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          Wages for Helpers--Production Workers in IOWA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $14.97 $16.93 $18.78 $22.11 $25.68
          Yearly $31,140 $35,220 $39,070 $45,990 $53,410
          Iowa Hourly $16.75 $20.60 $21.91 $24.05 $26.15
          Yearly $34,850 $42,840 $45,560 $50,030 $54,390
          Southwest Iowa Balance of State Hourly $14.27 $21.35 $21.86 $21.86 $23.58
          Yearly $29,690 $44,410 $45,470 $45,470 $49,040
          Ames, IA Metro Area Hourly $14.55 $14.65 $18.79 $24.33 $25.21
          Yearly $30,270 $30,480 $39,070 $50,600 $52,430
          Southeast Iowa Balance of State Hourly $19.35 $21.35 $21.41 $22.32 $24.30
          Yearly $40,240 $44,400 $44,530 $46,430 $50,540
          Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area Hourly $13.50 $13.50 $16.64 $22.30 $26.73
          Yearly $28,080 $28,080 $34,620 $46,390 $55,590
          Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area Hourly $14.93 $20.09 $25.02 $26.15 $26.15
          Yearly $31,060 $41,790 $52,050 $54,390 $54,390
          Northeast Iowa Balance of State Hourly $16.26 $21.91 $23.71 $24.42 $25.20
          Yearly $33,830 $45,560 $49,310 $50,800 $52,420
          Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area Hourly $21.24 $21.24 $21.24 $21.80 $23.67
          Yearly $44,170 $44,170 $44,170 $45,350 $49,230
          Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area Hourly $19.66 $20.60 $23.33 $24.05 $24.05
          Yearly $40,900 $42,840 $48,520 $50,030 $50,030
          Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area Hourly $16.75 $19.00 $22.46 $25.02 $26.92
          Yearly $34,850 $39,520 $46,710 $52,040 $55,990
          Northwest Iowa Balance of State Hourly $21.36 $21.89 $21.93 $23.81 $25.49
          Yearly $44,420 $45,540 $45,610 $49,520 $53,020
          Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area Hourly $14.33 $16.59 $20.07 $25.64 $32.03
          Yearly $29,810 $34,500 $41,740 $53,330 $66,620
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          Dubuque, IA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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