Furnace Operator/Tender Salary in Massachusetts

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

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Furnace Operator/Tender in Massachusetts is $51,417 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,138
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,612 to $63,833
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,685

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Furnace Operator/Tender Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,833	$5,319	$1,228	$31
Average	$51,417	$4,285	$989	$25
25th Percentile	$41,612	$3,468	$800	$20

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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:

Agawam: $48,737
Amherst: $49,093
Barre: $49,584

Agawam, MA $48,737 Amherst, MA $49,093 Barre, MA $49,584 Belchertown, MA $49,047 Blandford, MA $48,956 Bondsville, MA $49,056 Brimfield, MA $49,322 Chester, MA $48,753

Chesterfield, MA $48,759 Chicopee, MA $48,731 Cummington, MA $48,627 Easthampton, MA $48,846 East Longmeadow, MA $48,766 East Otis, MA $48,964 Feeding Hills, MA $48,764 Gilbertville, MA $49,450

Goshen, MA $48,755 Granby, MA $48,859 Granville, MA $49,121 Hadley, MA $48,963 Hampden, MA $48,866 Hardwick, MA $49,477 Hatfield, MA $48,972 Haydenville, MA $48,912

Holyoke, MA $48,775 Huntington, MA $48,819 Leeds, MA $48,851 Leverett, MA $49,155 Ludlow, MA $48,821 Monson, MA $49,059 North Amherst, MA $49,060 Northampton, MA $48,885

Florence, MA $48,855 North Hatfield, MA $48,950 Oakham, MA $49,565 Palmer, MA $49,116 Plainfield, MA $48,611 Russell, MA $48,948 Shutesbury, MA $49,230 Southampton, MA $48,819

South Barre, MA $49,564 South Hadley, MA $48,833 Southwick, MA $48,938 Thorndike, MA $49,053 Three Rivers, MA $48,986 Wales, MA $49,278 Ware, MA $49,282 Warren, MA $49,361

West Chesterfield, MA $48,753 Westfield, MA $48,834 West Hatfield, MA $48,923 West Springfield, MA $48,734 West Warren, MA $49,288 Whately, MA $48,953 Wheelwright, MA $49,532 Wilbraham, MA $48,844

Williamsburg, MA $48,811 Woronoco, MA $48,899 Worthington, MA $48,652 Springfield, MA $48,729 Longmeadow, MA $48,746 Indian Orchard, MA $48,751 Pittsfield, MA $48,469 Adams, MA $48,419

Ashley Falls, MA $49,070 Becket, MA $48,605 Berkshire, MA $48,464 Cheshire, MA $48,450 Dalton, MA $48,469 Glendale, MA $48,485 Great Barrington, MA $48,797 Hinsdale, MA $48,507

Housatonic, MA $48,493 Lanesboro, MA $48,431 Lee, MA $48,520 Lenox, MA $48,460 Lenox Dale, MA $48,467 Middlefield, MA $48,548 Mill River, MA $48,950 Monterey, MA $48,789

North Adams, MA $48,394 North Egremont, MA $48,740 Otis, MA $48,832 Richmond, MA $48,417 Sandisfield, MA $49,082 Savoy, MA $48,507 Sheffield, MA $48,991 South Egremont, MA $48,895

Southfield, MA $49,106 South Lee, MA $48,563 Stockbridge, MA $48,461 Tyringham, MA $48,661 West Stockbridge, MA $48,428 Williamstown, MA $48,246 Windsor, MA $48,499 Greenfield, MA $49,027

Ashfield, MA $48,730 Athol, MA $49,605 Bernardston, MA $49,112 Buckland, MA $48,734 Charlemont, MA $48,636 Colrain, MA $48,935 Conway, MA $48,902 Deerfield, MA $49,014

Drury, MA $48,536 Erving, MA $49,284 Heath, MA $48,695 Lake Pleasant, MA $49,188 Millers Falls, MA $49,232 Monroe Bridge, MA $48,463 Montague, MA $49,167 Gill, MA $49,194

New Salem, MA $49,368 Northfield, MA $49,227 Orange, MA $49,439 Petersham, MA $49,572 Rowe, MA $48,561 Royalston, MA $49,475 Shelburne Falls, MA $48,880 South Deerfield, MA $48,987

Sunderland, MA $49,106 Turners Falls, MA $49,161 Warwick, MA $49,254 Wendell, MA $49,300 Wendell Depot, MA $49,316 Fitchburg, MA $49,944 Ashburnham, MA $49,791 Ashby, MA $49,932

