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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Iowa

SOC 51-4031 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Iowa is $47,850 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $23.00 per hour. This is 5% above the national median of $45,590. 2,320 people work as Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Iowa. Wages have grown 28% since 2019, when the median was $37,310.

Median Annual Salary

$47,850

Mean Annual

$47,470

Median Hourly

$23.00

Total Employed

2,320

Salary Distribution

$38k
10th
$43k
25th
$48k
Median
$51k
75th
$56k
90th

How This Compares

Iowa

$47,850

this metro

United States

$45,590

you earn +5% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $47,850
2023 $44,480
2022 $38,550
2021 $37,860
2020 $36,890
2019 $37,310

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