What are the main factors that influence a lamination machine operator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for lamination machine operator?

The Media industry offers the highest average compensation for lamination machine operator roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A lamination machine operator's salary?

A lamination machine operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $39,770 for beginners, reaching about $50,154 at mid-level, and approach $78,308 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a lamination machine operator?

lamination machine operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for lamination machine operator roles are District of Columbia $52,343, California $52,144, Massachusetts $51,449. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of lamination machine operator roles make?

Salaries for lamination machine operator level roles vary by specialization: Machine Operator IV: $55,439; Machine Operator III: $51,603; Lamination Operator: $45,357; Machine Operator: $45,119; Machine Operator I: $40,919.

lamination machine operator Salary in Iowa

How much does a lamination machine operator make in Iowa? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a lamination machine operator in Iowa is $45,242 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, a lamination machine operator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $54,804
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,011 to $50,247
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,160

10% $37,160

50% (Median) $45,242

90% $54,804

lamination machine operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,247	$4,187	$966	$24
Average	$45,242	$3,770	$870	$22
25th Percentile	$41,011	$3,418	$789	$20

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Key Factors That Influence lamination machine operator Salaries

A lamination machine operator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects lamination machine operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a lamination machine operator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $39,770
Early Career (1-2 years): $44,199
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $50,154
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $53,883
Expert (over 8 years): $78,308

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Machine Operator I	less than 1 year	$39,770
lamination machine operator	1-2 years	$44,199
Machine Operator III	2-4 years	$50,154
Machine Operator IV	5-8 years	$53,883
Machine Operator Supervisor	over 8 years	$78,308

How Do lamination machine operator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract lamination machine operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $52,343.
California: $52,144.
Massachusetts: $51,449.

District of Columbia $52,343 California $52,144 Massachusetts $51,449 Washington $51,260 New Jersey $51,241 Alaska $51,175 Connecticut $50,523 New York $50,258

Hawaii $49,412 Rhode Island $49,015 Maryland $48,745 Minnesota $48,377 Colorado $48,235 Illinois $48,187 Oregon $48,008 Delaware $47,875

New Hampshire $47,792 Virginia $47,606 Pennsylvania $47,062 Nevada $46,788 North Dakota $46,698 Michigan $46,556 Wisconsin $46,504 Vermont $46,400

Texas $46,112 Maine $46,093 Arizona $46,065 Ohio $46,032 Georgia $45,597 Indiana $45,379 Wyoming $45,337 Utah $45,271

Iowa $45,242 Kansas $45,015 Louisiana $44,949 North Carolina $44,925 Missouri $44,916 Florida $44,732 Montana $44,632 Nebraska $44,538

Kentucky $44,486 South Carolina $44,297 Tennessee $44,178 Idaho $44,131 New Mexico $43,786 Oklahoma $43,710 Alabama $43,432 South Dakota $42,964