Ayer, MA $50,376 Devens, MA $50,263 Baldwinville, MA $49,650 East Templeton, MA $49,704 Gardner, MA $49,759 Westminster, MA $49,763 Groton, MA $50,416 Harvard, MA $50,321

Hubbardston, MA $49,712 Leominster, MA $49,955 Littleton, MA $50,500 Lunenburg, MA $50,113 Pepperell, MA $50,407 Shirley, MA $50,256 Still River, MA $50,196 Templeton, MA $49,702

Townsend, MA $50,223 West Groton, MA $50,324 West Townsend, MA $50,107 Winchendon, MA $49,615 Winchendon Springs, MA $49,660 Auburn, MA $49,509 North Dartmouth, MA $49,802 South Dartmouth, MA $49,805

North Attleboro, MA $49,556 Plainville, MA $49,898 Attleboro Falls, MA $49,627 North Dighton, MA $49,735 Norton, MA $50,403 Raynham, MA $50,671 Raynham Center, MA $50,619 Rehoboth, MA $49,227

Rochester, MA $49,922 Seekonk, MA $49,001 Swansea, MA $49,318 Berkley, MA $49,972 Taunton, MA $50,269 Westport, MA $49,785 Westport Point, MA $49,780 Berlin, MA $49,863

Cataumet, MA $50,032 Blackstone, MA $49,670 Boylston, MA $49,591 Brookfield, MA $49,486 Charlton, MA $49,547 Charlton City, MA $49,549 Charlton Depot, MA $49,549 Clinton, MA $49,798

East Brookfield, MA $49,527 Douglas, MA $49,612 East Princeton, MA $49,713 Fiskdale, MA $49,465 Grafton, MA $49,565 Holden, MA $49,519 Holland, MA $49,383 Jefferson, MA $49,562

Lancaster, MA $50,034 Leicester, MA $49,513 Linwood, MA $49,690 Manchaug, MA $49,575 Millbury, MA $49,512 Millville, MA $49,637 New Braintree, MA $49,513 Northborough, MA $49,666

Northbridge, MA $49,675 North Brookfield, MA $49,529 North Grafton, MA $49,536 North Oxford, MA $49,532 North Uxbridge, MA $49,647 Oxford, MA $49,556 Princeton, MA $49,707 Rochdale, MA $49,517

Rutland, MA $49,592 Shrewsbury, MA $49,519 Southbridge, MA $49,537 South Grafton, MA $49,596 South Lancaster, MA $49,916 Spencer, MA $49,530 Sterling, MA $49,770 Sturbridge, MA $49,502

Upton, MA $49,734 Uxbridge, MA $49,662 Webster, MA $49,594 Dudley, MA $49,577 Westborough, MA $49,706 West Boylston, MA $49,570 West Brookfield, MA $49,433 West Millbury, MA $49,518

Whitinsville, MA $49,660 Sutton, MA $49,569 Worcester, MA $49,499 East Walpole, MA $51,049 Cherry Valley, MA $49,505 Paxton, MA $49,521 Framingham, MA $50,653 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $50,571

Boxborough, MA $50,409 Acton, MA $50,569 Ashland, MA $50,345 Bedford, MA $50,778 Hanscom Afb, MA $51,055 Bolton, MA $50,122 Carlisle, MA $50,621 Concord, MA $50,748

Fayville, MA $50,253 Holliston, MA $50,332 Hopedale, MA $49,912 Hopkinton, MA $49,972 Hudson, MA $50,195 Marlborough, MA $50,112 Maynard, MA $50,553 Mendon, MA $49,822

Milford, MA $49,994 Natick, MA $51,275 Sherborn, MA $50,925 Southborough, MA $50,106 Foxboro, MA $50,644 Franklin, MA $50,103 Greenbush, MA $51,132 Green Harbor, MA $50,856

Hingham, MA $51,466 Hull, MA $51,985 Humarock, MA $50,919 Mansfield, MA $50,568 Marshfield, MA $50,883 Marshfield Hills, MA $50,968 Medfield, MA $51,026 Medway, MA $50,323

Millis, MA $50,698 Minot, MA $51,132 Norfolk, MA $50,550 North Marshfield, MA $50,856 North Scituate, MA $51,218 Norwell, MA $51,081 Norwood, MA $51,340 Ocean Bluff, MA $50,856

