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Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Iowa

SOC 51-4022 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Iowa is $45,420 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $21.84 per hour. This is 8% below the national median of $49,240. Wages have grown 22% since 2019, when the median was $37,200.

Median Annual Salary

$45,420

Mean Annual

$46,080

Median Hourly

$21.84

Total Employed

Salary Distribution

$44k
10th
$44k
25th
$45k
Median
$47k
75th
$48k
90th

How This Compares

Iowa

$45,420

this metro

United States

$49,240

you earn -8% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $45,420
2023 $50,680
2022 $48,040
2021 $37,920
2020 $37,510
2019 $37,200

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