Furnace Operator/Tender Salary in Mississippi

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

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Furnace Operator/Tender in Mississippi is $42,134 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,571
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $34,099 to $52,308
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $26,784

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Furnace Operator/Tender Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,308	$4,359	$1,006	$25
Average	$42,134	$3,511	$810	$20
25th Percentile	$34,099	$2,842	$656	$16

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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:

Hillsboro: $41,346
Holly Bluff: $40,992
Kosciusko: $40,981

Hillsboro, MS $41,346 Holly Bluff, MS $40,992 Kosciusko, MS $40,981 Lake, MS $41,209 Lena, MS $41,372 Lexington, MS $40,908 Lorman, MS $41,011 Louise, MS $41,425

Ludlow, MS $41,463 Mc Adams, MS $40,944 Mc Cool, MS $40,898 Madden, MS $41,104 Madison, MS $41,840 Magee, MS $41,397 Mayersville, MS $41,237 Mendenhall, MS $41,544

Midnight, MS $41,426 Mize, MS $41,229 Morton, MS $41,559 Mount Olive, MS $41,232 Natchez, MS $41,116 Newhebron, MS $41,347 Pattison, MS $41,207 Pelahatchie, MS $41,691

Pickens, MS $41,237 Piney Woods, MS $41,760 Pinola, MS $41,519 Port Gibson, MS $41,200 Puckett, MS $41,599 Pulaski, MS $41,361 Raleigh, MS $41,250 Raymond, MS $41,824

Redwood, MS $41,260 Ridgeland, MS $41,947 Rolling Fork, MS $41,267 Sallis, MS $41,014 Sandhill, MS $41,787 Satartia, MS $41,470 Sharon, MS $41,513 Sibley, MS $41,216

Silver City, MS $41,195 Star, MS $41,817 Taylorsville, MS $41,125 Tchula, MS $40,943 Terry, MS $41,837 Thomastown, MS $41,107 Tinsley, MS $41,433 Tougaloo, MS $41,977

Utica, MS $41,593 Vaiden, MS $40,826 Valley Park, MS $41,070 Vaughan, MS $41,320 Vicksburg, MS $41,401 Walnut Grove, MS $41,182 Washington, MS $41,099 Wesson, MS $41,380

West, MS $40,821 Whitfield, MS $41,973 Yazoo City, MS $41,261 Jackson, MS $42,006 Pearl, MS $42,003 Richland, MS $42,006 Flowood, MS $41,994 Byram, MS $41,954

Lula, MS $41,789 Lyon, MS $41,011 Marks, MS $41,289 Michigan City, MS $42,100 Mount Pleasant, MS $43,112 Myrtle, MS $41,339 Nesbit, MS $43,825 New Albany, MS $41,265

Olive Branch, MS $43,761 Oxford, MS $41,407 Pope, MS $41,148 Potts Camp, MS $41,793 Red Banks, MS $43,091 Ripley, MS $41,212 Robinsonville, MS $43,233 Sarah, MS $42,615

Sardis, MS $41,868 Senatobia, MS $42,668 Sherard, MS $40,923 Sledge, MS $41,720 Southaven, MS $44,081 Taylor, MS $41,344 Tiplersville, MS $41,284 Tula, MS $41,113

Tunica, MS $42,727 University, MS $41,700 Victoria, MS $43,037 Walls, MS $43,987 Walnut, MS $41,298 Waterford, MS $41,946 Greenville, MS $42,001 Alligator, MS $40,792

Anguilla, MS $41,564 Arcola, MS $42,001 Avon, MS $42,001 Benoit, MS $41,609 Beulah, MS $41,225 Boyle, MS $41,422 Chatham, MS $41,929 Cleveland, MS $41,272

Doddsville, MS $41,044 Drew, MS $40,825 Parchman, MS $40,869 Dublin, MS $40,720 Duncan, MS $40,770 Glen Allan, MS $41,804 Grace, MS $41,702 Gunnison, MS $40,890

Hollandale, MS $42,001 Holly Ridge, MS $41,637 Indianola, MS $41,664 Inverness, MS $41,583 Isola, MS $41,676 Leland, MS $42,001 Merigold, MS $41,049 Metcalfe, MS $42,001

Moorhead, MS $41,261 Mound Bayou, MS $41,012 Pace, MS $41,254 Panther Burn, MS $41,818 Rena Lara, MS $40,780 Rome, MS $40,788 Rosedale, MS $41,156 Ruleville, MS $41,021

Scott, MS $41,752 Shaw, MS $41,548 Shelby, MS $40,914 Stoneville, MS $42,001 Sunflower, MS $41,183 Wayside, MS $42,001 Winstonville, MS $41,125 Winterville, MS $42,001

Tupelo, MS $41,454 Algoma, MS $41,340 Amory, MS $40,754 Baldwyn, MS $41,238 Becker, MS $40,650 Belden, MS $41,382 Belmont, MS $41,076 Blue Springs, MS $41,266

