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Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Iowa

The median crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Iowa earns $62,590 a year, 29% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,174 a month.

10th percentile
$44,840
25th percentile
$49,880
Median percentile
$62,590
75th percentile
$63,670
90th percentile
$64,780

Based on 1,420 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

$50,093 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,590
Federal income tax−$5,331
Social Security + Medicare−$4,788
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,378
Monthly take-home$4,174
Every two weeks$1,927

Does it go far here?

$71,318Median 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 crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa