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 Milling and Planing 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	$18.19	$21.74	$25.39	$31.20	$38.96
	Yearly	$37,840	$45,210	$52,800	$64,900	$81,030
Iowa	Hourly	$20.43	$23.36	$24.81	$28.12	$30.18
	Yearly	$42,490	$48,580	$51,600	$58,490	$62,770
Southeast Iowa Balance of State	Hourly	$20.43	$23.53	$25.81	$30.17	$31.54
	Yearly	$42,490	$48,940	$53,680	$62,760	$65,600
Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area	Hourly	$21.32	$23.11	$28.03	$31.10	$31.10
	Yearly	$44,350	$48,060	$58,290	$64,680	$64,680
Ames, IA Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Southwest Iowa Balance of State	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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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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Northeast Iowa Balance of State	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Cedar Rapids, 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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Northwest Iowa Balance of State	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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