Booneville, MS $41,214 Burnsville, MS $41,181 Corinth, MS $41,337 Dennis, MS $41,029 Derma, MS $41,303 Ecru, MS $41,300 Fulton, MS $41,239 Gattman, MS $40,591

Glen, MS $41,222 Abbeville, MS $41,647 Arkabutla, MS $43,070 Ashland, MS $41,805 Batesville, MS $41,529 Belen, MS $41,162 Blue Mountain, MS $41,307 Byhalia, MS $43,282

Clarksdale, MS $40,892 Coahoma, MS $41,314 Coldwater, MS $43,138 Como, MS $42,105 Courtland, MS $41,313 Crenshaw, MS $41,887 Crowder, MS $41,170 Darling, MS $41,513

Dumas, MS $41,184 Dundee, MS $41,815 Etta, MS $41,294 Falcon, MS $41,613 Falkner, MS $41,491 Farrell, MS $41,012 Friars Point, MS $41,337 Hernando, MS $43,459

Hickory Flat, MS $41,609 Holly Springs, MS $42,281 Horn Lake, MS $44,034 Independence, MS $42,969 Jonestown, MS $41,351 Lake Cormorant, MS $43,802 Lamar, MS $42,303 Stennis Space Center, MS $41,972

Diamondhead, MS $41,619 Biloxi, MS $41,874 Diberville, MS $41,851 Escatawpa, MS $41,646 Gautier, MS $41,639 Hurley, MS $41,757 Kiln, MS $41,661 Lakeshore, MS $42,004

Long Beach, MS $41,568 Mc Henry, MS $41,452 Moss Point, MS $41,680 Ocean Springs, MS $41,701 Vancleave, MS $41,598 Pascagoula, MS $41,680 Pass Christian, MS $41,569 Pearlington, MS $42,548

Perkinston, MS $41,444 Saucier, MS $41,576 Waveland, MS $41,684 Wiggins, MS $41,303 Brookhaven, MS $41,373 Bogue Chitto, MS $41,162 Bude, MS $41,167 Centreville, MS $42,378

Chatawa, MS $41,539 Crosby, MS $41,410 Fernwood, MS $41,344 Gloster, MS $41,692 Jayess, MS $41,025 Kokomo, MS $41,045 Liberty, MS $41,807 Mc Call Creek, MS $41,129

Mccomb, MS $41,178 Magnolia, MS $41,392 Meadville, MS $41,006 Monticello, MS $41,270 Oak Vale, MS $41,062 Osyka, MS $41,679 Roxie, MS $40,982 Ruth, MS $41,088

Silver Creek, MS $41,233 Smithdale, MS $41,102 Sontag, MS $41,284 Summit, MS $41,086 Tylertown, MS $41,078 Union Church, MS $41,168 Woodville, MS $41,851 Columbus, MS $40,284

Aberdeen, MS $40,556 Ackerman, MS $40,916 Artesia, MS $40,343 Bellefontaine, MS $40,978 Brooksville, MS $40,498 Caledonia, MS $40,463 Cedarbluff, MS $40,561 Crawford, MS $40,404

Eupora, MS $40,967 French Camp, MS $40,905 Hamilton, MS $40,386 Kilmichael, MS $40,885 Maben, MS $40,806 Mantee, MS $40,860 Mathiston, MS $40,879 Mayhew, MS $40,287

Montpelier, MS $40,706 Pheba, MS $40,667 Prairie, MS $40,551 Starkville, MS $40,509 Mississippi State, MS $40,476 Steens, MS $40,307 Stewart, MS $40,891 Sturgis, MS $40,783

Walthall, MS $41,046 Weir, MS $40,956 West Point, MS $40,364 Woodland, MS $40,884 Thaxton, MS $41,191 Tishomingo, MS $40,997 Toccopola, MS $41,194 Trebloc, MS $40,749

Tremont, MS $41,145 Van Vleet, MS $41,065 Vardaman, MS $41,114 Verona, MS $41,445 Wheeler, MS $41,218 Grenada, MS $40,905 Banner, MS $41,081 Big Creek, MS $40,973

Bruce, MS $41,107 Calhoun City, MS $41,057 Carrollton, MS $40,711 Cascilla, MS $40,762 Charleston, MS $40,818 Coffeeville, MS $40,929 Coila, MS $40,716 Cruger, MS $40,809

Duck Hill, MS $40,872 Elliott, MS $40,917 Enid, MS $40,935 Glendora, MS $40,696 Gore Springs, MS $40,946 Greenwood, MS $40,700 Holcomb, MS $40,710 Itta Bena, MS $41,000

Mc Carley, MS $40,764 Minter City, MS $40,614 Money, MS $40,668 Morgan City, MS $41,072 North Carrollton, MS $40,932 Oakland, MS $40,889 Paris, MS $41,082 Philipp, MS $40,582

Pittsboro, MS $41,117 Schlater, MS $40,694 Scobey, MS $40,823 Sidon, MS $40,797 Slate Spring, MS $41,031 Sumner, MS $40,817 Swan Lake, MS $40,710 Swiftown, MS $41,181

