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Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Iowa

The median lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Iowa earns $50,370 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,395 a month.

10th percentile
$47,070
25th percentile
$48,860
Median percentile
$50,370
75th percentile
$58,390
90th percentile
$67,990

Based on 180 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

$40,738 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,370
Federal income tax−$3,864
Social Security + Medicare−$3,853
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,914
Monthly take-home$3,395
Every two weeks$1,567

Does it go far here?

$57,394Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
29%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 lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa