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Food Batchmakers salary in Iowa

The median food batchmakers in Iowa earns $48,300 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,263 a month.

10th percentile
$35,830
25th percentile
$43,640
Median percentile
$48,300
75th percentile
$59,280
90th percentile
$62,780

Based on 4,160 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

$39,154 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,300
Federal income tax−$3,616
Social Security + Medicare−$3,695
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,835
Monthly take-home$3,263
Every two weeks$1,506

Does it go far here?

$55,035Median 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 batchmakers salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa