Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of milling and planing machine 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 Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,170
25th Percentile Wage
$36,910
50th Percentile Wage
$43,460
75th Percentile Wage
$51,370
90th Percentile Wage
$59,310

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for milling and planing machine 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 $59,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,170.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2020.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2020
$43,460
-3.38% 7.06%
2019
$44,930
3.83% -
2018
$43,210
2.01% -
2017
$42,340
0.09% -
2016
$42,300
2.74% -
2015
$41,140
1.82% -
2014
$40,390
- -

Table 2. Compare Milling and Planing Machine 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 $43,460 in Cedar Rapids is in the middle of salary range for milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Cedar Rapids is 10.9 percent (10.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area and 10.1 percent (10.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$48,790
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$47,840
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$44,590
Cedar Rapids
$43,460
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$42,520
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$39,830
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$39,050

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