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Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

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U.S. mean $55,490 · median $54,430

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New Jersey #1 $68,820 $75,020 $33
+24%
$53,100–$79,110
Washington #2 $68,470 $62,850 $33
+23.4%
$48,690–$92,050
New York #3 $67,430 $66,440 $32
+21.5%
$46,840–$81,650
Oregon #4 $66,610 $64,410 $32
+20%
$46,020–$84,070
Minnesota #5 $65,570 $75,880 $32
+18.2%
$44,550–$79,070
California #6 $60,520 $58,310 $29
+9.1%
$46,940–$72,460
Utah #7 $58,980 $60,510 $28
+6.3%
$45,190–$78,760
Nevada #8 $58,370 $56,790 $28
+5.2%
$40,590–$79,020
Tennessee #9 $58,000 $57,490 $28
+4.5%
$37,430–$75,470
Arizona #10 $57,150 $59,830 $27
+3%
$45,180–$76,480
Massachusetts #11 $57,140 $58,480 $27
+3%
$45,140–$75,310
Missouri #12 $57,010 $55,480 $27
+2.7%
$51,250–$65,120
Kentucky #13 $56,790 $59,040 $27
+2.3%
$44,670–$67,440
Pennsylvania #14 $56,610 $55,910 $27
+2%
$39,410–$70,010
Virginia #15 $56,270 $57,000 $27
+1.4%
$36,840–$74,650
North Carolina #16 $55,990 $60,780 $27
+0.9%
$40,350–$74,470
Indiana #17 $55,900 $58,300 $27
+0.7%
$42,190–$65,420
Alabama #18 $55,440 $54,260 $27
-0.1%
$36,130–$79,780
Iowa #19 $55,210 $57,030 $27
-0.5%
$44,090–$62,660
Ohio #20 $54,970 $55,080 $26
-0.9%
$40,010–$71,080
Nebraska #21 $53,350 $52,800 $26
-3.9%
$39,480–$67,070
Illinois #22 $52,660 $51,020 $25
-5.1%
$44,130–$63,180
West Virginia #23 $52,530 $56,290 $25
-5.3%
$39,910–$72,120
Connecticut #24 $52,260 $50,510 $25
-5.8%
$37,830–$67,110
Wisconsin #25 $51,410 $48,260 $25
-7.4%
$43,930–$61,640
Florida #26 $51,310 $49,780 $25
-7.5%
$38,260–$60,790
Texas #27 $51,010 $46,670 $25
-8.1%
$38,250–$73,930
New Mexico #28 $50,960 $50,260 $25
-8.2%
$38,380–$65,180
New Hampshire #29 $49,260 $46,380 $24
-11.2%
$39,100–$62,320
Oklahoma #30 $49,120 $48,890 $24
-11.5%
$38,460–$57,190
Georgia #31 $48,470 $47,750 $23
-12.7%
$36,230–$60,150
South Carolina #32 $48,160 $44,160 $23
-13.2%
$37,060–$70,940
Michigan #33 $47,100 $44,900 $23
-15.1%
$37,310–$59,140
Kansas #34 $45,270 $44,800 $22
-18.4%
$36,480–$55,360
Arkansas #35 $43,560 $39,920 $21
-21.5%
$34,920–$61,880
Mississippi #36 $42,650 $39,610 $21
-23.1%
$35,860–$56,910

P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.