Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in Iowa

Ranked #4 of 41 · IA

13.6% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $48,370 ≈ $23/hr
Median annual salary $47,900
Employment 850

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $43,410P25 $46,380 Median $47,900P75 $49,880P90 $52,020

About 80% of food cooking machine operators and tenderss in Iowa earn between $43,410 and $52,020. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Iowa
$48,370
U.S. average
$42,570

The mean food cooking machine operators and tenders salary in Iowa is $48,370, about 13.6% above the U.S. average ($42,570). That works out to roughly $23/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Iowa

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Cedar Rapids, IA $63,690 $61,670 40
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $51,600 $49,980 190
Dubuque, IA $50,140 $47,550 40
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,960 $49,360 100
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $48,460 $46,750 100
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,390 $47,410 200
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,950 $44,610 70

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