The median annual wage for Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators in Iowa is $32,100 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $38,300.
Pay spans roughly $31,980 at the 10th percentile to $47,900 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $15.43 per hour. An estimated 90 people work as photographic process workers and processing machine operators in Iowa.
| Median (annual) | $32,100 |
| Mean (annual) | $38,300 |
| Median (hourly) | $15.43 |
| 10th percentile | $31,980 |
| 90th percentile | $47,900 |
| Employment | 90 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.