Arkansas $42,708 West Virginia $42,571 Mississippi $42,160

Top Paying Cities for lamination machine operator

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

West Bend: $44,088
Melvin: $43,959
Milford: $44,146

West Bend, IA $44,088

Melvin, IA $43,959

Milford, IA $44,146

Ocheyedan, IA $44,038

Okoboji, IA $44,311

Royal, IA $44,096

Ruthven, IA $44,099

Spirit Lake, IA $44,270

Superior, IA $44,308

Terril, IA $44,063

Wallingford, IA $44,125

Webb, IA $44,055

Carroll, IA $44,135

Arcadia, IA $44,065

Arthur, IA $44,025

Aspinwall, IA $44,317

Auburn, IA $44,046

Breda, IA $44,057

Charter Oak, IA $44,044

Dedham, IA $44,140

Deloit, IA $44,093

Denison, IA $44,198

Glidden, IA $44,201

Halbur, IA $44,204

Ida Grove, IA $44,017

Irwin, IA $44,303

Kirkman, IA $44,271

Kiron, IA $44,032

Lake City, IA $44,085

Lake View, IA $44,096

Lanesboro, IA $44,267

Lidderdale, IA $44,149

Lohrville, IA $44,140

Manilla, IA $44,224

Manning, IA $44,194

Odebolt, IA $44,066

Ralston, IA $44,404

Ricketts, IA $44,180

Schleswig, IA $44,058

Scranton, IA $44,388

Templeton, IA $44,112

Vail, IA $44,076

Wall Lake, IA $44,078

Westside, IA $44,055

Council Bluffs, IA $44,925

Carter Lake, IA $44,925

Arion, IA $44,133

Avoca, IA $44,582

Blencoe, IA $44,034

Carson, IA $44,699

Crescent, IA $44,924

Defiance, IA $44,275

Dow City, IA $44,228

Dunlap, IA $44,252

Earling, IA $44,328

Elk Horn, IA $44,387

Elliott, IA $44,360

Emerson, IA $44,605

Glenwood, IA $44,800

Griswold, IA $44,448

Hancock, IA $44,643

Harlan, IA $44,453

Hastings, IA $44,645

Henderson, IA $44,676

Honey Creek, IA $44,902

Kimballton, IA $44,332

Lewis, IA $44,405

Little Sioux, IA $44,255

Logan, IA $44,696

Mc Clelland, IA $44,861

Macedonia, IA $44,730

Magnolia, IA $44,658

Malvern, IA $44,675

Marne, IA $44,378

Minden, IA $44,765

Mineola, IA $44,867

Missouri Valley, IA $44,782

Modale, IA $44,673

Mondamin, IA $44,498

Moorhead, IA $44,079

Van Meter, IA $45,908

Van Wert, IA $44,566

Waukee, IA $46,045

Weldon, IA $44,630

West Des Moines, IA $46,261

What Cheer, IA $44,349

Whitten, IA $44,414

Williams, IA $44,165

Williamson, IA $45,097

Winterset, IA $45,506

Wiota, IA $44,257

Woodburn, IA $45,207

Woodward, IA $45,658

Yale, IA $44,882

Zearing, IA $44,575

Des Moines, IA $46,367

Urbandale, IA $46,283

Windsor Heights, IA $46,347

Clive, IA $46,188

Pleasant Hill, IA $46,285

Mason City, IA $44,197

Alexander, IA $44,046

Belmond, IA $44,108

Britt, IA $44,083

Buffalo Center, IA $44,133

Carpenter, IA $44,576

Chapin, IA $44,274

Clear Lake, IA $44,152

Corwith, IA $44,027

Coulter, IA $44,270

Crystal Lake, IA $44,271

Dougherty, IA $44,005

Fertile, IA $44,119

Floyd, IA $44,216

Forest City, IA $44,124

Garner, IA $44,105

Goodell, IA $44,029

Grafton, IA $44,126

Hampton, IA $44,151

Hanlontown, IA $44,066

Joice, IA $44,099

Kanawha, IA $44,046

Kensett, IA $44,064

Klemme, IA $44,067

Lake Mills, IA $44,217

Lakota, IA $44,100

Latimer, IA $44,097

Leland, IA $44,119

Sioux Center, IA $43,844

Neola, IA $44,804

Oakland, IA $44,681

Mount Ayr, IA $44,058

Nodaway, IA $44,133

Orient, IA $44,524

Prescott, IA $44,127

Redding, IA $43,963

Shannon City, IA $44,327

Sharpsburg, IA $43,957

Tingley, IA $44,319

Villisca, IA $44,258

Akron, IA $43,329

Alta, IA $44,109

Alton, IA $43,837

Anthon, IA $43,327

Aurelia, IA $44,000

Battle Creek, IA $43,914

Bronson, IA $43,027

Brunsville, IA $43,282

Calumet, IA $44,213

Castana, IA $43,874

Chatsworth, IA $43,441

Cherokee, IA $43,944

Cleghorn, IA $43,767

Climbing Hill, IA $43,184

Correctionville, IA $43,432

Cushing, IA $43,746

Danbury, IA $43,836

Galva, IA $43,965

Granville, IA $43,829

Hawarden, IA $43,737

Hinton, IA $43,006

Holstein, IA $43,865

Hornick, IA $43,379

Ireton, IA $43,668

Kingsley, IA $43,246

Larrabee, IA $43,955

Lawton, IA $42,987

Le Mars, IA $43,304

Linn Grove, IA $44,051

Mapleton, IA $43,957

Marcus, IA $43,710

Maurice, IA $43,707

Meriden, IA $43,863

Merrill, IA $43,093

Moville, IA $43,153

Onawa, IA $43,970

Orange City, IA $43,904

Oto, IA $43,493

Oyens, IA $43,409

Paullina, IA $43,943

Peterson, IA $44,052

Pierson, IA $43,396

Quimby, IA $43,743

Remsen, IA $43,472

Rodney, IA $43,594

Salix, IA $43,076

Schaller, IA $44,067

Sergeant Bluff, IA $42,940

Sloan, IA $43,305

Smithland, IA $43,540

Sutherland, IA $44,070

Ute, IA $44,049

Washta, IA $43,657

Westfield, IA $43,109

Whiting, IA $43,537

Sioux City, IA $42,888

Sheldon, IA $43,923

Alvord, IA $43,362

Archer, IA $43,936

Ashton, IA $43,848

Boyden, IA $43,786

Doon, IA $43,474

George, IA $43,751

Hospers, IA $43,920

Hull, IA $43,758

Inwood, IA $43,308

Larchwood, IA $43,202

Lester, IA $43,321

Little Rock, IA $43,817

Matlock, IA $43,929

Primghar, IA $44,068

Rock Rapids, IA $43,484

Rock Valley, IA $43,458

Sanborn, IA $43,993

Sibley, IA $43,969

Spencer, IA $44,185

Massena, IA $44,190

Gifford, IA $44,309

Lenox, IA $44,100

Ackworth, IA $45,874

Adair, IA $44,373

Adel, IA $45,744

Albion, IA $44,351

Alden, IA $44,177

Alleman, IA $45,994

Allerton, IA $44,213

Altoona, IA $46,203

Ames, IA $45,445

Anita, IA $44,196

Ankeny, IA $46,173

Atlantic, IA $44,435

Audubon, IA $44,203

Bagley, IA $44,657

Barnes City, IA $44,312

Baxter, IA $45,534

Bayard, IA $44,531

Beaver, IA $45,008

Berwick, IA $46,285

Bevington, IA $45,887

Blairsburg, IA $44,101

Bondurant, IA $46,080

Boone, IA $45,243

Booneville, IA $45,983

Bouton, IA $45,589

Boxholm, IA $44,807

Bradford, IA $44,325

Brayton, IA $44,265

Buckeye, IA $44,214

Bussey, IA $44,780

Cambridge, IA $45,769

Carlisle, IA $46,139

Casey, IA $44,575

Chariton, IA $44,898

Churdan, IA $44,311

Clemons, IA $44,416

Clio, IA $44,160

Colfax, IA $45,784

Collins, IA $45,580

Colo, IA $45,085

Columbia, IA $45,218

Coon Rapids, IA $44,318

Cooper, IA $44,806

Corydon, IA $44,374

Cumming, IA $46,102

Melcher Dallas, IA $45,445

Dallas Center, IA $45,878

Dana, IA $44,635

Davis City, IA $44,105

Dawson, IA $45,286

Decatur, IA $44,220

Derby, IA $44,733

De Soto, IA $45,753

Dexter, IA $45,335

Dows, IA $44,061

Earlham, IA $45,553

Elkhart, IA $45,995

Ellston, IA $44,421

Ellsworth, IA $44,506

Exira, IA $44,226

Ferguson, IA $44,630

Galt, IA $44,019

Garden City, IA $44,641

Garden Grove, IA $44,456

Gibson, IA $44,352

Gilbert, IA $45,237

Gilman, IA $44,475

Grand Junction, IA $44,795

Grand River, IA $44,403

Granger, IA $45,965

Gray, IA $44,296

Grimes, IA $46,102

Grinnell, IA $44,586

Guthrie Center, IA $44,559

Hamilton, IA $44,826

Pacific Junction, IA $44,793

Hamlin, IA $44,161

Little Cedar, IA $44,517

Mc Intire, IA $44,821

Manly, IA $44,101

Meservey, IA $44,042

Nora Springs, IA $44,170

Northwood, IA $44,352

Orchard, IA $44,192

Osage, IA $44,241

Plymouth, IA $44,084

Rake, IA $44,274

Riceville, IA $44,547

Rock Falls, IA $44,170

Rockford, IA $44,124

Rockwell, IA $44,094

Rowan, IA $44,033

Rudd, IA $44,180

Saint Ansgar, IA $44,471

Scarville, IA $44,181

Sheffield, IA $44,078

Stacyville, IA $44,726

Swaledale, IA $44,064

Thompson, IA $44,130

Thornton, IA $44,049

Titonka, IA $44,068

Toeterville, IA $44,634

Ventura, IA $44,091

Wesley, IA $44,043

Woden, IA $44,040

Fort Dodge, IA $44,262

Albert City, IA $44,089

Algona, IA $44,149

Armstrong, IA $44,124

Ayrshire, IA $44,057

Badger, IA $44,102

Bancroft, IA $44,087

Barnum, IA $44,058

Bode, IA $44,064

Bradgate, IA $44,039

Burnside, IA $44,508

Burt, IA $44,057

Callender, IA $44,249

Clare, IA $44,047

Clarion, IA $44,095

Curlew, IA $44,025

Cylinder, IA $44,022

Dakota City, IA $44,329

Dayton, IA $44,585

Dolliver, IA $44,123

Duncombe, IA $44,249

Eagle Grove, IA $44,124

Early, IA $44,070

Emmetsburg, IA $44,131

Farnhamville, IA $44,260

Fenton, IA $44,052

Fonda, IA $44,062

Gilmore City, IA $44,055

Goldfield, IA $44,064

Gowrie, IA $44,386

Harcourt, IA $44,515

Hardy, IA $44,023

Havelock, IA $44,040

Humboldt, IA $44,139

Jolley, IA $44,006

Knierim, IA $44,178

Laurens, IA $44,116

Ledyard, IA $44,151

Lehigh, IA $44,416

Livermore, IA $44,066

Lone Rock, IA $44,044

Lu Verne, IA $44,030

Lytton, IA $44,055

Mallard, IA $44,057

Manson, IA $44,102

Marathon, IA $44,082

Moorland, IA $44,109

Nemaha, IA $44,038

Newell, IA $44,093

Otho, IA $44,345

Ottosen, IA $44,026

Palmer, IA $44,036

Plover, IA $44,198

Pocahontas, IA $44,109

Pomeroy, IA $44,073

Rembrandt, IA $44,080

Renwick, IA $44,049

Ringsted, IA $44,064

Rockwell City, IA $44,086

Rolfe, IA $44,059

Rutland, IA $44,049

Sac City, IA $44,097

Sioux Rapids, IA $44,106

Somers, IA $44,050

Storm Lake, IA $44,191

Swea City, IA $44,137

Thor, IA $44,051

Truesdale, IA $44,283

Varina, IA $44,266

Vincent, IA $44,045

Webster City, IA $44,368

Luana, IA $44,071

Mc Gregor, IA $44,142

Marquette, IA $44,280

Monona, IA $44,139

New Albin, IA $44,373

Ossian, IA $44,093

Postville, IA $44,126

Protivin, IA $44,234

Randalia, IA $44,073

Ridgeway, IA $44,127

Saint Lucas, IA $44,284

Spillville, IA $44,309

Wadena, IA $44,105

Waterville, IA $44,166

Waucoma, IA $44,083

Waukon, IA $44,238

West Union, IA $44,147

Ainsworth, IA $44,310

Alburnett, IA $45,034

Amana, IA $44,976

Anamosa, IA $44,816

Atkins, IA $45,064

Baldwin, IA $44,267

Belle Plaine, IA $44,491

Blairstown, IA $44,736

Brandon, IA $44,295

Brooklyn, IA $44,432

Center Junction, IA $44,535

Center Point, IA $44,895

