Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Iowa

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$49,330

Median hourly

$24

Average annual

$51,360

Employed in state

3.2K

The median annual salary for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Iowa is $49,330, or about $24 an hour. That is 2% higher than the national median.

Pay in Iowa ranges from $37,150 at the 10th percentile to $64,970 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 3.2K people work as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in the state.

Pay distribution in Iowa

10th$37,150

25th$44,190

Median$49,330

75th$59,160

90th$64,970

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $23.72
Daily: $190
Weekly: $949
Bi-weekly: $1,897
Monthly: $4,111
Annual: $49,330

$49,330 a year is around the 50th percentile for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenderss in Iowa. The median is $49,330.

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — Iowa
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$17.90	$37,150
25th percentile	$21.20	$44,190
Median	$23.70	$49,330
75th percentile	$28.40	$59,160
90th percentile	$31.20	$64,970
Average (mean)	$24.70	$51,360
Employment	3,220 people

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay by metro area in Iowa

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Ames, IA	$69,090	60
Iowa City, IA	$50,430	40
Omaha, NE-IA	$49,920	280
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$49,330	190
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$47,820	380
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$47,060	90
Dubuque, IA	$46,770	180
Cedar Rapids, IA	$46,750	120
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$45,870	310

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