Tie Plant, MS $40,906 Tillatoba, MS $40,843 Tippo, MS $40,645 Tutwiler, MS $40,796 Vance, MS $40,730 Water Valley, MS $41,040 Webb, MS $40,761 Winona, MS $40,871

Belzoni, MS $41,375 Benton, MS $41,311 Bentonia, MS $41,607 Bolton, MS $41,778 Brandon, MS $41,781 Braxton, MS $41,711 Camden, MS $41,205 Canton, MS $41,632

Carthage, MS $41,126 Cary, MS $41,310 Clinton, MS $41,910 Conehatta, MS $41,125 Crystal Springs, MS $41,694 Delta City, MS $41,816 D Lo, MS $41,625 Durant, MS $40,949

Edwards, MS $41,670 Ethel, MS $40,894 Fayette, MS $41,028 Flora, MS $41,759 Pocahontas, MS $41,963 Florence, MS $41,866 Meridian, MS $41,045 Bailey, MS $40,989

Buckatunna, MS $41,025 Chunky, MS $40,951 Clara, MS $40,995 Collinsville, MS $41,011 Daleville, MS $40,950 Decatur, MS $41,011 De Kalb, MS $40,959 Enterprise, MS $40,951

Hickory, MS $40,958 Lauderdale, MS $41,000 Lawrence, MS $41,099 Little Rock, MS $40,967 Louin, MS $41,036 Louisville, MS $40,957 Macon, MS $41,060 Marion, MS $41,133

Newton, MS $41,021 Noxapater, MS $40,976 Pachuta, MS $40,927 Paulding, MS $40,918 Philadelphia, MS $41,010 Porterville, MS $40,951 Preston, MS $40,963 Quitman, MS $40,980

Rose Hill, MS $40,895 Scooba, MS $41,046 Sebastopol, MS $41,225 Shubuta, MS $40,945 Shuqualak, MS $41,039 State Line, MS $41,101 Stonewall, MS $40,997 Toomsuba, MS $41,009

Union, MS $40,985 Vossburg, MS $40,935 Waynesboro, MS $40,998 Hattiesburg, MS $41,093 Bassfield, MS $41,062 Bay Springs, MS $41,066 Beaumont, MS $41,046 Brooklyn, MS $41,131

Carriere, MS $41,854 Carson, MS $41,080 Collins, MS $41,118 Columbia, MS $41,057 Eastabuchie, MS $41,015 Ellisville, MS $41,030 Heidelberg, MS $40,964 Laurel, MS $41,157

Leakesville, MS $41,363 Lucedale, MS $41,686 Lumberton, MS $41,242 Mc Lain, MS $41,207 Mc Neill, MS $41,802 Moselle, MS $41,016 Moss, MS $40,991 Neely, MS $41,131

New Augusta, MS $40,963 Nicholson, MS $42,061 Ovett, MS $40,961 Petal, MS $41,079 Picayune, MS $42,022 Poplarville, MS $41,530 Prentiss, MS $41,209 Purvis, MS $41,080

Richton, MS $40,955 Sandersville, MS $41,035 Sandy Hook, MS $41,073 Seminary, MS $41,007 Soso, MS $41,000 Stringer, MS $41,023 Sumrall, MS $41,027 Foxworth, MS $41,045

Gulfport, MS $41,543 Bay Saint Louis, MS $41,926 Plantersville, MS $41,217 Pontotoc, MS $41,330 Randolph, MS $41,176 Rienzi, MS $41,218 Saltillo, MS $41,347 Shannon, MS $41,232

Sherman, MS $41,396 Smithville, MS $41,009 Golden, MS $41,080 Greenwood Springs, MS $40,724 Guntown, MS $41,280 Houlka, MS $41,235 Houston, MS $41,013 Iuka, MS $41,033

Mantachie, MS $41,285 Marietta, MS $41,164 Mooreville, MS $41,362 Nettleton, MS $41,069 New Site, MS $41,075 Okolona, MS $40,975 Lambert, MS $40,843 Forest, MS $41,322

Gallman, MS $41,580 Georgetown, MS $41,606 Goodman, MS $41,162 Harperville, MS $41,290 Harriston, MS $41,046 Harrisville, MS $41,673 Hazlehurst, MS $41,418 Hermanville, MS $41,284

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 $42,134. While startup companies pay approximate $42,134.

Furnace Operator/Tender Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$42,134
Growth Stage	51~500	$42,134
Established	501~5000	$42,134
Enterprise	5000+	$42,134

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

$34,099

Average $42,134/year

$52,308

$2,842

Average $3,511/month

$4,359

$656

Average $810/week

$1,006

$16

Average $20/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,308	$4,359	$1,006	$25
Average	$42,134	$3,511	$810	$20
25th Percentile	$34,099	$2,842	$656	$16

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.	$48,678	16%
Injection Molding Machine Operator II	$43,259	3%
Machine Operator II	$40,554	-4%
Milling Machine Operator II	$41,794	-1%

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