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Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Iowa

The median food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Iowa earns $47,960 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,241 a month.

10th percentile
$36,480
25th percentile
$45,110
Median percentile
$47,960
75th percentile
$52,650
90th percentile
$63,340

Based on 660 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

$38,893 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,960
Federal income tax−$3,575
Social Security + Medicare−$3,669
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,822
Monthly take-home$3,241
Every two weeks$1,496

Does it go far here?

$54,648Median 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 food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa