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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Iowa

The median inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Iowa earns $50,740 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,418 a month.

10th percentile
$39,160
25th percentile
$46,460
Median percentile
$50,740
75th percentile
$61,080
90th percentile
$71,240

Based on 7,230 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

$41,021 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,740
Federal income tax−$3,909
Social Security + Medicare−$3,882
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,928
Monthly take-home$3,418
Every two weeks$1,578

Does it go far here?

$57,815Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
28%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 inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa