Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Cedar Rapids is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,070
25th Percentile Wage
$36,020
50th Percentile Wage
$40,760
75th Percentile Wage
$45,140
90th Percentile Wage
$47,760

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,070.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2013
$40,760
-4.51% -4.51%
2012
$42,600
- -

Table 2. Compare Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Cedar Rapids with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,760 in Cedar Rapids is in the middle of salary range for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Cedar Rapids is 19.0 percent (19.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Davenport-Moline-Rock Island and 16.4 percent (16.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$50,320
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$43,290
Cedar Rapids
$40,760
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$39,390
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$37,120
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$34,890
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$34,080

See also: Top paying jobs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.