colesburg, IA $44,167

Delaware, IA $44,515 Delmar, IA $44,338 Dundee, IA $44,209 Durango, IA $44,198 Dyersville, IA $44,379 Earlville, IA $44,330 Edgewood, IA $44,193 Elkader, IA $44,079

Elkport, IA $44,083 Epworth, IA $44,303 Farley, IA $44,330 Farmersburg, IA $44,047 Garber, IA $44,083 Garnavillo, IA $44,090 Greeley, IA $44,210 Guttenberg, IA $44,146

Holy Cross, IA $44,168 La Motte, IA $44,226 Luxemburg, IA $44,380 Manchester, IA $44,388 Maquoketa, IA $44,319 Miles, IA $44,239 New Vienna, IA $44,207 North Buena Vista, IA $44,155

Peosta, IA $44,294 Preston, IA $44,288 Sabula, IA $44,274 Saint Donatus, IA $44,365 Saint Olaf, IA $44,023 Sherrill, IA $44,141 Spragueville, IA $44,219 Springbrook, IA $44,374

Strawberry Point, IA $44,159 Volga, IA $44,081 Worthington, IA $44,356 Zwingle, IA $44,187 Decorah, IA $44,301 Calmar, IA $44,080 Castalia, IA $44,019 Chester, IA $44,800

Clermont, IA $44,081 Cresco, IA $44,308 Dorchester, IA $44,316 Elgin, IA $44,073 Fayette, IA $44,120 Fort Atkinson, IA $44,067 Harpers Ferry, IA $44,133 Hawkeye, IA $44,055

Highlandville, IA $44,429 Lansing, IA $44,265 Lawler, IA $44,078 Parkersburg, IA $44,043 Plainfield, IA $44,030 Raymond, IA $44,136 Readlyn, IA $44,076 Reinbeck, IA $44,085

Shell Rock, IA $44,039 Stanley, IA $44,150 Steamboat Rock, IA $44,191 Stout, IA $44,045 Sumner, IA $44,035 Traer, IA $44,168 Tripoli, IA $44,041 Waverly, IA $44,040

Wellsburg, IA $44,111 Westgate, IA $44,088 Winthrop, IA $44,320 Waterloo, IA $44,156 Evansdale, IA $44,144 Creston, IA $44,458 Afton, IA $44,586 Arispe, IA $44,587

Bedford, IA $43,960 Benton, IA $43,931 Blockton, IA $43,901 Bridgewater, IA $44,085 Carbon, IA $44,285 Clearfield, IA $43,964 Corning, IA $44,133 Cromwell, IA $44,466

Cumberland, IA $44,240 Diagonal, IA $44,087 Fontanelle, IA $44,329 Grant, IA $44,473 Gravity, IA $44,002 Greenfield, IA $44,626 Arnolds Park, IA $44,305 Dickens, IA $44,028

Estherville, IA $44,165 Everly, IA $44,052 Fostoria, IA $44,278 Gillett Grove, IA $44,179 Graettinger, IA $44,061 Greenville, IA $44,044 Gruver, IA $44,145 Harris, IA $44,060

Hartley, IA $44,061 Lake Park, IA $44,120

Furnace Operator/Tender Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Furnace Operator/Tender salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $45,214. While startup companies pay approximate $45,214.

Furnace Operator/Tender Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$45,214
Growth Stage	51~500	$45,214
Established	501~5000	$45,214
Enterprise	5000+	$45,214

Furnace Operator/Tender Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Furnace Operator/Tender's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$36,592

Average $45,214/year

$56,132

$3,049

Average $3,768/month

$4,678

$704

Average $869/week

$1,079

$18

Average $22/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,132	$4,678	$1,079	$27
Average	$45,214	$3,768	$869	$22
25th Percentile	$36,592	$3,049	$704	$18

Furnace Operator/Tender Salary Growth & Career Path

Furnace Operator/Tender

Extrusion Operator, Sr.

Injection Molding Machine Operator II

Machine Operator II

Milling Machine Operator II

Injection Molding Machine Operator III

Machine Operator III

Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Furnace Operator/Tender, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

Furnace Operator/Tender Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Extrusion Operator, Sr.	$52,237	16%
Injection Molding Machine Operator II	$46,422	3%
Machine Operator II	$43,519	-4%
Milling Machine Operator II	$44,850	-1%

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