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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 Plating 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	$16.25	$17.91	$21.14	$23.85	$29.02
	Yearly	$33,790	$37,260	$43,960	$49,600	$60,370
Iowa	Hourly	$18.12	$22.08	$34.09	$34.09	$34.09
	Yearly	$37,690	$45,930	$70,910	$70,910	$70,910
Southeast Iowa Balance of State	Hourly	$18.71	$19.08	$22.30	$23.93	$24.76
	Yearly	$38,910	$39,680	$46,390	$49,770	$51,500
Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area	Hourly	$18.91	$23.95	$29.75	$29.75	$29.75
	Yearly	$39,330	$49,820	$61,880	$61,880	$61,880
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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