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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Iowa

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Iowa earns $52,220 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,513 a month.

10th percentile
$39,200
25th percentile
$46,330
Median percentile
$52,220
75th percentile
$60,880
90th percentile
$83,210

Based on 1,090 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

$42,154 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,220
Federal income tax−$4,086
Social Security + Medicare−$3,995
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,984
Monthly take-home$3,513
Every two weeks$1,621

Does it go far here?

$59,502Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
28%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 separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa