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Agricultural Equipment Operators salary in Iowa

The median agricultural equipment operators in Iowa earns $47,220 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,194 a month.

10th percentile
$37,020
25th percentile
$43,010
Median percentile
$47,220
75th percentile
$57,960
90th percentile
$62,360

Based on 1,530 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$38,327 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,220
Federal income tax−$3,486
Social Security + Medicare−$3,612
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,794
Monthly take-home$3,194
Every two weeks$1,474

Does it go far here?

$53,805Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($972 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Iowa

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$295,190
Family Medicine Physicians$265,200
Chief Executives$211,190
Dentists, General$181,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$147,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$143,780
Pharmacists$138,860
Physician Assistants$134,770

All agricultural equipment operators salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa