Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Iowa

Ranked #27 of 46 · IA

0.4% below U.S. average
Mean annual salary $49,300 ≈ $24/hr
Median annual salary $47,240
Employment 450

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $36,240P25 $39,520 Median $47,240P75 $55,990P90 $64,520

About 80% of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastics in Iowa earn between $36,240 and $64,520. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Iowa
$49,300
U.S. average
$49,480

The mean extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Iowa is $49,300, about 0.4% below the U.S. average ($49,480). That works out to roughly $24/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Iowa

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Cedar Rapids, IA $64,520 $59,580 110
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,360 $50,820 100
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,940 $42,670 90
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,990 $41,610 60

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