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Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders salary in Iowa

The median cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders in Iowa earns $62,520 a year, 51% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,170 a month.

10th percentile
$41,720
25th percentile
$42,510
Median percentile
$62,520
75th percentile
$82,790
90th percentile
$82,790

Based on 290 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

$50,039 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,520
Federal income tax−$5,322
Social Security + Medicare−$4,783
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,376
Monthly take-home$4,170
Every two weeks$1,925

Does it go far here?

$71,238Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
23%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 cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa