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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Davenport, IA

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL earns $47,170 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,191 a month.

10th percentile
$35,900
25th percentile
$39,550
Median percentile
$47,170
75th percentile
$49,590
90th percentile
$66,330

Based on 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

$38,289 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,170
Federal income tax−$3,480
Social Security + Medicare−$3,609
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,792
Monthly take-home$3,191
Every two weeks$1,473

Does it go far here?

$52,953Median pay in Davenport, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.1 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($941 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Davenport, IA

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$139,150
Software Developers$115,780
Mechanical Engineers$104,320
Industrial Engineers$104,100
Project Management Specialists$102,880
Logisticians$100,710
Medical and Health Services Managers$99,490
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$95,140

All grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa