Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $40K, rent takes 82.1% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $2,227/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $800/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new merchandise displayers and window trimmers typically earn — is $31K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $1,881/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $40K locally vs. $39K nationally, a 2% difference.

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area pays $40K median vs. the U.S. average of $39K — that’s +2%.

The median is $40,320 a year, that works out to about $19 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $31,350, and experienced merchandise displayers and window trimmers can clear $64,890. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $2,714/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $2,227/month, which eats 82.1% of your paycheck. That's above the 30% rule of thumb, housing will be a stretch at the median salary, though you can manage with roommates or a smaller place.

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median merchandise displayers and window trimmers salary is worth about $40,320 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.