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

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

10th percentile
$39,090
25th percentile
$46,360
Median percentile
$49,330
75th percentile
$56,920
90th percentile
$60,110

Based on 190 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?

$56,664Median pay in Waterloo, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.1 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($977 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Waterloo, IA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$82,400
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$77,850
Registered Nurses$76,920
Accountants and Auditors$73,530
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$67,040
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,780
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,440
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$60,420

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