Wages

Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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Wages for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in IOWA

Location	Pay Period	2025
Location	Pay Period	10%	25%	Median	75%	90%
United States	Hourly	$17.65	$19.45	$22.94	$27.33	$30.63
	Yearly	$36,700	$40,450	$47,720	$56,840	$63,710
Iowa	Hourly	$17.42	$19.00	$22.71	$26.92	$31.02
	Yearly	$36,240	$39,520	$47,240	$55,990	$64,520
Northeast Iowa Balance of State	Hourly	$18.01	$20.62	$22.77	$26.94	$35.49
	Yearly	$37,450	$42,880	$47,360	$56,030	$73,820
Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area	Hourly	$20.77	$22.44	$31.02	$31.02	$36.40
	Yearly	$43,200	$46,670	$64,520	$64,520	$75,720
Northwest Iowa Balance of State	Hourly	$17.42	$17.42	$18.75	$23.02	$23.02
	Yearly	$36,240	$36,240	$38,990	$47,870	$47,870
Southeast Iowa Balance of State	Hourly	$17.14	$17.42	$22.09	$22.61	$22.99
	Yearly	$35,650	$36,240	$45,940	$47,040	$47,820
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Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Iowa City, IA Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Dubuque, IA Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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