Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
SOC 51-4031 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is $48,640 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $23.39 per hour. This is 7% above the national median of $45,590. 90 people work as Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Wages have grown 31% since 2014, when the median was $37,120.
Median Annual Salary
$48,640
Mean Annual
$49,490
Median Hourly
$23.39
Total Employed
90
Location Quotient
0.94
Average concentration
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
$48,640
this metro
Iowa
$47,850
you earn +2% vs state
United States
$45,590
you earn +7% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $48,640 |
| 2023 | $47,470 |
| 2022 | $42,760 |
| 2021 | $38,050 |
| 2020 | $44,040 |
| 2019 | $44,230 |
| 2018 | $43,410 |
| 2017 | $40,190 |
| 2016 | $37,780 |
| 2015 | $37,900 |
| 2014 | $37,120 |
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