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Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders pay in Iowa and Maryland
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders is $45,910 per year in Iowa. It is $77,440 per year in Maryland. Iowa is 40.7% below Maryland on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 51-9051 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 100 wage and salary jobs in Iowa and 100 in Maryland. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.