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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary in Iowa

The median structural metal fabricators and fitters in Iowa earns $51,360 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,458 a month.

10th percentile
$40,080
25th percentile
$46,620
Median percentile
$51,360
75th percentile
$59,990
90th percentile
$65,850

Based on 650 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

$41,496 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,360
Federal income tax−$3,983
Social Security + Medicare−$3,929
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,952
Monthly take-home$3,458
Every two weeks$1,596

Does it go far here?

$58,522Median 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 structural metal fabricators and fitters salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa