Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators Salary in Iowa
The median annual wage for miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators in Iowa is $48,920 ($23.52 per hour) — +9.6% vs. the national median of $44,650. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $48,920
- Mean annual wage
- $48,210
- Median hourly wage
- $23.52
- Employment in IA
- 19,540
19,540 employed · 12.5 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Iowa
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,560 | $17.09 |
| 25th percentile | $42,760 | $20.56 |
| Median (50th) | $48,920 | $23.52 |
| 75th percentile | $52,400 | $25.19 |
| 90th percentile | $59,590 | $28.65 |
What this salary is worth in Iowa
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $55,742
- Median rent burden
- 23.8%
- Est. affordable home price
- $178,457
Iowa prices are 87.8 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Iowa: $972/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,223/mo
At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance
For context, the median home value in Iowa is $208,000 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators salary in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Other salaries in Iowa
- Accountants and Auditors in Iowa
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Iowa
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Iowa
- Cashiers in Iowa
- Construction Laborers in Iowa
- Cooks, Restaurant in Iowa
- Customer Service Representatives in Iowa
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Iowa
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Iowa
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Iowa
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Iowa
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Iowa
- General and Operations Managers in Iowa
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Iowa
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Iowa
- Human Resources Specialists in Iowa
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Iowa
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Iowa
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Iowa
- Light Truck Drivers in Iowa
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Iowa
- Management Analysts in Iowa
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Iowa
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Iowa
- Nursing Assistants in Iowa
- Office Clerks, General in Iowa
- Project Management Specialists in Iowa
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Iowa
- Registered Nurses in Iowa
- Retail Salespersons in Iowa
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Iowa
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Iowa
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Iowa
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Iowa
- Security Guards in Iowa
- Software Developers in Iowa
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Iowa
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Iowa
- Waiters and Waitresses in Iowa
About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.
Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.