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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Waterloo, IA

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA earns $47,440 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,208 a month.

10th percentile
$35,530
25th percentile
$42,460
Median percentile
$47,440
75th percentile
$47,610
90th percentile
$48,440

Based on 2,920 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

$38,495 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,440
Federal income tax−$3,513
Social Security + Medicare−$3,629
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,803
Monthly take-home$3,208
Every two weeks$1,481

Does it go far here?

$54,493Median pay in Waterloo, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.1 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($977 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Waterloo, IA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$82,400
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$77,850
Registered Nurses$76,920
Accountants and Auditors$73,530
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$67,040
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,780
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,440
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$60,420

All laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa