The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Iowa is $46,590 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,080.
Pay spans roughly $38,630 at the 10th percentile to $62,240 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.40 per hour. An estimated 630 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Iowa.
| Median (annual) | $46,590 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,080 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.40 |
| 10th percentile | $38,630 |
| 90th percentile | $62,240 |
| Employment | 630 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.