SALARY · PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE OPERATORS AND TENDERS · IOWA

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Iowa

This is not a guess and it is not a job ad. It is the published BLS figure for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Iowa, where the median was $45,660 a year. I keep the source on every page because a salary number without a source is just a story.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$45,660

$22 per hour at the median · That is $2,440 (5.6 percent) above the national median of $43,220 for this occupation.

$48,340Mean annual salary
$23Mean hourly wage
$6,990People employed in this job in Iowa

Salary range

25th: $40,810Median: $45,66075th: $51,560
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$40,810
Median (50th percentile)$45,660
75th percentile$51,560
Mean$48,340

The middle half of workers earned from $40,810 to $51,560 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$37,785 a year
$3,149 a month
Federal tax $3,299 · FICA $3,493 · State tax $1,083

Iowa school district and county EMS surtaxes are separate and are not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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