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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in Iowa

The median welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Iowa earns $55,090 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,696 a month.

10th percentile
$45,590
25th percentile
$48,250
Median percentile
$55,090
75th percentile
$60,200
90th percentile
$65,250

Based on 9,270 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

$44,351 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,090
Federal income tax−$4,431
Social Security + Medicare−$4,214
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,093
Monthly take-home$3,696
Every two weeks$1,706

Does it go far here?

$62,772Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
26%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 welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa