SOC 27-1026 · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary in Sioux City, IA

The average salary for merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Sioux City, Iowa is $41,840 a year ($20.12 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,680: half of the 70 people in this job in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($42,830).

$41,840average per year

$20.12 / hourMedian $39,680Take-home ≈ $34,820

  • $34K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $58K90th

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

70people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#6 of 8Iowa metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers pay range in Sioux City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,660 a year or less, while the top 10% make $57,750 or more. The middle half of merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Sioux City earn between $37,120 and $45,400.

  • $34K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $58K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,840$3,487$20.12
Median$39,680$3,307$19.08
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,120$3,093$17.85
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,400$3,783$21.83

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

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers pay in Sioux City vs. Iowa and the U.S.

Merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Sioux City earn about the same as the Iowa average ($42,250) and about the same as the U.S. average ($42,830). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $39,390.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Sioux City$41,840$39,680$33,660$57,75070
Iowa$42,250$39,680$30,080$56,5301,860
United States$42,830$39,390$30,760$58,370165,220

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

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary after taxes in Sioux City

On the average salary of $41,840, a single filer in Sioux City takes home about $34,820 a year, or $2,902 a month and $1,339 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

The Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in SD$35,798$2,983
Working in IA$34,820$2,902
Working in NE$34,774$2,898

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 Sioux City a good place for merchandise displayers and window trimmers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Sioux City area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.5), so the average $41,840 buys what about $48,396 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Sioux City ($47,030). A typical home costs $225,213, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary in other Iowa cities

Sioux City ranks 6th of 8 Iowa metro areas for this job; Des Moines pays the most ($44,140).

All Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salaries in Iowa

Highest-paying cities for merchandise displayers and window trimmers

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($60,630).

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary by city

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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary in Sioux City: questions

How much do merchandise displayers and window trimmers make an hour in Sioux City?

$20.12 an hour on average, and $19.08 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level merchandise displayers and window trimmers salary in Sioux City?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,660 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,120, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the merchandise displayers and window trimmers take-home pay in Sioux City?

About $34,820 a year ($2,902 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,840. Iowa school district surtaxes (a percentage of state tax in some districts) are not included.

Do merchandise displayers and window trimmers earn more in Sioux City than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($42,830).

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 27-1026; area Sioux City, IA-NE-SD (43580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.0%.
  • 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 0.86, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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