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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Iowa

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Iowa earns $45,660 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,094 a month.

10th percentile
$37,040
25th percentile
$40,810
Median percentile
$45,660
75th percentile
$51,560
90th percentile
$63,230

Based on 6,990 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

$37,133 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,660
Federal income tax−$3,299
Social Security + Medicare−$3,493
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,735
Monthly take-home$3,094
Every two weeks$1,428

Does it go far here?

$52,027Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
31%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 packaging and filling machine operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa