Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
SOC 51-4033 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is $44,930 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $21.60 per hour. This is 1% below the national median of $45,190. 140 people work as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Wages have grown 17% since 2019, when the median was $38,280.
Median Annual Salary
$44,930
Mean Annual
$51,400
Median Hourly
$21.60
Total Employed
140
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
$44,930
this metro
Iowa
$44,920
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United States
$45,190
you earn -1% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $44,930 |
| 2023 | $43,200 |
| 2022 | $63,460 |
| 2021 | $38,370 |
| 2020 | $38,280 |
| 2019 | $38,280 |
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