SALARY · WELDERS, CUTTERS, SOLDERERS, AND BRAZERS · IOWA

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in Iowa

A job title alone does not tell you what you will earn. Place matters, sometimes by tens of thousands of dollars. In Iowa, welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers sat at a median of $55,090 a year, which is the figure I would use first when you compare offers.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$55,090

$26 per hour at the median · That is $1,340 (2.5 percent) above the national median of $53,750 for this occupation.

$55,580Mean annual salary
$27Mean hourly wage
$9,270People employed in this job in Iowa

Salary range

25th: $48,250Median: $55,09075th: $60,200
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$48,250
Median (50th percentile)$55,090
75th percentile$60,200
Mean$55,580

The middle half of workers earned from $48,250 to $60,200 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$45,003 a year
$3,750 a month
Federal tax $4,431 · FICA $4,214 · State tax $1,442

Iowa school district and county EMS surtaxes are separate and are not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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