Iowa

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Iowa

BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics · May 2025

Mean Annual
$48,090
-6.0% vs national
Hourly Wage
$23.12
 
10th Percentile
$40,720
Entry level
90th Percentile
$61,020
Senior level
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Salary Range

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Iowa earn between $40,720 and $61,020, with a mean of $48,090. The national average for this role is $51,144.

$48,090 mean
10th Percentile$40,72090th Percentile$61,020

How Iowa Compares

LocationMean Salary
Iowa$48,090
National Average$51,144
Virginia$72,620
Massachusetts$70,100
Idaho$66,920
Florida$59,950
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Data Source

Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Iowa. Hourly wages assume 2,080 hours/year.