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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Cedar Rapids, IA

The median food cooking machine operators and tenders in Cedar Rapids, IA earns $63,690 a year, 53% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,245 a month.

10th percentile
$40,060
25th percentile
$43,440
Median percentile
$63,690
75th percentile
$80,480
90th percentile
$80,480

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

$50,935 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,690
Federal income tax−$5,463
Social Security + Medicare−$4,872
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,420
Monthly take-home$4,245
Every two weeks$1,959

Does it go far here?

$71,592Median pay in Cedar Rapids, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.0 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($928 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cedar Rapids, IA

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$134,020
Software Developers$114,340
Project Management Specialists$93,760
General and Operations Managers$90,620
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$86,880
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$83,210
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$79,560
Registered Nurses$78,370

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