SOC 51-4081 · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Davenport, IA

The average salary for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Davenport, Iowa is $47,570 a year ($22.87 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,970: half of the 210 people in this job in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($50,030).

$47,570average per year

$22.87 / hourMedian $46,970Take-home ≈ $39,207

  • $38K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $59K90th

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

210people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#7 of 7Iowa metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay range in Davenport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,620 or more. The middle half of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Davenport earn between $41,290 and $54,510.

  • $38K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $59K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,570$3,964$22.87
Median$46,970$3,914$22.58
Entry level (25th percentile)$41,290$3,441$19.85
Experienced (75th percentile)$54,510$4,542$26.21

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

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Davenport vs. Iowa and the U.S.

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Davenport earn 3% less than the Iowa average ($49,140) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($50,030). At the median the gap is -0% against the U.S. median of $47,180.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Davenport$47,570$46,970$37,640$58,620210
Iowa$49,140$48,910$37,800$59,8204,460
United States$50,030$47,180$35,780$74,450124,590

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

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary after taxes in Davenport

On the average salary of $47,570, a single filer in Davenport takes home about $39,207 a year, or $3,267 a month and $1,508 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

The Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in IA$39,207$3,267
Working in IL$38,189$3,182

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 Davenport a good place for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Davenport area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.1), so the average $47,570 buys what about $53,402 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Davenport ($48,550). A typical home costs $195,380, or 4.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in other Iowa cities

Davenport ranks 7th of 7 Iowa metro areas for this job; Sioux City pays the most ($52,580).

All Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries in Iowa

Highest-paying cities for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

Dallas, TX pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($67,500).

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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Davenport: questions

How much do multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make an hour in Davenport?

$22.87 an hour on average, and $22.58 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Davenport?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $41,290, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic take-home pay in Davenport?

About $39,207 a year ($3,267 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,570. Iowa school district surtaxes (a percentage of state tax in some districts) are not included.

Do multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn more in Davenport than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($50,030).

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 51-4081; area Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL (19340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • 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 1.46, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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