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Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers salary in Iowa

The median extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers in Iowa earns $48,400 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,269 a month.

10th percentile
$38,460
25th percentile
$40,430
Median percentile
$48,400
75th percentile
$57,430
90th percentile
$65,700

Based on 100 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

$39,230 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,400
Federal income tax−$3,628
Social Security + Medicare−$3,703
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,839
Monthly take-home$3,269
Every two weeks$1,509

Does it go far here?

$55,149Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
30%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 extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa