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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Sioux City, IA

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD earns $40,680 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,777 a month.

10th percentile
$34,060
25th percentile
$37,150
Median percentile
$40,680
75th percentile
$50,150
90th percentile
$59,850

Based on 60 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

$33,321 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,680
Federal income tax−$2,702
Social Security + Medicare−$3,112
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,546
Monthly take-home$2,777
Every two weeks$1,282

Does it go far here?

$47,054Median pay in Sioux City, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.5 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,002 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sioux City, IA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$90,230
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$82,170
Accountants and Auditors$78,650
Registered Nurses$75,840
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$73,500
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,270
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,470
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,540

All cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa