Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Iowa
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,240
after federal, FICA and Iowa tax
Tax takes
$8,680
17.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$45,332
Iowa costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Iowa — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$48,920
Kept after tax
$40,240
Worth in national money
$45,332
State rank
5
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Iowa's middle earner gets $48,920, putting the state 5 of 51 — about 9.56% ahead of the national figure.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 305 among 493 occupations Iowa publishes pay for.
- Iowa is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $48,920 the take-home is $40,240; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $45,332 would nationally. The average lands at $48,210, below the middle of the range.
- For miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators, Iowa sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $48,920, ranking 5 of 51 and running about 9.56% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Position 305 of 493 in Iowa places miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators in Iowa, on $48,920, is $40,240 — equivalent to $45,332 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $48,210 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,560 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,920 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,590 |
| This salary | $48,920 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Iowa | $40,240 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,487 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,639 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $47,368 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,192 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators in Iowa earn under $48,920 and half over. The published range runs $35,560 at the tenth percentile to $59,590 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Iowa the take-home figure of $40,240, from $48,920, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 305 of 493 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $45,332, the adjusted value of that $48,920 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Iowa. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 305 of 493 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators in Iowa, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $35,560 to $59,590; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Iowa is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $40,240 from $48,920. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 305 of 493 locally.
- This $45,332 adjusted figure, worked from $48,920, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 305 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 305 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $35,560 at the tenth percentile, $59,590 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $45,332.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Iowa's own levy, $40,240 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,560 to $59,590) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Iowa rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Iowa's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $45,332 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $40,240 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Iowa income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.