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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Iowa

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Iowa earns $49,340 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,329 a month.

10th percentile
$40,290
25th percentile
$47,960
Median percentile
$49,340
75th percentile
$56,520
90th percentile
$62,100

Based on 500 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

$39,950 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,340
Federal income tax−$3,741
Social Security + Medicare−$3,775
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,875
Monthly take-home$3,329
Every two weeks$1,537

Does it go far here?

$56,220Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
29%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, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa