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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Iowa

The median coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Iowa earns $49,330 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,329 a month.

10th percentile
$37,150
25th percentile
$44,190
Median percentile
$49,330
75th percentile
$59,160
90th percentile
$64,970

Based on 3,220 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

$39,942 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,330
Federal income tax−$3,740
Social Security + Medicare−$3,774
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,875
Monthly take-home$3,329
Every two weeks$1,536

Does it go far here?

$56,209Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
29%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 coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa