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Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders May 2025 estimates for Texas and its published labor markets.
Statewide pay BLS May 2025, Texas. Published annual and hourly estimates. Measure Annual pay Hourly pay 10th percentile $38,250 $18.39 25th percentile $40,080 $19.27 Median $46,670 $22.44 75th percentile $56,670 $27.25 90th percentile $73,930 $35.55 Average $51,010 $24.52
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 600 . This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
The middle half of annual wages runs from $40,080 to $56,670 in 2025, a span of $16,590. Percentiles describe the wage distribution across jobs. They do not identify experience levels or promise an offer.
Compare labor markets Across 5 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $40,800 in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area to $50,990 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
Find the estimate for your county County Choose a county Anderson: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Austin: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Bell: Killeen-Temple, TX Blanco: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Brazoria: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Brown: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Burnet: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Camp: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Cass: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Chambers: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Cherokee: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Coke: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Coleman: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Collin: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Comanche: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Concho: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Cooke: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Coryell: Killeen-Temple, TX Dallas: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Delta: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Denton: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Eastland: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Ellis: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Erath: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Fannin: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Fayette: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Fort Bend: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Franklin: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Freestone: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Galveston: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Gillespie: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Grimes: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Hamilton: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Harris: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Henderson: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Hill: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Hood: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Hopkins: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Hunt: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Jack: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Johnson: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Kaufman: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Kerr: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Kimble: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Lamar: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Lampasas: Killeen-Temple, TX Lee: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Leon: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Liberty: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Limestone: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Llano: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area McCulloch: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Madison: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Marion: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Mason: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Menard: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Milam: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Mills: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Montague: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Montgomery: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Morris: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Navarro: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Palo Pinto: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Parker: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Rains: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Red River: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Rockwall: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Runnels: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area San Jacinto: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX San Saba: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Schleicher: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Somervell: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Stephens: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Sterling: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Sutton: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Tarrant: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Titus: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Van Zandt: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Walker: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Waller: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Washington: Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Wise: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Wood: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Young: North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area View this labor market Browse all counties for their area mapping.