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

The median coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Iowa City, IA earns $50,430 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,399 a month.

10th percentile
$37,780
25th percentile
$47,530
Median percentile
$50,430
75th percentile
$63,080
90th percentile
$72,340

Based on 40 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

$40,784 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,430
Federal income tax−$3,872
Social Security + Medicare−$3,858
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,916
Monthly take-home$3,399
Every two weeks$1,569

Does it go far here?

$55,109Median pay in Iowa City, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.5 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,097 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Iowa City, IA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$107,680
Medical and Health Services Managers$107,570
Registered Nurses$85,940
General and Operations Managers$81,120
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$78,850
Accountants and Auditors$75,100
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$67,440
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$66,430

All coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa