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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Waterloo, IA

The median mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA earns $49,180 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,319 a month.

10th percentile
$40,500
25th percentile
$45,360
Median percentile
$49,180
75th percentile
$57,040
90th percentile
$62,620

Based on 90 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

$39,827 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,180
Federal income tax−$3,722
Social Security + Medicare−$3,762
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,869
Monthly take-home$3,319
Every two weeks$1,532

Does it go far here?

$56,492Median pay in Waterloo, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.1 vs 100).
29%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 mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa