Packers and Packagers, Hand salary in Waterloo, IA

The median packers and packagers, hand in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA earns $36,010 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,479 a month.

10th percentile: $28,450
25th percentile: $31,650
Median percentile: $36,010
75th percentile: $41,020
90th percentile: $48,530

Based on 160 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

$29,746 take-home a year

Gross pay	$36,010
Federal income tax	−$2,141
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,755
Iowa income tax (approx.)	−$1,368
Monthly take-home	$2,479
Every two weeks	$1,144

Does it go far here?

$41,364Median pay in Waterloo, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.1 vs 100).

39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($977 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Waterloo, IA

Job	Median 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

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