Scituate, MA $51,182 Sharon, MA $50,915 Sheldonville, MA $50,113 South Walpole, MA $50,730 Stoughton, MA $50,954 Walpole, MA $50,927 Westwood, MA $51,639 Wrentham, MA $50,104

Boston, MA $52,499 Roxbury, MA $52,495 Roxbury Crossing, MA $52,496 Dorchester, MA $52,481 Dorchester Center, MA $52,444 Mattapan, MA $52,411 Charlestown, MA $52,493 Jamaica Plain, MA $52,474

Roslindale, MA $52,401 West Roxbury, MA $52,324 Allston, MA $52,484 Brighton, MA $52,458 Hyde Park, MA $52,243 Readville, MA $52,212 Cambridge, MA $52,464 Somerville, MA $52,489

Malden, MA $52,385 Everett, MA $52,459 Chelsea, MA $52,465 Revere, MA $52,383 Winthrop, MA $52,430 Medford, MA $52,408 West Medford, MA $52,366 Quincy, MA $52,068

Melrose, MA $52,220 Stoneham, MA $51,980 Braintree, MA $51,520 Milton, MA $52,150 Milton Village, MA $52,319 Weymouth, MA $51,449 East Weymouth, MA $51,506 South Weymouth, MA $51,082

North Weymouth, MA $51,951 East Boston, MA $52,499 Brockton, MA $50,931 Avon, MA $50,953 Bridgewater, MA $50,817 Bryantville, MA $50,855 Carver, MA $50,333 Duxbury, MA $50,716

East Bridgewater, MA $50,913 Easton, MA $50,921 Elmwood, MA $50,891 Halifax, MA $50,807 Hanover, MA $50,975 Hanson, MA $50,879 Holbrook, MA $50,976 Middleboro, MA $50,271

Manomet, MA $50,419 Lakeville, MA $50,121 Monponsett, MA $50,825 Abington, MA $50,956 North Carver, MA $50,478 North Easton, MA $50,930 North Pembroke, MA $50,891 Pembroke, MA $50,870

Plymouth, MA $50,352 Kingston, MA $50,672 South Carver, MA $50,267 Plympton, MA $50,651 Randolph, MA $51,160 Rockland, MA $50,979 South Easton, MA $50,892 West Bridgewater, MA $50,927

White Horse Beach, MA $50,448 Whitman, MA $50,937 Lexington, MA $51,570 Brookline, MA $52,473 Brookline Village, MA $52,480 Waltham, MA $51,886 North Waltham, MA $52,175 New Town, MA $52,337

Babson Park, MA $51,872 Newton, MA $52,379 Newton Center, MA $52,344 Newtonville, MA $52,309 Newton Highlands, MA $52,298 Newton Lower Falls, MA $52,062 Newton Upper Falls, MA $52,238 West Newton, MA $52,225

Auburndale, MA $52,122 Chestnut Hill, MA $52,438 Waban, MA $52,203 Watertown, MA $52,424 Arlington, MA $52,294 Arlington Heights, MA $52,268 Belmont, MA $52,329 Waverley, MA $52,377

Wellesley Hills, MA $51,871 Wellesley, MA $51,686 Needham, MA $51,971 Weston, MA $51,660 Needham Heights, MA $52,153 Nonantum, MA $52,337 Buzzards Bay, MA $50,153 Lincoln, MA $51,258

Stow, MA $50,376 Sudbury, MA $50,784 Wayland, MA $51,213 Woodville, MA $49,932 Woburn, MA $51,514 Burlington, MA $51,043 Andover, MA $50,013 Billerica, MA $50,615

Chelmsford, MA $50,649 Dracut, MA $50,561 Dunstable, MA $50,540 Haverhill, MA $49,965 Georgetown, MA $50,047 Groveland, MA $49,998 Lawrence, MA $49,905 Methuen, MA $49,914

North Andover, MA $49,965 Lowell, MA $50,656 Merrimac, MA $49,940 North Billerica, MA $50,636 North Chelmsford, MA $50,643 North Reading, MA $50,461 Nutting Lake, MA $50,639 Pinehurst, MA $50,696

Reading, MA $50,952 Tewksbury, MA $50,463 Tyngsboro, MA $50,590 Wakefield, MA $51,577 West Boxford, MA $50,057 Westford, MA $50,593 Wilmington, MA $50,506 Winchester, MA $52,083