Central City, IA $44,939

Chelsea, IA $44,328

Clarence, IA $44,424

Clutier, IA $44,299

Coggon, IA $44,737

Prairieburg, IA $44,803

Conroy, IA $44,815

Guernsey, IA $44,457

Deep River, IA $44,408

Delhi, IA $44,447

Dysart, IA $44,247

Elberon, IA $44,316

Ely, IA $45,182

Fairfax, IA $45,158

Garrison, IA $44,359

Harper, IA $44,386

Hartford, IA $45,993

Harvey, IA $44,949

Haverhill, IA $44,594

Hubbard, IA $44,368

Humeston, IA $44,539

Huxley, IA $45,798

Indianola, IA $45,912

Iowa Falls, IA $44,256

Ira, IA $45,653

Jamaica, IA $44,873

Jefferson, IA $44,685

Jewell, IA $44,603

Johnston, IA $46,196

Kamrar, IA $44,376

Kellerton, IA $44,161

Kelley, IA $45,659

Kellogg, IA $44,773

Keswick, IA $44,403

Killduff, IA $45,278

Knoxville, IA $45,383

Hartwick, IA $44,402

Mount Pleasant, IA $44,230

Rome, IA $44,131

Mount Union, IA $44,170

New London, IA $44,226

Oakville, IA $44,231

Olds, IA $44,419

Pilot Grove, IA $44,280

Salem, IA $44,141

Sperry, IA $44,234

Stockport, IA $44,100

Swedesburg, IA $44,265

Wapello, IA $44,317

Wayland, IA $44,224

West Burlington, IA $44,333

West Point, IA $44,143

Saint Paul, IA $44,280

Wever, IA $44,155

Winfield, IA $44,247

Yarmouth, IA $44,174

Andover, IA $44,328

Atalissa, IA $44,420

Bennett, IA $44,435

Bettendorf, IA $44,473

Blue Grass, IA $44,517

Bryant, IA $44,316

Buffalo, IA $44,503

Calamus, IA $44,447

Camanche, IA $44,395

Charlotte, IA $44,350

Clinton, IA $44,355

Columbus City, IA $44,530

Columbus Junction, IA $44,315

Conesville, IA $44,340

De Witt, IA $44,416

Dixon, IA $44,486

Donahue, IA $44,508

Durant, IA $44,469

Eldridge, IA $44,549

Fruitland, IA $44,375

Goose Lake, IA $44,336

Grand Mound, IA $44,430

Grandview, IA $44,344

Le Claire, IA $44,439

Letts, IA $44,324

Lone Tree, IA $44,430

Long Grove, IA $44,487

Low Moor, IA $44,391

Mc Causland, IA $44,442

Montpelier, IA $44,484

Moscow, IA $44,423

Muscatine, IA $44,407

New Liberty, IA $44,458

Nichols, IA $44,361

Pleasant Valley, IA $44,429

Princeton, IA $44,437

Stockton, IA $44,497

Teeds Grove, IA $44,313

Tipton, IA $44,454

Walcott, IA $44,548

Welton, IA $44,390

West Liberty, IA $44,418

Wheatland, IA $44,419

Wilton, IA $44,440

Davenport, IA $44,869

Hiawatha, IA $45,214

Hills, IA $44,628

Homestead, IA $44,918

Hopkinton, IA $44,637

Iowa City, IA $44,698

Coralville, IA $44,884

Kalona, IA $44,602

Keota, IA $44,402

Keystone, IA $44,474

Ladora, IA $44,595

Langworthy, IA $44,671

Lisbon, IA $44,932

Lost Nation, IA $44,381

Lowden, IA $44,418

Luzerne, IA $44,607

Marengo, IA $44,730

Marion, IA $45,155

Martelle, IA $44,944

Mechanicsville, IA $44,755

Middle Amana, IA $44,961

Millersburg, IA $44,770

Monmouth, IA $44,278

Monticello, IA $44,613

Morley, IA $44,789

Mount Auburn, IA $44,292

Mount Vernon, IA $45,088

Newhall, IA $44,931

North English, IA $44,564

North Liberty, IA $45,021

Norway, IA $45,034

Oakdale, IA $44,890

Olin, IA $44,624

Onslow, IA $44,345

Oxford, IA $44,908

Oxford Junction, IA $44,359

Palo, IA $45,111

Parnell, IA $44,760

Quasqueton, IA $44,402

Riverside, IA $44,494

Robins, IA $45,184

