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Average Coil Winders, Tapers, And Finishers Salary in Iowa

Coil Winders, Tapers, And Finishers in Iowa earn a median annual salary of $59,780, which is +24.0% compared to the national median. There are 260 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Iowa (state).

$59,780
Iowa median annual wage
$29/hour median
+24.0%
Difference vs national median
National median is $48,220
260
Local employment
0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.98
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$44,830
25th
$51,290
Median
$59,780
75th
$70,080
90th
$77,430

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Iowa, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
87.8%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$68,116
Goods: 93.7%
Services: 83.3%
Rents: 65.3%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Washington $73,920 Compare 60
Louisiana $61,480 Compare 60
Georgia $59,180 Compare 420
Virginia $56,230 Compare 460
Alabama $55,880 Compare 420
Maryland $54,180 Compare 160

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Iowa

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Emergency Medicine Physicians $429,050 0.89
Dermatologists $424,970 N/A
Radiologists $405,220 0.50
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $394,900 1.02
Surgeons, All Other $370,390 0.43
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $356,020 0.85
Physicians, Pathologists $323,460 0.75
Psychiatrists $295,270 0.62

Iowa has salary data for 718 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Emergency Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Coil Winders, Tapers, And Finishers in Iowa

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Coil Winders, Tapers, And Finishers are projected to change by -6.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 1,200 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.