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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Sioux City, IA

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD earns $51,670 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,478 a month.

10th percentile
$39,260
25th percentile
$39,350
Median percentile
$51,670
75th percentile
$57,530
90th percentile
$57,530

Based on 40 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

$41,733 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,670
Federal income tax−$4,020
Social Security + Medicare−$3,953
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,963
Monthly take-home$3,478
Every two weeks$1,605

Does it go far here?

$59,766Median pay in Sioux City, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.5 vs 100).
29%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

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