Rowley, IA $44,379

Ryan, IA $44,612

Shellsburg, IA $44,962

Solon, IA $44,998

South Amana, IA $44,866

South English, IA $44,490

Springville, IA $45,033

Stanwood, IA $44,558

Swisher, IA $45,100

Tama, IA $44,386

Morning Sun, IA $44,250

Lacona, IA $45,468

Lamoni, IA $44,127

Laurel, IA $44,655

Le Grand, IA $44,583

Leighton, IA $44,755

Leon, IA $44,378

Liberty Center, IA $45,568

Linden, IA $45,342

Lineville, IA $44,099

Liscomb, IA $44,326

Lorimor, IA $44,896

Lovilia, IA $44,747

Lucas, IA $45,274

Luther, IA $45,527

Lynnville, IA $44,788

Mc Callsburg, IA $44,622

Macksburg, IA $44,815

Madrid, IA $45,696

Malcom, IA $44,317

Marshalltown, IA $44,472

Martensdale, IA $45,963

Maxwell, IA $45,786

Melbourne, IA $44,913

Menlo, IA $44,715

Millerton, IA $44,643

Milo, IA $45,716

Minburn, IA $45,646

Mingo, IA $45,740

Mitchellville, IA $46,013

Monroe, IA $45,612

Montezuma, IA $44,424

Montour, IA $44,347

Murray, IA $44,805

Nevada, IA $45,397

New Providence, IA $44,312

New Sharon, IA $44,559

Newton, IA $45,444

New Virginia, IA $45,561

Norwalk, IA $46,168

Ogden, IA $44,951

Osceola, IA $44,963

Otley, IA $45,477

Panora, IA $44,967

Paton, IA $44,516

Patterson, IA $45,774

Pella, IA $45,037

Perry, IA $45,422

Peru, IA $45,420

Pilot Mound, IA $44,717

Pleasantville, IA $45,731

Polk City, IA $45,991

Popejoy, IA $44,251

Prairie City, IA $45,849

Prole, IA $45,944

Radcliffe, IA $44,421

Randall, IA $44,840

Reasnor, IA $45,362

Redfield, IA $45,432

Rhodes, IA $45,453

Rippey, IA $44,872

Roland, IA $44,792

Runnells, IA $46,064

Russell, IA $44,656

Saint Anthony, IA $44,453

Saint Charles, IA $45,750

Saint Marys, IA $45,814

Searsboro, IA $44,593

Sheldahl, IA $45,833

Slater, IA $45,878

Stanhope, IA $44,625

State Center, IA $44,673

Story City, IA $44,825

Stratford, IA $44,634

Stuart, IA $44,907

Sully, IA $44,918

Swan, IA $45,900

Thayer, IA $44,634

Thornburg, IA $44,548

Tracy, IA $44,833

Truro, IA $45,443

Union, IA $44,307

Whittemore, IA $44,079

Woolstock, IA $44,056

Ackley, IA $44,154

Allison, IA $44,064

Alta Vista, IA $44,203

Aplington, IA $44,068

Aredale, IA $44,039

Arlington, IA $44,141

Aurora, IA $44,199

Austinville, IA $44,067

Beaman, IA $44,223

Bristow, IA $44,058

Buckingham, IA $44,152

Cedar Falls, IA $44,041

Charles City, IA $44,245

Clarksville, IA $44,062

Colwell, IA $44,395

Conrad, IA $44,225

Denver, IA $44,091

Dewar, IA $44,148

Dike, IA $44,083

Dumont, IA $44,091

Dunkerton, IA $44,131

Eldora, IA $44,293

Elma, IA $44,157

Fairbank, IA $44,128

Fredericksburg, IA $44,090

Frederika, IA $44,051

Garwin, IA $44,334

Geneva, IA $44,071

Gilbertville, IA $44,163

Gladbrook, IA $44,210

Greene, IA $44,074

Grundy Center, IA $44,132

Hazleton, IA $44,171

Holland, IA $44,077

Hudson, IA $44,136

Independence, IA $44,231

Ionia, IA $44,076

Janesville, IA $44,065

Jesup, IA $44,164

Kesley, IA $44,065

Lamont, IA $44,213

La Porte City, IA $44,176

Lincoln, IA $44,171

Marble Rock, IA $44,078

Masonville, IA $44,490

Maynard, IA $44,131

Morrison, IA $44,108

Nashua, IA $44,047

New Hampton, IA $44,229

New Hartford, IA $44,066

North Washington, IA $44,239

Oelwein, IA $44,142

Oran, IA $44,119

Toddville, IA $45,117

Toledo, IA $44,302

Troy Mills, IA $44,713

Urbana, IA $44,666

Van Horne, IA $44,709

Victor, IA $44,509

Vining, IA $44,481

Vinton, IA $44,569

Viola, IA $45,039

Walford, IA $45,090

Walker, IA $44,640

Washington, IA $44,388

Watkins, IA $44,917

Webster, IA $44,418

Wellman, IA $44,535

West Branch, IA $44,605

West Chester, IA $44,395

Williamsburg, IA $44,770

Wyoming, IA $44,381

Cedar Rapids, IA $45,233

Ottumwa, IA $44,243

Agency, IA $44,200

Albia, IA $44,506

Batavia, IA $44,126

Beacon, IA $44,733

Birmingham, IA $44,122

Blakesburg, IA $44,186

Bloomfield, IA $44,115

West Grove, IA $44,072

Brighton, IA $44,208

Cantril, IA $44,068

Cedar, IA $44,292

Centerville, IA $44,150

Chillicothe, IA $44,408

Cincinnati, IA $44,066

Delta, IA $44,230

Douds, IA $44,102

Drakesville, IA $44,102

Eddyville, IA $44,429

Eldon, IA $44,166

Exline, IA $44,071

Fairfield, IA $44,222

Floris, IA $44,112

Fremont, IA $44,273

Hayesville, IA $44,399

Hedrick, IA $44,131

Keosauqua, IA $44,121

Kirkville, IA $44,343

Libertyville, IA $44,150

Martinsburg, IA $44,319

Melrose, IA $44,560

Milton, IA $44,100

Moravia, IA $44,283

Moulton, IA $44,068

Mount Sterling, IA $44,022

Mystic, IA $44,296

Ollie, IA $44,241

Oskaloosa, IA $44,624

Packwood, IA $44,127

Plano, IA $44,297

Promise City, IA $44,345

Pulaski, IA $44,101

Richland, IA $44,255

Rose Hill, IA $44,286

Selma, IA $44,091

Seymour, IA $44,153

Sigourney, IA $44,365

Udell, IA $44,045

Unionville, IA $44,060

University Park, IA $44,698

Burlington, IA $44,351

Argyle, IA $44,097

Bonaparte, IA $44,112

Crawfordsville, IA $44,242

Danville, IA $44,202

Denmark, IA $44,304

Donnellson, IA $44,135

Farmington, IA $44,100

Fort Madison, IA $44,262

Hillsboro, IA $44,094

Houghton, IA $44,297

Keokuk, IA $44,258

Lockridge, IA $44,134

Mediapolis, IA $44,287

Middletown, IA $44,162

Montrose, IA $44,168

Lime Springs, IA $44,544

Panama, IA $44,512

Persia, IA $44,684

Pisgah, IA $44,365

Portsmouth, IA $44,595

Red Oak, IA $44,481

Shelby, IA $44,644

Silver City, IA $44,815

Soldier, IA $44,057

Stanton, IA $44,330

Treynor, IA $44,838

Underwood, IA $44,892

Walnut, IA $44,481

Westphalia, IA $44,465

Woodbine, IA $44,561

Shenandoah, IA $44,377

Blanchard, IA $44,117

Braddyville, IA $44,041

Clarinda, IA $44,226

Coin, IA $44,173

College Springs, IA $44,265

Essex, IA $44,334

Farragut, IA $44,315

Hamburg, IA $44,247

Imogene, IA $44,478

New Market, IA $44,106

Northboro, IA $44,166

Percival, IA $44,421

Randolph, IA $44,501

Riverton, IA $44,285

Shambaugh, IA $44,331

Sidney, IA $44,448

Tabor, IA $44,592

Thurman, IA $44,551

Yorktown, IA $44,377

Dubuque, IA $44,387

Tiffin, IA $44,918

Andrew, IA $44,515

Bellevue, IA $44,300

Bernard, IA $44,246

Cascade, IA $44,399

Colesburg, IA $44,195

Delaware, IA $44,543

Delmar, IA $44,365

Dundee, IA $44,237

Durango, IA $44,226

Dyersville, IA $44,406

Earlville, IA $44,357

Edgewood, IA $44,221

Elkader, IA $44,107

Elkport, IA $44,111

Epworth, IA $44,331

Farley, IA $44,357

Farmersburg, IA $44,074

Garber, IA $44,111

Garnavillo, IA $44,118

Greeley, IA $44,238

Guttenberg, IA $44,173

Holy Cross, IA $44,196

La Motte, IA $44,254

Luxemburg, IA $44,407

Manchester, IA $44,416

Maquoketa, IA $44,347

Miles, IA $44,267

New Vienna, IA $44,234

North Buena Vista, IA $44,182

Peosta, IA $44,322

Preston, IA $44,316

Sabula, IA $44,302

Saint Donatus, IA $44,393

Saint Olaf, IA $44,051

Sherrill, IA $44,169

Spragueville, IA $44,247

Springbrook, IA $44,402

Strawberry Point, IA $44,187

Volga, IA $44,109

Worthington, IA $44,384

Zwingle, IA $44,215

Decorah, IA $44,329

Calmar, IA $44,107

Castalia, IA $44,046

Chester, IA $44,828

Clermont, IA $44,109

Cresco, IA $44,336

Dorchester, IA $44,344

Elgin, IA $44,100

Fayette, IA $44,147

Fort Atkinson, IA $44,094

Harpers Ferry, IA $44,160

Hawkeye, IA $44,083

Highlandville, IA $44,457

Lansing, IA $44,293

Lawler, IA $44,105

Parkersburg, IA $44,071

Plainfield, IA $44,058

Raymond, IA $44,163

Readlyn, IA $44,103

Reinbeck, IA $44,113

Shell Rock, IA $44,066

Stanley, IA $44,178

Steamboat Rock, IA $44,218

Stout, IA $44,073

Sumner, IA $44,063

Traer, IA $44,196

Tripoli, IA $44,069

Waverly, IA $44,067

Wellsburg, IA $44,138

Westgate, IA $44,115

Winthrop, IA $44,347

Waterloo, IA $44,183

Evansdale, IA $44,171

Creston, IA $44,486

Afton, IA $44,613

Arispe, IA $44,614

Bedford, IA $43,987

Benton, IA $43,958

Blockton, IA $43,929

Bridgewater, IA $44,113

Carbon, IA $44,313

Clearfield, IA $43,991

Corning, IA $44,161

Cromwell, IA $44,493

Cumberland, IA $44,268

Diagonal, IA $44,114

Fontanelle, IA $44,357

Grant, IA $44,501

Gravity, IA $44,029

Greenfield, IA $44,654

Arnolds Park, IA $44,333

Dickens, IA $44,055

Estherville, IA $44,192

Everly, IA $44,079

Fostoria, IA $44,305

Gillett Grove, IA $44,206

Graettinger, IA $44,089

Greenville, IA $44,072

Gruver, IA $44,173

Harris, IA $44,088

Hartley, IA $44,088

Lake Park, IA $44,148

lamination machine operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For lamination machine operator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Media and Insurance sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, lamination machine operator positions in MFG Durable or Internet typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view lamination machine operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a lamination machine operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Media	$58,815	$28.0	30%
Insurance	$56,553	$27.0	25%
Construction	$54,291	$26.0	20%
Financial Services	$52,029	$25.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$49,766	$24.0	10%

lamination machine operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a lamination machine operator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$41,011

Average $45,242/year

$50,247

$3,418

Average $3,770/month

$4,187

$789

Average $870/week

$966

$20

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,247	$4,187	$966	$24
Average	$45,242	$3,770	$870	$22
25th Percentile	$41,011	$3,418	$789	$20

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