Lynn, MA $52,018 Saugus, MA $52,084 Swampscott, MA $51,767 Nahant, MA $52,173 Amesbury, MA $49,912 Beverly, MA $50,845 Boxford, MA $50,035 Byfield, MA $50,079

Danvers, MA $50,746 Essex, MA $50,454 Gloucester, MA $50,509 Hamilton, MA $50,552 Hathorne, MA $50,576 Chilmark, MA $49,963 East Falmouth, MA $50,056 East Sandwich, MA $50,268

East Wareham, MA $50,141 Edgartown, MA $50,119 Falmouth, MA $49,985 Woods Hole, MA $49,885 Menemsha, MA $49,981 Monument Beach, MA $50,067 Nantucket, MA $50,406 North Falmouth, MA $50,003

Oak Bluffs, MA $50,069 Onset, MA $50,079 Pocasset, MA $50,049 Sagamore, MA $50,224 Sagamore Beach, MA $50,248 Sandwich, MA $50,230 Siasconset, MA $50,354 Silver Beach, MA $49,981

Vineyard Haven, MA $50,019 Wareham, MA $50,038 West Chop, MA $50,033 West Falmouth, MA $49,972 West Tisbury, MA $50,006 West Wareham, MA $50,016 Hyannis, MA $50,443 Barnstable, MA $50,333

Brewster, MA $50,402 Centerville, MA $50,315 Chatham, MA $50,436 Cotuit, MA $50,214 Ipswich, MA $50,274 Cummaquid, MA $50,348 Lynnfield, MA $51,131 Manchester, MA $50,760

Marblehead, MA $51,358 Middleton, MA $50,354 Newburyport, MA $49,981 Newbury, MA $50,072 Salisbury, MA $49,875 Peabody, MA $51,208 Prides Crossing, MA $50,876 Rockport, MA $50,407

Rowley, MA $50,157 Salem, MA $51,191 South Hamilton, MA $50,471 Topsfield, MA $50,309 Wenham, MA $50,595 West Newbury, MA $49,997 Accord, MA $51,115 Bellingham, MA $49,898

Brant Rock, MA $50,754 Canton, MA $51,192 Cohasset, MA $51,457 Dedham, MA $52,066 Dover, MA $51,420 East Mansfield, MA $50,768 Dennis, MA $50,390 Dennis Port, MA $50,489

East Dennis, MA $50,352 Eastham, MA $50,333 East Orleans, MA $50,146 Forestdale, MA $50,163 Harwich, MA $50,445 Harwich Port, MA $50,468 Hyannis Port, MA $50,349 Marstons Mills, MA $50,259

Mashpee, MA $50,149 North Chatham, MA $50,426 North Eastham, MA $50,333 North Truro, MA $50,245 Orleans, MA $50,378 Osterville, MA $50,265 Provincetown, MA $50,322 South Chatham, MA $50,448

South Dennis, MA $50,447 South Harwich, MA $50,455 South Orleans, MA $50,394 South Wellfleet, MA $50,228 South Yarmouth, MA $50,476 Truro, MA $50,207 Wellfleet, MA $50,267 West Barnstable, MA $50,324

West Chatham, MA $50,444 West Dennis, MA $50,456 West Harwich, MA $50,469 West Hyannisport, MA $50,379 West Yarmouth, MA $50,435 Yarmouth Port, MA $50,411 Assonet, MA $49,848 Attleboro, MA $49,404

Chartley, MA $50,449 Cuttyhunk, MA $49,862 Dartmouth, MA $49,803 Dighton, MA $49,572 East Freetown, MA $49,858 East Taunton, MA $50,234 Fairhaven, MA $49,804 Fall River, MA $49,717

Somerset, MA $49,475 Marion, MA $49,913 Mattapoisett, MA $49,829 New Bedford, MA $49,802 Acushnet, MA $49,819

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 $51,417. While startup companies pay approximate $51,417.

Furnace Operator/Tender Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$51,417
Growth Stage	51~500	$51,417
Established	501~5000	$51,417
Enterprise	5000+	$51,417

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

$41,612

Average $51,417/year

$63,833

$3,468

Average $4,285/month

$5,319

$800

Average $989/week

$1,228

$20

Average $25/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,833	$5,319	$1,228	$31
Average	$51,417	$4,285	$989	$25
25th Percentile	$41,612	$3,468	$800	$20

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.	$59,404	16%
Injection Molding Machine Operator II	$52,791	3%
Machine Operator II	$49,489	-4%
Milling Machine Operator II	$51,003	-1%

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