Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Dubuque, IA
The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Dubuque, IA earns $48,620 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,283 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $44,910
- 25th percentile
- $48,600
- Median percentile
- $48,620
- 75th percentile
- $48,620
- 90th percentile
- $57,010
Based on 70 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
$39,399 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $48,620 |
| Federal income tax | −$3,654 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,719 |
| Iowa income tax (approx.) | −$1,848 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,283 |
| Every two weeks | $1,515 |
Does it go far here?
$55,675Median pay in Dubuque, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.3 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($959 a month, Census ACS).
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