Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of multiple machine tool 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 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,600
25th Percentile Wage
$37,600
50th Percentile Wage
$44,920
75th Percentile Wage
$44,920
90th Percentile Wage
$44,920

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for multiple machine tool 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 $44,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,600.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$44,920
12.13% 3.25%
2021
$39,470
0.89% -
2020
$39,120
-13.09% -
2019
$44,240
27.55% -
2014
$32,050
0.25% -
2013
$31,970
-35.94% -
2012
$43,460
- -

Table 2. Compare Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Cedar Rapids with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,920, Cedar Rapids is the second highest paying city for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Iowa, following the highest paying city Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $47,380). Compared with Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Cedar Rapids is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$47,380
Cedar Rapids
$44,920
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$43,500
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$42,480
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$41,160
Iowa City
$39,940
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$39,700
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$39,690
Dubuque
$38,530
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$37,580
Ames
$37,450

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