Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood Salary in Iowa

Ranked #16 of 46 · IA

6.3% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $46,340 ≈ $22/hr
Median annual salary $48,090
Employment 240

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $37,230P25 $43,420 Median $48,090P75 $49,510P90 $53,500

About 80% of sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, woods in Iowa earn between $37,230 and $53,500. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Iowa
$46,340
U.S. average
$43,580

The mean sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood salary in Iowa is $46,340, about 6.3% above the U.S. average ($43,580). That works out to roughly $22/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Iowa

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,360 $48,360 50
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,950 $46,140 50
Dubuque, IA $43,600 $45,390 40

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