SOC 49-2011 · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers Salary in Waterloo, IA

The average salary for computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers in Waterloo, Iowa is $49,990 a year ($24.03 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,060: half of the 40 people in this job in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($50,880).

$49,990average per year

$24.03 / hourMedian $49,060Take-home ≈ $41,059

  • $30K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $64K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

40people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#3 of 4Iowa metros
87cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers pay range in Waterloo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,840 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,980 or more. The middle half of computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers in Waterloo earn between $36,590 and $61,250.

  • $30K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $64K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,990$4,166$24.03
Median$49,060$4,088$23.59
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,590$3,049$17.59
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,250$5,104$29.45

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers pay in Waterloo vs. Iowa and the U.S.

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers in Waterloo earn about the same as the Iowa average ($48,880) and about the same as the U.S. average ($50,880). At the median the gap is +3% against the U.S. median of $47,810.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Waterloo$49,990$49,060$29,840$63,98040
Iowa$48,880$47,330$34,460$66,650420
United States$50,880$47,810$35,910$71,73065,600

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers salary after taxes in Waterloo

On the average salary of $49,990, a single filer in Waterloo takes home about $41,059 a year, or $3,422 a month and $1,579 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Iowa school district surtaxes (a percentage of state tax in some districts) are not included.

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Is Waterloo a good place for computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Waterloo area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.1), so the average $49,990 buys what about $57,422 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Waterloo ($47,430). A typical home costs $200,191, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers salary in other Iowa cities

Waterloo ranks 3rd of 4 Iowa metro areas for this job; Sioux City pays the most ($51,120).

All Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers salaries in Iowa

Highest-paying cities for computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers

Waterbury, CT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($67,590).

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Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers salary in Waterloo: questions

How much do computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers make an hour in Waterloo?

$24.03 an hour on average, and $23.59 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers salary in Waterloo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,840 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,590, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers take-home pay in Waterloo?

About $41,059 a year ($3,422 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,990. Iowa school district surtaxes (a percentage of state tax in some districts) are not included.

Do computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers earn more in Waterloo than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($50,880).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-2011; area Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA (47940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Iowa school district surtaxes (a percentage of state tax in some districts) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.03, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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